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What to Expect When Expecting a DEI Layoff

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation Black college graduate from a low-income family, I reaped the benefits of mentorship from faculty and staff who come from similar backgrounds. We must acknowledge how all the labor and passion that we pour into our work can be taken for granted by presidents and CEOs.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Institutions that receive HSI designation are then eligible to apply for various federal grants in support of their programming. After years of developing student supports, three of the four institutions featured in this article recently received HSI designation and the fourth is moving toward designation.

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Spotlighting Rural Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I became interested in the topic because of my own experiences, primarily being a first-generation college student, being a student who received a maximum Pell Grant, and identifying as a gay Black student. Be open to change and new directions as a teacher, scholar, advisor, and mentor.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). 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. Natacha DePaola, professor of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Tech.

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

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A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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From TRIO to Leadership: How Support and Mentorship Shaped My Career

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By leveraging my TRIO experience, I work to implement policies and programs that support underrepresented groups, ensuring they have equal opportunities to succeed and grow. Faces of TRIO Collette Yellow Robe: From academic probation to Ph.D

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5 Actions Community Colleges Can Take to Improve Student Mental Health

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Community college students are also more likely to be first-generation college students, non-traditional students, or exposed to financial insecurity than their four-year school counterparts. Access to mental health is something I think a lot of people take for granted.