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Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby Selected to Lead USC Race and Equity Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Teaching. In addition, she has published dozens of articles in Educational Researcher , Review of Educational Research , Educational Psychologist , Contemporary Educational Psychology , Teachers College Record , and many other top journals. Dr. Jessica T.

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Enhancing Degree Pathways by Integrating Industry-Recognized Credentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A recent article in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education highlighted that “there are still 36.8 Furthermore, aligning curriculum with industry-recognized certifications provides students with a practical and direct pathway to gaining valuable skills that are in high demand by employers.

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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dueñas says her work calls upon “researchers, educators, [and] even, at times, policymakers to think about the ways in which policies, curriculums, rules, bylaws. affect the day-to-day lives of students.” and she received a 2019 Graduate Peer Mentor Award at University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School, among others.

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Dr. Timothy Alvarez Retires from Otero College in Purpose, with Satisfaction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a result, the college received a Title V grant, $3.5 Through the college’s Student Equity and Achievement Program, Alvarez oversaw Otero’s redesign of classrooms, curriculum and teaching practices to make learning more inviting and inclusive. As he prepares to retire Aug. Otero is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs. Seventy-two and a half percent of the students in the program are first-generation college students and 75% are Pell grant eligible. Students attend a six-week course contextualized for their needs.

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Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas

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Developed first by team members in Southern California and later expanded to Boston, the curriculum has helped students at the University of San Diego, California State University San Marcos, Boston College, and the University of Massachusetts Boston.

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The AP Program: The Good News and the Bad News

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In an article in Atlantic Magazine , he said, “ Fraudulent schemes come in all shapes and sizes. AP courses are free as part of a high school’s curriculum. Impress admissions offices with the strength of the high school curriculum. However, the significance of a student’s GPA depends on the high school curriculum.