Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In the early aughts, Renick says, it was standard practice for student support programs to address equity gaps and low graduation or retention numbers through the creation of targeted programs, like initiatives for first-generation students, and African American male initiatives. postsecondary institutions.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 12, 2024

Burns prefers sharing the UIA’s vision and work rather than her personal journey, she explained how her experiences helped inform the Alliance’s goals: “A lot of first-generation and low-income students get bad advice. At no point did I ever talk to an academic advisor.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

Those equity gaps often stem from an outdated profile of the typical college student: a full-time, on-campus resident with an understanding of available resources and the bandwidth to seek those resources on their own. Why data is so important is it can be used to help advisors deal with student issues much more efficiently.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

And so this includes items such as how often have you visited with an academic advisor? Are you receiving just the general support you need, non-academic wise that you need to be successful? Does this college support you financially to complete your education and to be successful? It takes time to put things into place.

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