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Report and New Database Identify Successful Programming for Latinx Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Excelencia in Education, an organization working for increased access and completion of Latinx students in postsecondary education, has released its latest report on programs that have qualitatively and quantitatively shown to improve and increase the success of Latinx students in higher education.

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Two Scholars are Building Diversity Initiative Database for All

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The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of higher education across the nation. While the full database is only in its initial stages, Drs.

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CSU Opens Up Access to Transfer Planner to All California Community College Students

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Community college students in California will now have an easier time lining up their academic progress to transfer to a California State University (CSU) system school, now that CSU has opened up access to its recent Transfer Planner to even more students. Also, sometimes students work nights or they can't get in to see a counselor.

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$25M Foundation Grant Promotes Internships Among Humanities Majors

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CCNY will establish a comprehensive humanities internship program that will enhance humanities students’ access to internship opportunities in the nonprofit and public sectors. The University of Missouri - Kansas City plans to launch the Mellon Humanities Internship program and institutionalize humanities students’ access to work experiences.

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Charlie Baker Goes to the NCAA

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During his first year in the role, Baker has shepherded the Student Athlete Holistic Policy for D-I, which guarantees scholarships and access to mental health services. Baker says the NCAA is in the process of building a sports fan database.

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A Fight Against Misinformation

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Alexander’s mother immigrated from Jamaica to Queens, New York, with hopes to give her children access to opportunities she never had. They can go in and submit comments over email or engage in an intentional way to say, ‘We want our students to have access to truthful information about race and racism,’” says Alexander.

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Study Investigates Racial Minority Student Law School Experiences

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Offering a URM law school student financial support to access the Lexis-Nexis legal database off-campus due to their work/family obligations is helpful, especially to that student. However, individual acts of this kind locate the problem within the person, falsely assuming they uniquely lack something that others possess.

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