Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. But even before she began teaching at the collegiate level in 2016, López taught and mentored youth. I'm a first-generation student. Through and through. Dr. Ruth M. Dr. Ruth M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Kayon Hall, assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

I think it’s because I’m a first-generation student from a low-income area,” said the master’s candidate in educational leadership at the California State University, Fullerton College of Education. “I I didn’t really have a lot of mentors growing up who were in higher ed or had any idea what research was.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Such support has grown over the last three decades. Initially, she worked with Black students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Rodriguez’s affinity for the work grew while studying at Sonoma State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice studies and a master’s degree in public administration.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

As a first-generation college student, she appreciated the process of education and embraced its transformative aspects. Conway-Turner, who will retire at the end of this academic year after nine years as president of Buffalo State, has had a stellar 43-year career as a faculty member and administrator.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

First generation college students are tasked with the tumultuous role of paving their own road. Faculty, administration, peer mentors, and campus resources are tools for their ultimate ascension from student to graduate, and from graduate to thriving professional. This road is often one without guidance or support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Two of the ongoing initiatives were Hostos’s Research Center and its Mentor/Mentee Jobs on Campus program. Students have the opportunity to work for either an administrative or academic department for up to 10 hours a week,” Oviedo says. The 2023-24 school year saw 12 pilot initiatives implemented, Oviedo says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Higher Education Administration and Policy Education:   M.Ed. He mentors first-generation and low-income college-bound student athletes, as well as undergraduates and Ph.D. I could never pay [back] the mentoring that faculty of color have given me as I have navigated higher education,” he said. students. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

But experts said that these interruptions are already having a negative impact on the students who need financial aid the most: first generation students, students of color, and those from low-income backgrounds. Nina Longino, executive director of iMentor, Chicago. Longino works with Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D I was a first-generation college student, neither of my parents went to college, she says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2024

Livingston studied history as an undergraduate and volunteered frequently in Durham and Chapel Hill, which introduced him to the world of college advising and supporting first-generation college students. Livingston credits mentors for reminding him to continue cultivating his connections to Hip Hop and higher education. “For

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

noted they received unfair treatment from school administrators. There was also a standing committee on LGBTQ student needs that the student affairs office had, which did as much as they could within the confines of the administration,” he says. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

For students that happen to be first-generation as well as Hispanic, they need assistance and coaching on the admissions process,” Bias said. Sam Houston’s academic success center offers one-on-one tutoring and mentoring. Most recently, the university has developed its first-generation center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, University of Southern California; M.A., Communication Studies, Manhattanville College Mentors:  Dr. Linda Perkins, Claremont Graduate University; Dr. Anita Tijerina Revilla, Cal State LA; Dr. “I am a higher ed scholar, that’s where my academic upbringing is,” Gonzalez told Diverse.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Programming to include a nationwide collective of educators, administrators, and thought leaders. “We In 2020, Jean moved to the office of the provost, where his work has focused primarily on limited income and first-generation students. Sustainable recruitment and retention programs/plans for prospective/current scholars.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

No matter what happens, keep pushing towards greatness.Career mentors: Dr. Trina Shanks (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); Dr. Rogerio M. She became the first in her family to attend college, struggling through first-generation woes like the unfamiliarity with FAFSA, scholarships, or even how to pay for her attendance.

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COE

MARCH 1, 2023

Plan the logistics : Coordinate with the school administration, security personnel, and any vendors involved in the ceremony. Giving Back : TRIO alumni associations can support their hosting program through fundraising, volunteering, and mentoring. Order them early to ensure they arrive on time.

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

We aim to demystify the graduate school application process, particularly for first-generation black, indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC, nontraditional, and low-income students who often lack access to essential resources. Representation is crucial, and we acknowledge the unique challenges faced by first-gen BIPOC students.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

She spoke about how she went from avoiding to embracing administrative leadership, the pandemic's lessons about collaboration and community, and her view of what it will take to reenergize higher ed. I prefer to talk about leadership rather than administration, because administration connotes bureaucracy. We can't escape that.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

It was the first AP course for almost a third (29 percent) of the test-takers. When asked to specify which practices make campuses welcoming for low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities, all panelists spoke about the importance of elevating students’ voices. this summer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. Dr. Erik M. Chapter 12: Brown, D.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We believe that sharing the best templates, tools, resources, and materials will make innovation adoption easier and faster for thousands of student success administrators. They mentor and supervise UIA Fellows, convene student success teams, and ensure organizational accountability for their presidents and chancellors. •

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

We believe that sharing the best templates, tools, resources, and materials will make innovation adoption easier and faster for thousands of student success administrators. They mentor and supervise UIA Fellows, convene student success teams, and ensure organizational accountability for their presidents and chancellors. •

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For those of you who haven't heard of College Greenlight, the simplest way to describe it is that we're a network of partners dedicated to supporting first generation, lower income and historically underserved students on their path to and through higher education. So Let's Get Ready is a national near-peer mentoring organization.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Initially unfamiliar with the world of higher ed, President Stokes admitted that her leadership trajectory was unexpected: “I'm a first-generation student. For example, a colleague and mentor at the University of Georgia told me, ‘You're going to be the next head of psychology here.’

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Priority is given to students who have demonstrated financial need or are first-generation students. Haz La U Program Focus: General. LULAC National Scholarship Fund Focus: General. Most scholarships require a letter of recommendation from a teacher, mentor, counselor or manager. Deadline: Nov.

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COE

OCTOBER 30, 2023

National First-Generation College Celebration Honors First-Generation Student and Alumni Accomplishments on November 8 October 30, 2023 — by Terrance L. Hamm Seventh annual celebration to highlight first-generation corporate leaders in virtual event on Thursday, November 2 and Wednesday, November 8.

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EAB

AUGUST 8, 2023

A current Michigan student joins the discussion toward the end to share his journey as an aspiring first-generation college student and the impact that the fly-in weekend had on him. After you decided on Michigan, what were your first days on campus like? Speaker 1: Hello. JA: That's awesome.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

I'm a former foster child, and I'm a student who struggled with food insecurities and housing insecurities, and I'm a first-generation college student, but I went to Sac State and it was an environment where I had mentors and people who supported me, and programs and services that I benefited from,” Wood said in an interview with Diverse.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

She reminded the audience that the year began on an optimistic note: The Biden Administration requested a funding increase for TRIO of $107 million in FY 2024. Despite a few headwinds this year, COE and the TRIO movement are as strong as ever. That is the message that Kimberly Jones conveyed during the COE Update at the annual conference.

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COE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Hamm Discover how the IIE Center for Access and Equity’s partnership with COE is revolutionizing study abroad opportunities for low-income, first-generation, and disabled students. Jones remarked, “For over 20 years, COE has provided pathways for low-income, first-generation students to participate in study abroad programs.

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COE

AUGUST 1, 2024

The COE annual conference brings together educators, administrators, and advocates dedicated to increasing college access and success for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. With Matthew A. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

MARCH 11, 2024

Due to the budget limits outlined in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (the debt limit deal), the Administration requested minimal increases across the government. The Administration also urges Congress to consider increasing the stipends offered in Upward Bound and McNair. (It Department of Education here.)

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