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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. in 2022-23.

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Report: Childcare Program Underserves Black Student Parents at Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new study from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies reveals that Black student parents at community colleges face significant barriers in accessing critical childcare support, potentially hindering their educational progress and economic mobility.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the 2022-23 academic year, the College Fund supported more than 4,000 Native American scholars in 43 states to attend 267 colleges and universities. A plan for mainstream colleges and universities has been laid out for intentional engagement in recruitment and retention. Of them, 2,718 were first-generation college students.

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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in higher education with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. “My Dueñas says she uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to examine students in their higher educational spaces.

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UNC Journalism Dean Navigates Diversity Mission Amid DEI Restrictions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those changes came shortly after the hire of Dean Raul Reis, who joined the Hussman School of Journalism and Media in July 2022 with a platform that honored the values of equity and diversity. Recruitment and retention are essential goals throughout the University for students, faculty and staff.

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AccessLex Provides Update to Legal Education Data Deck in New Release

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The data deck also highlights concerning patterns in student retention. While we've seen incremental improvements in some areas, the data clearly indicates that significant work remains to ensure equitable access and outcomes for all aspiring lawyers." Tiffane Cochran, Vice President of Research at AccessLex Institute.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. And I was determined to have access,” says Williams. I made sure everyone had access, especially my Black classmates and friends,” says Williams. Tapping into access became a deliberate decision. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I

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