School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

However, the cost of tuition can be a barrier for families considering private school options, limiting access to these institutions. To address this challenge, private K-12 schools can proactively implement strategies to ensure equitable access to financial aid. Key Strategies for Equitable Access and Promoting Diversity 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

Dr. Rhonda Jeter The shortage of Black male teachers can be attributed to various systemic barriers, including fewer career incentives and limited access to professional development. This demonstrates the positive outcomes resulting from the support and mentoring provided by the project. and another 16.67% had GPAs between 3.1

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JANUARY 8, 2025

in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Tech Career Mentors: Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, Dr. Aubrey Knight, Dr. Azziza Bankole, Dr. Shelvy Campbell-Monroe, and Carol Lynn Maxwell-Thompson, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. So I navigated accessing college and all of that on my own, and I felt like now it's my turn.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. by mentoring girls and young women to keep going in engineering. Watford says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino. As you work with people closely, you know that you’re making a difference,” says Michael Heim, director of CAMP and of WSU’s Migrant Education Student Access & Support. They learn about what we call the hidden curriculum of grad school,” Janssen says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2024

Donovan Livingston, award-winning educator, spoken word poet, and public speaker, has spent his career in education bridging the gap between his artistic sensibility and commitment to college access, and social justice. “A However, he continued to write as he engaged in more college-access experiences and roles. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

Timothy Alvarez’s life is a living example of the importance of mentors in higher education. million over five years, that enabled the school to focus on mentoring, professional development for faculty and undergraduate research. He did not have mentors until he propelled himself back to college at age 32. Adjustments were made.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

They have access to financial aid counselors, college persistence counselors, and a life coach, and are placed into paid internships after they finish a professional development course. Each cohort is assigned to a mentor, who meets with the full group once a month, as well as each member individually. “We Staff were everywhere.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The students who are accepted into the college will complete their General Education (GE) classes there and will be taught in small classes and mentored by mostly Black Sacramento State faculty members. It’s a specialized, accelerated, elite experience,” he said. “I’m

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs.

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Student Research Foundation

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Then, well discuss key factors to consider when comparing programs, such as curriculum, resources, and major-specific opportunities. Youll want to consider your majors curriculum, school-wide requirements, and opportunities to customize your program. Well review what college majors are, including some of the best options available.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Students enroll in one of eight senior CUNY colleges, taking most courses at their home campuses where they have access to the campus honors lounge. The racial gap in graduation rates is minimal. There is the pooling of knowledge,” she says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

I can see her helping to devise curriculum in nursing schools to make it more inclusive and more accessible to disabled students,” said Dr. Sarah Abboud, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development Nursing Science in the UIC, College of Nursing. in Nursing with a Certificate in Disability Ethics Education: B.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

It also means having access to resources and support services that can help them succeed. See themselves reflected in the curriculum and in the faculty. Have access to mentors and role models who can help them succeed. We believe it means that they can: • Feel safe and supported on campus. Sydney Freeman Jr. •

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Even those working on the ground on college campuses to extend access and promote persistence and completion of degrees in STEM may not have realized how troubling things are when it comes to the disparities between the racial and ethnic groups that the report uncovers,” she said. Velez said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Organizations rooted in sports incorporate educational curriculum that helps participants be better prepared for higher education. It also seeks to improve access to quality education for kids in under-resourced communities. Armory College Prep is supposed to open a world view that they don’t have access to.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

I also wanted them to mentor me, particularly the Black male instructor, as I could see my future self in him. In this same spirit, we interrogate measures, theories, and curriculum to expose “cultureblindness” and cultural assaultiveness. We share the goal of closing achievement, opportunity, and access gaps.

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MAY 20, 2024

million grant – lasting five years – will go toward what this cadre of faculty and staff are calling the Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging (TEAS) project, which is directly aimed at aiding Asian students at UConn’s regional campus in Hartford. And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels. We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says. Because we focus on that demographic, we have built that in as part of our mission,” says Carter.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Serving on YAPC gave me direct access to the Chief of Police, Mayor, and other elected officials who often sought our advice on various policies impacting the city’s youngest residents. This was the beginning of my involvement in public policy and planted the seeds for my future career as an advocate.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

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Timely MD

AUGUST 8, 2024

Integrating soft skills into curriculum and student support services In my experience supporting student success at an institution of higher education, I saw how students needed help to develop their soft skills – and the gaps where more resources were needed. Access to a mentor to help them grow and develop can be pivotal.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Mason , a visionary luminary credited as one of the architects of the Federal TRIO programs, blazed a trail that continues to illuminate the path toward educational accessibility. The Walter O. McNair and Perseverance Blog Ronald E.

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COE

APRIL 11, 2023

McNair and Perseverance Blog Ronald E.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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Close the Gap Foundation

JUNE 15, 2022

32 first-generation, low-income high school students from 15+ cities across California and Washington gathered with their mentors and program leaders to kick off their three-month program experience. We look forward to witnessing how our fellows will utilize Notion to access resources and collaborate as a community this summer.”

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

As experienced McNair program directors – Miroslava as the faculty director and Yvette as a former associate director – we understand the daunting task of unmasking the ‘hidden curriculum’ of successfully applying to graduate school. Graduate school isn’t for everyone, as Yvette often reminds her clients.

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Good Tutors Finder

AUGUST 21, 2024

Understanding the Curriculum International schools often follow a variety of educational systems, such as the International Baccalaureate (IB) , the British curriculum (IGCSE and A-Levels) , the American system (AP and SATs), or others. Familiarizing yourself with the curriculum is the first step in preparing for the academic year.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Boyden Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Evidence-based Mentoring at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Mentoring really works, but it is unevenly distributed,” said Rhodes. In addition, the mentor has to be well-trained, which requires more than the one hour of training that most mentoring programs offer. “We

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

In just two months, while still performing their regular job functions in the new online environment, the Get Ryerson Ready team researched, developed, designed, and launched a robust, innovative, multi-disciplinary, and award-winning transition curriculum to support the success and well-being of the incoming class of 2020. The Context.

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Timely MD

JULY 18, 2022

Similarly, there is more than one approach for selecting a peer-to-peer program model and training curriculum. Consider the comfort of the student and what they have access to during the training (i.e. However, many programs incorporate similar competencies. food, fuel, breaks to rest).

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COE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This prestigious accolade, COE’s highest honor, recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to educational opportunity programs and their unwavering commitment to advancing access for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. The 2024 award recipients included Randolph Holly Jr.,

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

To better assure that all students are adequately prepared for college, the College Board is working hard to expand access to AP-level classwork, said Hastings. She said programs such as “near-peer” mentoring are powerful. “It We can redirect students to organize and advocate for what they believe in,” Hastings said.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

She highlighted the importance of mentoring and credited Upward Bound with shaping her journey to becoming a university president. She became the first African American female to earn undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in engineering from the university, thanks to the support and preparation she received from Upward Bound.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

He recommended they engage with people they align with, who will become their mentors. Horsford encouraged attendees who want to get active to move beyond their institutions and appreciate the role that non-profit and community organizations play in reaching students from marginalized communities. McNair and Perseverance Blog Ronald E.

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

McNair and Perseverance Blog Ronald E.

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COE

JANUARY 7, 2024

Hamm In this short Q&A, Kent Battiste, director of TRIO Upward Bound at Impact Educational and Housing Development in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, describes how introducing his TRIO program to empower enhanced data capabilities and streamlined processes, citing its flexible remote access and comprehensive student profiles as key features.

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