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Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Faculty's working conditions are students' learning conditions,” Kezar told Diverse.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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Measuring What Matters in Student Success

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

ED’s latest Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program application includes performance measures recommended by IHEP research By Jessica Vivar Earning a college degree is the best path to turning career aspirations into a successful livelihood and financially secure, fulfilling life.

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The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. Cardona spoke about his experience as an undergraduate student. Despite doing well academically, as a first-generation college student, he felt lost. His story illustrated the need for comprehensive advising with an essential focus on access.

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Expanding the definition of diversity to include diversity of opinion may elicit honest conversations and intentional/inclusive strategies. Developing policies supporting strategic goals and values to retain open access and success for all students is mission centric. in press, p.

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Dismantling the Academy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leaders and scholars of color, along with their allies, have sought access to the academy for themselves and for students. Many of us have, for decades, sought to make higher education more diverse, accessible, and inclusive. The students have excelled. ·

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For HSIs, “Servingness” is a Journey, Not an Endpoint

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The federal government, on the other hand, uses a straightforward numerical definition to classify as Hispanic Serving Institutions any two- or four-year nonprofit degree-granting college or university where enrollment is at least 25% Latine. Investing in diversity among faculty, staff and administrators is a critical component.