Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Also, Black managers are 65% more likely to progress in their careers if they have a sponsor. It may not be immediately obvious, particularly for first-generation learners.” As many Black learners, particularly first-generation, don’t persist beyond their first year in higher education, retention efforts are essential.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs April 7, 2023 — by Terry Vaughan III The research will examine how TRIO programs can work with existing career services to provide comprehensive career support to learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

Elizabeth Béjar, provost at Florida International University (FIU), a public four-year HSI in Miami, that’s also Seal certified, said FIU began thinking seriously about how to help Latinx students “break through their own career glass ceiling” years ago. So, we took a proactive approach and invested in career services.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Lack of adequate career preparation can be especially harmful to students from low-income backgrounds seeking to expand their career options and increase their lifelong earning potential through college education. They want to provide career readiness in deep, meaningful ways, especially to students who need it most.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. College to Career. Career preparation is a core objective of a university education. Build a career readiness-first culture.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JANUARY 26, 2023

danielle Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:35 Image Blog Post Higher Ed Leadership University Innovation Lab 3minutes Are you feeling siloed, stuck, or overwhelmed in your efforts to better serve first-generation, low income, and students of color? It can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to even figure out where to start. We can help.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 13, 2022

At Handshake’s Access 2022 conference for employers and career services professionals, three students spoke about their journey with mental health. Create an expectation of student commitment to college-to-career transition preparation. What does this look like at a personal level? Listen to their stories.

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