Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 2018, when Dr. Tim Renick took on the role of senior vice president for student success at Georgia State University (GSU), the university’s demographics were rapidly changing. But part of the challenge, he says, “is that 80% of our students self-identified as having minoritized backgrounds, and 60% were Pell students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Connecting Black students with each other made them feel stronger and more determined to support each other through the curriculum. “It It was a matter in many cases of asking the students, ‘What do you need?’” Today, there are robust pre-college programs serving 1,000 to 1,500 students. Watford says.

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COE

JANUARY 7, 2024

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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