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As their numbers have surged to over 600 institutions, representing 20% of all colleges and universities nationwide, HSIs now enroll and advise two-thirds of all Latino undergraduates. These practices allow them to receive ample access to resources and opportunities that support their pursuit of higher education.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

Montana State University President Waded Cruzado has been named the next president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), marking a Dr. Waded Cruzado historic appointment as she becomes the first Latina to lead the organization.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Sally Chen By mobilizing the model minority myth, which portrays Asian Americans as universally high-achieving students, SFFA created a cover for its anti-civil rights agenda. Beyond the media smokescreen, Asian American and NHPI students face a diverse range of challenges on the road to college access and success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

“Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. That’s why professional development and mentorship play a critical role in fostering a diverse and dynamic faculty at MSIs.” Dr. Cheron H.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Texas A&M University-San Antonio has received a $3 million grant to address economic issues and expand technology access for its student population. Texas A&M University-San Antonio The money – in the form of a “Caminos Hacia el Éxito” (Pathways to Success) grant from the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

There has clearly been some progress, but the need to expand access to opportunity remains," noted Santiago in the report's foreword, referencing Excelencia's initial study on Latino financial aid patterns from 2005. Twenty years later, we are revisiting what has changed and what has stayed the same.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Jennifer Collins “I am grateful to have the opportunity to engage with other colleges and universities dedicated to expanding access and opportunity,” said Rhodes College President Dr. Jennifer Collins. ATI, formed in 2016, comprises regional and flagship public institutions and leading private colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Last May, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Board of Governors voted to eliminate all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices. He's earned degrees from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and the University of Oregon, where he obtained his Ph.D. million in spending cuts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.” Dr. Everrett A. Guttman engaged with lawmakers and policy makers as a collective through CUNY.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., criminology, law & society, University of California, Irvine; M.S., counseling, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Ph.D., Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

While this is not a program specific to Native Americans, the state’s four tribal colleges are eligible institutions along with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and all University of Minnesota campuses. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education. Dr. Gresham D.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. And I was determined to have access,” says Williams. Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Tapping into access became a deliberate decision.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

NASA has awarded the University of Houston $1.2 million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and success for historically underserved and underrepresented students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

Radford University Class of 2027 Radford University in Virginia has received a $1.2 We’re committed to affordability and access, to do everything we can to make sure every student has the opportunity to attend an institution of higher education, earn a degree, and be successful in taking their first steps into a career path.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Gilliam, a physician and higher education leader, will take on the mantle of president of Boston University, effective Jul. Dr. Melissa Gilliam Boston University Photography Gilliam, 58, is no stranger to firsts. in English literature from Yale University; an M.A And it just isn’t.” Gilliam holds a B.A.

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APRIL 9, 2025

Bridget Yaden from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), the Knack team explored what it truly means to design student support that reflects the evolving needs of todays learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

Stony Brook University has received $700,000 for an initiative to address the lack of diverse and well-prepared K-12 school leaders. John's University.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

education or universities, specifically. However, there is a network of tribally run colleges and universities that are the ongoing extension of those sovereignties as well as key vehicles for continuing to liberate the sovereign potential. These priorities often are not the focus in U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. That sends a powerful message to students and also the faculty that they’re valued, and it has led to retention and growth.” Hawkins Jr.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The Outcomes: An 8% increase in retention, improved advising efficiency, and more effective cross-functional collaboration. Northwest Missouri State University (Northwest), a regional public university with 8,500 students, is committed to ensuring the success of “every student, every day.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

Non-linear pathways should be more affordable and more widely accessible.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, I deeply understand the value of higher education for all. Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. Edward’s University following the introduction by President Johnson in 1972.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I Zamani-Gallaher holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Western Illinois University, a master’s in general experimental psychology, and a Ph.D.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

At the University of Hawai’i at M?noa There’s a different kind of culture and opportunities that exist now from pre-K through grade 12 that has created the conditions for Native Hawaiians to now access higher education in higher numbers than we’ve ever seen historically,” said Kauai. The University of Hawai'i M? Before U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? The Hubs also communicate with each other and retain all their lectures online for access at a later date.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Also, that year the program’s retention rate of Latino students was 18% higher than the college’s general retention rate. Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino. There is a structured approach to CAMP, which exists at colleges and universities around the U.S., This recognition] means a lot.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

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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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

However, the shortage of qualified professionals poses significant challenges, hindering access to quality early learning programs and impeding economic growth. Dr. Marcus Bright Access to high-quality early learning experiences is essential for children's cognitive, social, and emotional development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Even with these successes, the long-term viability of many HBCUs remains precarious if we don’t take advantage of this moment to create lasting, systemic changes to advance the ways HBCUs operate and provide more Black Americans with access to the distinct educational opportunities these historic campuses offer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Morgan State University, the largest of Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities, is thriving. Retention efforts Morgan State is currently number one in the United States in producing Black electrical engineers and civil engineers, Wilson notes. This requires thoughtful retention efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. Toldson, professor of the counseling psychology program at Howard University and national director of education innovation and research at the NAACP, agreed. Dr. Ivory A. Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

These disparities are not just a matter of personal hardship but are indicative of systemic issues that need addressing to ensure equitable access to education for all. This can result in feelings of isolation, discrimination, and alienation, which negatively impact academic performance and retention rates.

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JULY 25, 2024

For example, several states continue to use funding formulas that shortchange historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), denying them resources necessary to provide a quality education to students who have historically faced discrimination and continue to face systemic barriers to success. Dr. Ivory A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

At CCC, a Historically Black College and University, fall 2022 enrollment jumped 22.2%, the highest enrollment gains of any community college in the state. Through carefully targeted programs and partnerships that remove barriers to educational access and success, these leaders hope their latest numbers portend future growth.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

With the goal of infusing scholarship into practice, thousands of student affairs practitioners from colleges and universities across the nation gathered in Boston to strategize about the future of the profession. Strayhorn, a professor at Illinois State University and included student affairs leaders—all board members of the Dr. Melvin C.

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APRIL 24, 2024

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. Dr. Jimmy E.

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