Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Sachelle Ford became the first director of the DukeLIFE program at Duke University in January 2020, she brought with her the experience of being a first-generation college student. The office offers academic and financial support, faculty and resource connections, and peer mentorship.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

“One of the biggest holes that we had in this educational pipeline was the validation, the exposure to role models,” she says. Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and higher education institutions have fed the public a steady diet of bad enrollment news. Public health concerns increased responsibilities to care for and educate school-aged children and disrupted jobs and industries. But we need to look closer at the data.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

Moving the needle on graduation rates might be the most pressing challenge for today’s higher education leaders. To better serve these learners, institutions must build programs for the busy adults and first-generation students who make up significant and growing shares of today’s college population.

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Knack

MAY 22, 2024

As a first-generation college student and the first in my family born in the United States, I have always felt a deep sense of responsibility and pride. My grandparents immigrated from an island in the Caribbean called Trinidad to the U.S. With them, they brought my mom and her two siblings.

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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. Recognizing her potential, they urged her to pursue higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

“Currently at Radford, we have a [student] population of 37% Pell-eligible students, and depending on the year, there’s usually 30% to 35% first-generation students as well. It will monitor each students’ academic success and engagement, continuing to look for gaps and working to close them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Jones Maurice Jones has been appointed chief executive officer at The Center for First-Generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation. Jones, founder of the professional and business services firm MJConnects, served as CEO of OneTen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 23, 2024

The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, & Justice has released its final report on equity in higher education. The Proctor Institute is a national center devoted to exploring issues of leadership, equity, and justice in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

It is bestowed annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions with sustained commitments to diversity in higher education. Richard Helldobler has been committed to equity and inclusion throughout his career in public higher education,” said ACE President Dr. Ted Mitchell. “He

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. This contributes to their overall success and life development. It is the institution’s responsibility to ensure long-term success and retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

The interviews with the first-generation college-going Mexican Americans were conducted in a specific manner so as to best gather testimonios , a manner grounded in Chicana feminist theories and indigenous theories, Trejo said. She then offers a series of recommendations that other schools can take to improve.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

She connected the dots and realized that CMC was losing students by not recruiting more of its regional K-12 students and their families, many of whom are Latinx, first-generation, and immigrants. She’s researched the needs of the local, tourist-driven economies that surround CMC’s 11 campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Higher education is one of the most powerful assets our state has to uplift families, support businesses, and create prosperity. A credential earned after high school changes an individual’s career trajectory and typically leads to higher wages and more stable employment. And it is not just about a job.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Her previous roles included serving as president and CEO of the College Success Foundation in Seattle and Project GRAD Atlanta. I think the spirit and values of an HBCU education, as far as it being transformative, is something we believe in. Lots of organizations bring in a lot of folks who don’t have a higher education background.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

And he is doing his part as director of policy and advocacy in California at The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), an independent, nonprofit research and policy organization. He combines passion, knowledge, and charisma to persuade policy makers to do the right thing for low-income students.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

“When I arrived on campus as a first-year college student, the differences between me and my peers were clear. As the first member of my immediate family to go to college, I very quickly realized I had a longer, more stressful road ahead than those who showed up already knowing what to expect.”. published by Mainstay. points lower).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

White At a time when colleges, universities, and their leaders are questioned about how they contribute to students’ futures, it is critical to remember that one of the most essential missions of higher education is building civic bridges and educating engaged citizens.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

Latino college students are more likely to be first-generation students and less likely to leave college having earned their degrees, according to a new report from Excelencia in Education.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

She spoke about how she went from avoiding to embracing administrative leadership, the pandemic's lessons about collaboration and community, and her view of what it will take to reenergize higher ed. She elevated the role of UCSC's chief diversity officer and restructured the Office of Student Affairs and Success to align with her goals.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

TAMUSA’s Promise Program underscores the importance of higher education in our community and has basically eliminated financial barriers for the students at TAMUSA,” said Kingsbery. “So, Ochoa said that 80% of TAMUSA’s transfer students come to them from Alamo Colleges, and 70% of TAMUSA students are first-generation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher learning. These first-generation students are likelier than their peers to be from minoritized backgrounds, to face economic challenges, and to juggle jobs and families in addition to school. We have a first-generation student center on campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Nicholas Bowman The presence of underrepresented racial minority (URM) and first-generation college students in a course is related to higher STEM grades for all students in the class, especially for the minority students themselves, according to a recent study published in AERA Open. Part of it. is social proof,” Murphy said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. Hines and E.C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

While hip-hop may not often be referenced as tantamount with higher education, many artists have referenced the academe within their works. John’s University where he graduated magna cum laude , higher education has found its way into the lyrical content of the genre. There is no luck when it comes to academic success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

She said that many first-generation, Latinx students do not have the tacit knowledge of the professional ecosystem and the steps and connections it might take to become employed. Every student is assigned a success coach that helps on their academic journey and life issues like transportation, child care, or mental health,” said Lonon.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Walter Allen, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), has been teaching for 50 years. candidacy in the field of higher educational organizational change at UCLA, under the mentorship of Allen. Higher education is a form of business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Attending HBCUs provide intentional, intrusive, and focused resources dedicated to its students’ academic success and mental well-being. Williams They continue to be essential beacons of higher education for the talented students who attend them. It is truly the essence of their existence. Dr. Harry L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Despite doing well academically, as a first-generation college student, he felt lost.

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Timely MD

MARCH 4, 2024

TimelyCare Student Success Coaching Q&A With Dr. Nicole Guerrero Trevino Vice President for Student Success LinkedIn Tell us about your career journey and dedication to student success in higher education. In 2014, the position was elevated to Associate Vice President for Student Success in Academic Affairs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

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. Academic Advancement Program AAP is rooted in the purpose of public education, notes Alexander. Then, you see the successes.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

Its “The Impact of Digital Learning on Minoritized and Poverty-Affected College Students: 12 Instructors’ Stories ” report explains how digital learning tools can transform education for vulnerable student populations — students who identify as Black, Latino, and Indigenous; poverty-affected students; and first-generation students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Seventy-one percent of its students are first-generation college students and more than half are Pell eligible. The ability to shape a campus culture of excellence with comprehensive student support was always very appealing to me,” says Rios-Ellis, a bilingual and bicultural educational and community health leader.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Kayon Hall, assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio.

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