Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

DREAM — the signature annual event of Achieving the Dream — a nonprofit organization that works to close achievement gaps, has become the go-to convening for community college educators and policymakers interested in institutional change. Community College of Aurora President Dr. Mordecai Brownlee with ATD President Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Yet less than 12% of resident 18-to-24-year-old students enrolled in our public universities are Hispanic. We see similar enrollment gaps for African American students, rural students, and low-income students. About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years. Mathis of the John E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 Over the past five years, EPW has served 909 students, 68% of whom are Latino. We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander is very accessible, very approachable for students,” says Dr. Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. Salcedo is the director of the Center for Community College Partnerships at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

The 1,038 community colleges in the U.S. play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Given that over 40% of undergraduate students in the U.S. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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Timely MD

JULY 6, 2022

With smaller average enrollments and a focus on undergraduate education, RSIs also enroll a greater share of low-income students who receive Federal Government Pell Grants, as well as a higher percentage of Native American/Alaska Native students. Lack of public transportation. Limited access to affordable childcare.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Center for Community College Student Engagement Executive Director Dr. Linda Garcia, as well as Associate Director of Publications, Dr. Courtney Adkins, to discuss new research on student engagement. EAB · New Student Engagement Data Reveal Surprises Transcript [music] 0:00:13.0

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Smith University — an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in North Carolina — concurs that student debt and loan forgiveness will be big stories. Financial issues, along with enrollment, retention and graduation, will be newsworthy also. She adds that HBCU institutions have long dealt with being underfunded.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

“Many Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), including HBCUs, saw increased state and federal funding, as well as private funding, aimed at supporting MSIs and their students [in 2024],” says Gasman. Gasman is particularly concerned that 2025 could see the undoing of the Biden administration’s efforts to relieve the burden of student debt.

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