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Study: Latino Students Use Practical Strategies to Finance College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Latino students are making pragmatic financial choices to pay for their education, and institutions are increasingly responding with tailored support, according to a comprehensive new report released today by Excelencia in Education. Santiago, CEO, and Sarita E.

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California Community Colleges Launch Initiative to Expand Shortened Courses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The project, funded by Ascendium Education Group, aims to provide more flexible learning options for students, particularly benefiting working learners and student parents who often struggle to balance educational pursuits with other responsibilities.

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College Inside-Out Initiative Gets $1M Boost Through Federal Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Allentown Recompete Plan expects to bring together 38 local partners like Muhlenberg to achieve its objectives, including bringing the neighborhood communities to parity the city-wide average employment by 2030. Notably, the college is using a recent $231,000 grant from the U.S.

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Analysis: Degree Completion Gaps for Hispanic Students are Widening

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Latino student success in higher education is not where it needs to be, according t o findings from Latino student success organization Excelencia in Education. Santiago "Our mission is to accelerate Latino student success in higher education,” said Dr. Deborah Santiago, lead analysis researcher and CEO of Excelencia CEO.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

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The outcome is bad for students and industries alike: a lack of social mobility and a lack of qualified workers. million in grants for projects to shape career pathways for students. Cal State Fullerton’s share of the money will fund six projects designed to prepare students to work in in-demand areas.

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Boldly Future Forward

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As we are preparing our students for skills in artificial intelligence, we know that by 2030 there will be new positions that we don’t even know what they’re called at this point, but we want our students to be ready.” A&T’s Interdisciplinary Waste Management Institute (WMI), has taught more than 12,000 students.

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5 Tips for Recruiting and Enrolling Latine/x Students in Your Community College

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5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. And even though Hispanic students were the only college student population who saw consistent growth over the past 10 years, there was still a 24.5% Tip #1: Build belonging.