Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Community colleges also serve a high number of first-generation students, adult learners, and veterans, broadening access to education for groups that otherwise might struggle to pursue higher education. These attacks often overshadow the powerful DEI work happening at community colleges.

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MAY 18, 2023

However, they saw my identities, a Black kid from a lower-class family, and they saw a potential first-generation college student. Yet, as others, here and here , have highlighted, competition, equity, and fairness has created a level of uncertainty and panic among some groups. They saw all of me (i.e., diversity). inclusion).

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Drawing from his unique trajectory as a first-generation college student turned HBCU president and professor, Black, Not Historically Black combines scholarly analysis with raw personal testimony to create a work that is both an indictment and a love letter to these vital institutions.

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MAY 20, 2024

million grant – lasting five years – will go toward what this cadre of faculty and staff are calling the Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging (TEAS) project, which is directly aimed at aiding Asian students at UConn’s regional campus in Hartford. And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Race and higher education scholars are voicing criticism, concern, and cynicism after the University of Florida ended many of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, a move that the school cited it took to comply with a state law that was passed last year. Go look at a curriculum. When I hear that, I'm thinking the 1950s.

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MAY 11, 2023

Thomas in Minnesota, where almost all the students are minoritized and nearly three-quarters are first-generation, has managed to buck this trend. Hall, a first-generation African American student at DFC. “It Del Valle López, a first-generation DFC student from Guatemala, agreed. Staff were everywhere.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This includes partnerships with overseas institutions, faculty with international background and expertise, and curriculum. In terms of student mobility, there wasn’t much equity to start with,” said Dr. Philip G. These changes may bring more fairness to which students get the benefits of exposure to the wider world. “In

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

For Latine learners, who face barriers such as financial challenges, limited academic preparation, lack of institutional representation, navigational difficulties as first-generation students, and work and family responsibilities, a differentiated coaching approach enhances academic success while fostering a sense of belonging and empowerment.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

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. We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs. Natacha DePaola, professor of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Tech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. Connecting Black students with each other made them feel stronger and more determined to support each other through the curriculum. “It Watford says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The campus movement helped open the space for Black studies, and Black studies as a discipline in return would provide the curriculum that looks at the African American perspective. I taught Quest course (part of UF’s general education curriculum) with 66 students and a TA (teaching assistant); I never had a TA in my life,” Canton says. “I

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AUGUST 9, 2023

In explaining the decision, Lafayette’s president Nicole Hurd noted that first-generation and low-income students often have challenges amassing a high number of activities, and are unaware that valuable experiences like caregiving or working can be listed. Absent that tool, we have several recommendations.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For underrepresented groups such as first-generation college students, students of color, LGBTQIA+ students, and those from low-income backgrounds additional pressures and other factors like stigma or lack of awareness, often compound these challenges and cause students to hold back from seeking the care and support they need to thrive.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

We had become complacent for a long time in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), doing the same-old, same-old.” Acosta adds that, as a first generation Latinx himself, he wants to know that the patients from his home community will receive and look forward to better healthcare in the future. Dr. David A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Delgado is himself a child of immigrants and a first-generation college-goer. Lehman faculty are encouraged to look through their curriculum and pedagogy to make it more relevant to their Latinx students, in part, through Spanish-language programs and through the school’s Department of Latin American and Latino Studies.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

Within the context of TRIO programs, this research will focus on identifying institutional assets and barriers affecting first-generation and low-income learners’ career growth and developing an evidence-based theoretical model toward increasing awareness about institutional capacity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

million grant – lasting five years – will go toward what this cadre of faculty and staff are calling the Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging (TEAS) project, which is directly aimed at aiding Asian students at UConn’s regional campus in Hartford. And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.”

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey October 2, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones Becoming COE president, I strive for educational equity, inspired by my parents’ resilience and belief in transformative education for all. I am always quick to tell them that it was actually my parents who blazed that trail.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

For first-generation and low-income students, these programs can be life-changing, offering experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Abroad Program exemplified the power of study abroad for first-generation and low-income students. this summer.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Mason Award stands as the pinnacle of recognition bestowed by the Council for Opportunity in Education, celebrating extraordinary individuals who have made indelible contributions to the realm of college opportunity programs and the relentless pursuit of educational equity for low-income, first-generation students, and those with disabilities.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

As experienced McNair program directors – Miroslava as the faculty director and Yvette as a former associate director – we understand the daunting task of unmasking the ‘hidden curriculum’ of successfully applying to graduate school. Policy changes in higher education are necessary to promote inclusivity and equity.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Maintaining Inclusive Campuses After Affirmative Action: Educators Discuss Pathways Forward November 1, 2024 — by Holly Hexter Educators say campuses can maintain multicultural, supportive environments in the aftermath of mandates eliminating affirmative action and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. this summer.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Mason Award stands as the pinnacle of recognition bestowed by the Council for Opportunity in Education, celebrating extraordinary individuals who have made indelible contributions to the realm of college opportunity programs and the relentless pursuit of educational equity for low-income, first-generation students, and those with disabilities.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

Blog “National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes”: Future leaders realize their power in D.C. this summer. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

OCTOBER 16, 2024

It can address broader questions surrounding college access and success for low-income, first-generation students,” said Brown. Aaron Brown, executive vice President of COE and a TRIO Student Support Services alumnus, moderated the discussion by emphasizing the potential of TRIO data. this summer.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Canedo described how his research on supporting undocumented students laid the foundation for his current endeavors, underlining the significance of healing, disability, and transformative justice in the pursuit of genuine equity. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Blog “National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes”: Future leaders realize their power in D.C. this summer. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Blog “National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes”: Future leaders realize their power in D.C. this summer. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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COE

JANUARY 7, 2024

During a first-generation-to-college celebration, my colleague shared her positive experiences with empower. Submitting help desk tickets for assistance, whether for day-to-day functions or APR data issues, results in timely and effective responses. A colleague at a state university has experienced this support firsthand.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Students participating in All In Milwaukee , which helps minority, first-generation students and low-income students graduate from college, have a graduation rate of 91 percent. “It “We said, how could that be? We realized there wasn’t navigation [in college] to help them finish the journey.” It was personal relationships,” he said.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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The LTC Blog

AUGUST 27, 2017

Create a welcoming environment from the first day of class: (From K. Tanner, “Structure Matters: Twenty-One Teaching Strategies to Promote Student Engagement and Cultivate Classroom Equity”, CBE–Life Sciences Education 2013 and “Acknowledging Class in the Classroom ” by Carleton TRIO/SSS staff).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

They can be used in the classroom as subjects to challenge stereotypical depictions by centering experiences, ideas, and concepts that are often marginalized in traditional curriculum. Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. Chapter 12: Brown, D.

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