Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

“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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Mentoring Database Curriculum Advising 290

EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. They’re also more likely to be first-generation, come from families in the bottom half of earners, and delay or cancel their college plans due to financial struggles or caregiving responsibilities. Engage the whole family.

Community college 95

Community college Students Student success Inclusion 95

Timely MD

MARCH 4, 2024

I am a first-generation college student, whose parents instilled from a very young age the importance of a college education. Post-graduation, I started working in Residence Life and enrolled in the graduate program completing a Masters in Human Services and a certificate in conflict resolution.

Student success 59

Student success Student success coach Success Retention 59

The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Career services offices, like higher education more broadly, have struggled with access and opportunity issues for first-generation and low-income students. We must see career readiness as equally important as graduation rates; in fact, increased student confidence could lead to improved retention and graduation rates.

Low income student 69

Low income student Education Career services First generation 69

Timely MD

MAY 1, 2023

6 Support the mental health of faculty and staff Research by the College and University Professional Association of Human Resources (CUPA-HR) in 2022 found that nearly 60% of higher education employees were likely to seek new employment in the next year. A year ago, retention of counselors was huge, a huge problem.

Mental health 98

Mental health Therapist Counseling Students 98

College Planners of America

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Among first-generation college students and those in underrepresented groups, students earning a CLEP score of 50 or higher on exams have significantly higher retention and graduation rates than other students. Students who score 50 or higher on exams have a higher rate of successful transfer from two-year to four-year colleges.

Mathematics 52

Mathematics Students Humanities Placement 52

EAB

JULY 11, 2023

EAB · How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence the College Journey LEARN ABOUT COLLEGE GREENLIGHT College Greenlight is the nation's largest community of professionals supporting and recruiting first-generation, lower-income, and historically underserved students. Why do you need that? What do you do?

Mental health 40

Mental health First generation Access Accessibility 40

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. & Alexander, L.D. Chapter 12: Brown, D.

Advising 325

Advising Counseling Mentoring Teaching 325

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

One important discovery they highlight is the fact that, when students are more civically engaged, they have a better academic persistence and retention. Disaggregated research on how civic engagement pedagogies impact students of color, rural, low-income, and first-generation students is also sparse.

Mathematics 277

Mathematics Higher education Instruction Retention 277

The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 20, 2023

The current generation isn't creating new content on its own. It's learning because human beings are giving it more information and context to do a better job of responding. There's a lot of human intervention. It's remarkable at producing human-like writing, but it occasionally makes false, misleading, and biased content.

Communication 129

Communication Humanities Teaching First generation 129

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Diversity among those entering college includes, but is not limited to, veterans and active-duty service women and men, first-generation students, and adult learners. Approximately two million students begin post-secondary education each year. Additionally, the racial demographics of school age populations grow increasingly diverse.

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Higher education Title IV Education Inclusion 290