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Leaning Into Best Practices

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In the early aughts, Renick says, it was standard practice for student support programs to address equity gaps and low graduation or retention numbers through the creation of targeted programs, like initiatives for first-generation students, and African American male initiatives. NISS has raised graduation rates by an average of 4.5

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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“If colleges of engineering, colleges of science, and quite frankly non-STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) academic units would build the infrastructure that CEED has, they, too, would see an increase in the achievement, success, graduation, and graduate enrollment for first-generation and underrepresented students.”

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Unlock a world of education with affordable study abroad programs

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Take advantage of specialized scholarships tailored to you for financial assistance and explore databases packed with funding options. Databases packed with study abroad funding options Explore databases packed with study abroad funding options to find the right scholarships and grants that align with your needs and goals.

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What Advancement Leaders Can Learn from Enrollment Leaders About Gen Z

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Blogs What Advancement Leaders Can Learn from Enrollment Leaders About Gen Z Three tactics to strengthen your advancement strategy There’s no denying the profound impact Generation Z has had on higher education. The first generation exposed to technology from an early age, Gen Z is comprised of “digital natives.”

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Empowering Excellence: A TRIO Program’s Journey to Streamlined Success with empower™ 

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The platform’s structured database system allowed me to utilize different fields and columns, enhancing my understanding of their importance in the APR. During a first-generation-to-college celebration, my colleague shared her positive experiences with empower. Initially, I used a spreadsheet, which was helpful.

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College Promise to Host Third Annual College Promise Careers Institute

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The organization is set to announce a new Lynchburg, Virginia, career program to get first-generation, low-income learners to good jobs with livable wages and career growth. Searchable Promise program database, MyPromise , will also preview expansion features.

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