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Preparing Academic Advisors to Serve at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This significant responsibility has prompted researchers to examine how these institutions prepare academic advisors to effectively serve their diverse student populations. The report emphasizes that HSIs have an opportunity to lead the way in redefining academic advising as a powerful tool for equity and educational transformation.

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Myth vs. Fact: Academic Advisors

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BY: Gabriel Bermea, Visiting Scholar at The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) From the belief that academic advisors only handle course scheduling, to the assumption that they make all decisions for students, there are a few persistent myths about academic advisors and their responsibilities.

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College Completion Rates Edging Upward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

First, increasing the number of academic advisors who provide students with guidance on how to complete their degrees efficiently. Lehman College, which serves many lower income and first-generation students, has several initiatives that work to close such gaps.

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The Transformative Influence of Academic Advisors

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As a college student in the early 2000s, I was fortunate to have an academic advisor to guide me as I pursued learning opportunities, faced challenges, and explored career goals.

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Gates Breedlove-Koepke Named President Elect for MACADA

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Gates Breedlove-Koepke, academic advisor in the Academic Advising and Transfer Center, has been named President Elect of the Missouri Academic Advising Association (MACADA) Executive Board. Gates joined Missouri State as an academic advisor in 2021.

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New Report Paints a Picture of Advising at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Research has well established the importance of academic advisors to students from underrepresented backgrounds, but less work has been done on advising that highlights the identities of the schools that educate them, the 859 minority serving institutions (MSIs) that enroll 35% of all undergrads in the U.S.

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2025 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award Winners Announced

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Brewer serves as a Senior Academic Advisor in the Business Advisement Center. Each year, this award is presented to one undergraduate faculty advisor, one undergraduate staff advisor, and graduate advisor. Hogans is an assistant professor and BFA & BS coordinator in the theatre and dance department.