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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Luke Wood “This is one component of a larger effort to increase success rates for Black students,” said Dr. J. While we have the highest population of Black students, we are in the bottom quartile for success, and have been for many years,” and the Black Honors College will seek to reverse that trend, he said.

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Is Your Institution ‘Gen P’ Ready?

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My team has worked with an increasing number of institutions that are seeking to re-center their student success strategies around a more holistic definition of the student experience. Read on for five key insights and recommendations to ensure Gen P’s success in higher education.

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5 career services to support your professional and adult learners

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Career service teams should consider offering opportunities such as field work and clinical placements in partnership with employers , as well as digital simulations to provide students with exposure in new fields. And of course, make sure to advertise these experiential learning opportunities prominently.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More specifically, the authors explain several problems/issues confronting Black male students in P-12 gifted and talented, advanced placement, and special education programs, along with the school-to-prison pipeline – inequitable discipline in the form of suspensions and expulsions. Hines and E.C. Fletcher (Eds.). Emerald Publishing Limited.

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Nobody’s Perfect: Helping Students Navigate Achievement and Academic Excellence

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is accustomed to success. That’s why Emory invited successful faculty, staff, and alumni to get vulnerable about their own stories and help students see that life doesn’t always work out the way you plan. Academic pressure The competitive nature of college admissions, scholarships, and job placements has intensified recently.