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Promise to Promise Offers Seamless Transfer and Free Tuition for San Antonio Seniors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nearly half of Alamo College’s Promise Scholars are studying science, education, technology, and mathematics (STEM) related fields, and 88% of Promise Scholars moving on to four-year degrees are students of color. In that time, he said he knew many classmates “with so much potential” who “never had access to go to school.” “It

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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"We are certainly concerned about the fact that underrepresented students are still facing additional hurdles to access,” said Dr. Julia Kent, vice president of best practices and strategic initiatives at CGS. “We We still have a lot of progress to make in supporting student access to graduate education. plummet for part-time students.

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Landscape Review Finds More Questions in Link Between Higher Ed and Civic Engagement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So, Ithaka S+R, a research organization that promotes student success and access to higher education, and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) teamed up to compile standing research on postsecondary institutions and civic engagement to find out what is really going on behind the scenes.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The goal was to bring new and exciting events and speakers that were accessible to students and to build awareness and provide some educational and engaging programming and resources that would offer a sense of community and belonging to our students,” says Roth. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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“Related to student success, CEED has a robust center that includes tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy for students to ensure they are on the path to achievement and graduation,” adds Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for College Access. Sanders has worked with CEED in various capacities throughout her 22 years at Virginia Tech.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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Within the context of TRIO programs, this research will focus on identifying institutional assets and barriers affecting first-generation and low-income learners’ career growth and developing an evidence-based theoretical model toward increasing awareness about institutional capacity.

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CLEP Exams Help Non-Traditional Students Earn a Degree

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Among first-generation college students and those in underrepresented groups, students earning a CLEP score of 50 or higher on exams have significantly higher retention and graduation rates than other students. Modern States is a nonprofit education alliance dedicated to college access for all.