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Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our Call Center boasts a 90% first-call resolution rate, with the remaining 10% of calls directed specifically to an individual that can help. We also have four Engagement Centers that provide a space where students can connect with mentors, counselors, faculty, and staff for even more personalized support.

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Minoritized, First-Gen Students Most at Risk from FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This year, helping her high school seniors through the newly simplified FAFSA application process has been more stressful than simple. Traditionally, the FAFSA form opens on October 1, leaving students and their parents plenty of time to fill out the form. as the new FAFSA system encountered glitches and repeated delays.

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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Charles Alexander Dr. Charles J.

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A Persevering Spirit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

health psychology, East Carolina University Career mentors: Dr. Jeannie Golden, East Carolina University; Dr. Diane Finley, Prince George’s Community College; and Dr. Christine McDermott, Delaware State University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Don’t stretch yourself out too thin. “I

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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A Champion for Refugee Communities - Dr. Ashley Cureton

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

No matter what happens, keep pushing towards greatness.Career mentors: Dr. Trina Shanks (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); Dr. Rogerio M. She became the first in her family to attend college, struggling through first-generation woes like the unfamiliarity with FAFSA, scholarships, or even how to pay for her attendance.

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