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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. Then, you see the successes.”

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Charleston Named Vice Chancellor for Inclusive Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Charleston has been named vice chancellor for inclusive excellence at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As vice chancellor, he will be responsible for promoting belonging and inclusion among students, faculty, and staff at the UW-Madison. Dr. LaVar J.

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Campus Free Expression, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Can — and Must — Coexist

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We do that by gathering diverse, inclusive communities where all feel supported and encouraged to share different views and perspectives. The values of freedom of expression, diversity, and inclusion are inherently connected to and dependent on one another.

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Student Success…. A Definition for the Very Few

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What does student success mean? Some colleges associate student success with high graduation rates, others focus on alumni achievements, and then other colleges emphasize test scores and grades. Since institutions use different definitions regarding the term “student success,” it raises a critical question: Who are we leaving behind?

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Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Research Reveals Ways to Improve Mental Health Support for First-Generation Students

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Research Reveals Ways to Improve Mental Health Support for First-Generation Students April 11, 2023 — by Holly Hexter Colleges can do more to help first-generation students address mental health challenges as they transition to campus life, an Ohio State University researcher says. Sergeev emigrated to the U.S.

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Report: Looking at What Contributes to Student Success and Persistence Among Mexican Americans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To me, that's just a beautiful story about equity and about having that inclusive mindset that doesn't see risk factors. Interviewees attributed their successes in math to Jesus Arrizon, an award-winning math teacher at SJH whose work has been recognized nationally, including by the Obama administration. And they nurture that.”