Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Sloan Foundation has launched a portfolio of grants that are creating and widening pathways from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to doctoral degree programs, which tend to be at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). Espinosa said this exposes students at MSIs to research opportunities and mentoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. by mentoring girls and young women to keep going in engineering. Watford says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Williams is also involved in curriculum development and recently received a $600,000 grant focused on food allergies research in education. Although Williams is not on the main campus, he still serves as a mentor and advisor to undergraduate and graduate students, high schoolers, and post-doctoral scholars. He says N.C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

“The fact that they are very proactive in letting students know their potential of going to graduate school and being successful is high, and then aligning them with funding, mentors and support to get there is incredibly powerful.” They learn about what we call the hidden curriculum of grad school,” Janssen says. This makes it real.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

Timothy Alvarez’s life is a living example of the importance of mentors in higher education. As a result, the college received a Title V grant, $3.5 million over five years, that enabled the school to focus on mentoring, professional development for faculty and undergraduate research. As he prepares to retire Aug.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Then, well discuss key factors to consider when comparing programs, such as curriculum, resources, and major-specific opportunities. Youll want to consider your majors curriculum, school-wide requirements, and opportunities to customize your program. Well review what college majors are, including some of the best options available.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. This continues after graduation when students attending four-year institutions mentor second-year EPW students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They focus on experiential learning in New York City, mentoring and research support for students. Byrne is intent on increasing Macaulay’s already high graduation rate of approximately 80%, which continues to rise even as the number of Pell Grant recipients has risen. The racial gap in graduation rates is minimal.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. The TEAS project is approaching the need to support its significant Asian student body from multiple angles, seeking out what would be the most beneficial: mentorship, mental health, and curriculum. Census Bureau’s 2020 Census.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Hnai is lelo for adopted kin and is an acronym for the pedagogical practices that are rooted in critical mentoring that emerged from this study: Hands-on Activities. In every classroom and school, learning is rooted in hands-on activities stemming from Ka Lama projects that centralize STEM-based and ancestral knowledge building.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

In our field of biomedical engineering there are all these aspects of hidden curriculum that we wanted to be able to address by creating a community,” Moore said. biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., The COVID-19 pandemic significantly slowed Moore’s research and her ability to train her students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

After completing his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction in 2016, Henry joined the faculty at the University of Arizona, where his understanding of race in America was enriched by exposure to border state dynamics and the intersection of Black, Indigenous, and Mexican communities. Political Science, Tulane University; Ph.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says. The business school also received a Missouri Career Attainment Network grant to provide minority students comprehensive information about career pathways. UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Corporate Partnerships: Forge partnerships with corporations to secure additional funding for scholarships and grants. Mentorship Programs: Pair students with mentors who can provide guidance, support, and role models.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

They feel empowered to work together with other support staff, such as academic advisors, mentors, and tutors, and connect students with the right resources across campus. They need to pinpoint the influence of specific classes on persistence and completion to identify opportunities to enhance academic support and curriculum sequences.

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COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

Developed first by team members in Southern California and later expanded to Boston, the curriculum has helped students at the University of San Diego, California State University San Marcos, Boston College, and the University of Massachusetts Boston.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

My youthful scholarship and service efforts were rewarded by admission to Yale University , where I majored in Political Science, and then Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) , where I pursued a curriculum that placed a particular emphasis on legislative advocacy.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The 2023 award winners are Jeffrey Kahlden , director, Grant Management Services for Student Success at Dallas College ; Antonio C. Stephens , director, TRIO Center of Excellence, Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, NC; and Dolores Gomez , director, Student Support Services-Teacher Prep, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Boyden Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Evidence-based Mentoring at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Mentoring really works, but it is unevenly distributed,” said Rhodes. In addition, the mentor has to be well-trained, which requires more than the one hour of training that most mentoring programs offer. “We

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Timely MD

JULY 18, 2022

Similarly, there is more than one approach for selecting a peer-to-peer program model and training curriculum. Gathering feedback from students during and after the training to measure the effectiveness of the curriculum and experience will be helpful. However, many programs incorporate similar competencies.

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

At Southeastern Louisiana University, we run three classic Upward Bound and two Upward Bound Math-Science programs currently and have received Federal TRIO grants since 1987. As the program director since 1999, I’ve witnessed our evolution from a homegrown system to the dynamic world of empower.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Scholastica Student Success Improving success for pre-health students Joe Fritsch, Ph.D.,

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

She highlighted the importance of mentoring and credited Upward Bound with shaping her journey to becoming a university president. She became the first African American female to earn undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in engineering from the university, thanks to the support and preparation she received from Upward Bound.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

He recommended they engage with people they align with, who will become their mentors. Horsford encouraged attendees who want to get active to move beyond their institutions and appreciate the role that non-profit and community organizations play in reaching students from marginalized communities.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

She said programs such as “near-peer” mentoring are powerful. “It “We can redirect students to organize and advocate for what they believe in,” Hastings said. Minter noted that students can play a vital role in their education and that of their peers. It doesn’t have to all be done by us [faculty or administrators].”

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COE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Perez also highlighted the unique role of TRIO professionals as mentors and guides, remarking, “The real genius is that [the creators of TRIO] knew they had to find special people, special leaders, who could walk that journey with TRIO participants.”

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COE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Department of Education disqualified nearly 80 applicants in the FY2017 grant competition for non-substantive “errors,” like line spacing and font size. He highlighted his commitment to TRIO programs and recalled how he fought to protect the Upward Bound program when the U.S. This program is vital for our community,” Espaillat remarked.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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COE

JANUARY 7, 2024

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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Student Research Foundation

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This can also provide a promising networking opportunity; students can connect with mentors and industry professionals that may benefit them in the future. If you have space in your curriculum, consider including a project that will encourage students to explore different career options.

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 31, 2023

While my curriculum vitae has grown and blessings continue to overflow, what about the students who are not so fortunate? Typically, students are not allowed to attend this event; however, having an LLC where I keynote national conferences granted me admission. You must pay your dues before being granted that type of platform.”

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

Bringing Federal-Level Higher Ed Experience Back to the Community President Sacks’ shared how federal-level experience gave her a different perspective as a college president: “I understand federal grants better than many of my colleagues. And that got us the grant. Sometimes that collaborative approach will be more successful.”

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