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Former DEI Officer Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Milwaukee Area Technical College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to the complaint, Martinez Powless repeatedly raised concerns to her supervisor, human resources, and the college president about discrimination against a Black employee requiring accommodations. In September 2023, she was promoted to interim vice president of enrollment and retention, reporting to King.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Communication is key on how the funding works to benefit students.” Among the larger two-year programs are law enforcement, nursing and human services. A plan for mainstream colleges and universities has been laid out for intentional engagement in recruitment and retention. On-campus enrollment is approximately 615 students.

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HBCUs are Experiencing a Bit of a Renaissance. We Have a Responsibility to Make Sure it Isn’t a Blip.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These tools are automating manual tasks, freeing up employees for more valuable human interactions, providing customers with personalized experiences, and collecting and analyzing data for more strategic decision-making. Unfortunately, HBCUs have not been immune to the hiring and retention challenges impacting higher education recently.

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Bridging Pathways for Military-Connected Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Military friendly is a common phrase used by organizations to communicate an appreciation of military service members (Kirchner, et al., Neither of these images creates a holistic portrait of a human being. Only focusing on trauma or heroism can project a learner as a damaged liability or a superhero.

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End of the Rainbow?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is a space to establish community, which is important for persistence and student success. Johnathan Gooch, communications director for Equality Texas, says that, by spring, many schools had to shut down their LGBTQ+ centers. They impact student performance and retention.”

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A critical precursor to providing targeted support is strengthening communication channels. grade point average (GPA), retention rates, and persistence rates) and socio-emotional concerns (e.g., It also means offering personalized support tailored to students’ individual needs, aspirations, and challenges.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu. In the last three years EPW’s fall to fall retention ranges from 93% to 96%. “I I track them in retention. I care more than just graduation at community college. I track them in graduation. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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