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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Dr. Kim Schatzel Named President of University of Louisville

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Despite doing well academically, as a first-generation college student, he felt lost. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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Calls for Change at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The resulting report, More Rivers to Cross Part 1 , released in January 2020, contained 96 pages of quantitative analysis on the paucity of Black professors and their stagnating numbers. Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State. My colleagues and I picked up the mantel about five to six years ago.” Dr. Marcus A.

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TRIO Alumna and Community Advocate Nkauj Iab Yang Works to Advance Equity “So All Communities Can Thrive”

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When Yang was appointed in 2020 to lead the California Commission staff, its primary mission was to address the issue of Asian hate, which intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. I’m a true believer that we can attain equity so that everyone can thrive.” Faces of TRIO Collette Yellow Robe: From academic probation to Ph.D

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