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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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A Project Belonging survey was conducted in spring 2024 that gathered data from 881 Latinx students about belonging, engagement and self-confidence. Latinx participation in the Metro College Success Program learning community increased by 25% between 2019 and 2024.

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Cruzado Wins 2024 Council of Fellows Mentor Award

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Waded Cruzado has been named winner of the American Council on Education’s 2024 ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award. It has been my pleasure to mentor these fellows,” she said. Each one was a teacher and I learned from them as much as I gave.

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Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe

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Educational Leadership and Higher Education, University of NebraskaLincoln Career mentors: Dr. Brian McGowan, American University; Dr. Kimberly A. Her mentors at ASU, Briscoe says, truly encouraged her to understand the significance of education and valuing Black thought. Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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MCT Foundation Names Three Graduate Scholars to Study Student Mental Health Across Diverse Institutions

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Terrell Educational Foundation has selected three master's students from diverse institutions across the United States for its 2024-2025 MCT Araceli Negrete Scholars program, with a focus on investigating student mental wellness in today's challenging environment. The Dr. Melvin C.

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A Mentor to Others

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in neuroscience at Brandeis University, Morales stands as a researcher and a mentor in her own right. In her capacity as a mentor, Morales works to guide and advise incoming students into Brandeis. “I I wanted to kind of be a home away from home for the students that I mentor,” she says. “I

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

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However, being asked to return as a mentor each year since 2018 without being pregnant again has shown me that those tears were much more than a hormone-induced reaction. Applications for ELEVATE 2025 will open on November 15, 2024. “As a proud member of the very first ELEVATE cohort in 2015, I had very few expectations.

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Delta College Is Meeting Students Where They Are With The Resources They Need

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Raube, who has been vice president since April 2024, but has been at Delta for 16 years, says that the college community is inspired by Gavin’s vision. “I To alleviate feelings of isolation among the student body, the institution initiated the Delta Mentor Collective mentoring program, offered in partnership with Mentor Collective. “We

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