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Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

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The announcement, made at ATD's annual DREAM conference in Philadelphia, highlights these institutions' exceptional work in improving student outcomes and closing equity gaps. between fall 2020 and fall 2023. Both colleges have demonstrated remarkable progress through innovative approaches to student success. percentage points.

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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

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“When I first met with my advisor, I was excited to dive into my program,” says Maria, a first-generation community college student. As a college president, leading with this equity-focused lens means asking the hard questions: Are our most vulnerable students truly succeeding? I had always struggled with math.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. We aim to eliminate equity gaps and continue to transform our institution into a Hispanic-graduating institution.” years, compared to the collegewide average of 5.2

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Proctor Institute Explores Higher Ed ‘Equity’ in 3-Part Series

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The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice has released its final report on equity in higher education. Giving this platform to scholars also allows us to see where strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities may lie in educational equity.”

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

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Those lectures became a fundamental first step into his career in higher education, and in 2008, he became special assistant to the director of the TRIO programs at GSU, a series of federally funded programs that assist low-income, first-generation, or otherwise minoritized students attend and graduate college.

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Dr. Kim Schatzel Named President of University of Louisville

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Kim Schatzel Schatzel – currently president of Towson University (TU) – previously served as provost of Eastern Michigan University and dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, A first-generation college student herself, she has been praised for making diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a priority.

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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

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According to the Department of Education, about six million students received Pell Grant funding in the 2020 – 2021 academic year. In spring 2020, Black male retention at Whittier dropped to 30%. The total student loan debt reached $1.75 trillion by the end of 2022, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. “On Dr. Karen A.