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. This leadership position enables her to further her commitment to inclusive excellence. CSU Stanislaus is an Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In the early aughts, Renick says, it was standard practice for student support programs to address equity gaps and low graduation or retention numbers through the creation of targeted programs, like initiatives for first-generation students, and African American male initiatives. postsecondary institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Moore made several leadership changes after his arrival, bringing in new chief information officer Dr. Timothy Marshall from Dallas College, where their local promise program was giving underrepresented minorities greater access to higher education. The funding for the program came from a surprise source.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

It may not be immediately obvious, particularly for first-generation learners.” As many Black learners, particularly first-generation, don’t persist beyond their first year in higher education, retention efforts are essential. This includes peer-to-peer mentoring as well as connection to alumni.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging. Another support group, the Hispanic Organization for Growth, Advancement and Retention, has focused on family engagement. She notes it helps build community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This sense of belonging is critical for student retention and success. This approach informs more effective and culturally relevant support strategies. By meaningfully weaving itself within the community, an eHSI can create a supportive environment for Latine learners.

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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. There are issues now that we face that rely on a certain level of science and scientific knowledge in order to be an informed citizen. That’s an area for us to go deeper.”

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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. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Charles Alexander Dr. Charles J.

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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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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Challenge: Delivering timely support to a diverse and sizeable student population to foster improved retention and completion rates. The Outcomes: Achieved significant improvements in persistence and streamlined processes through a data-informed approach and strong faculty partnerships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.” The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola. “We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

She informed them that, in fact, she grew up about five miles from La Verne’s main campus. Most of the students are middle- and low-income and first-generation. This includes creating new means for retention. Although she hadn’t lived in the area in decades, she saw it as a homecoming.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

Within the context of TRIO programs, this research will focus on identifying institutional assets and barriers affecting first-generation and low-income learners’ career growth and developing an evidence-based theoretical model toward increasing awareness about institutional capacity.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Challenge: Delivering timely support to a diverse and sizeable student population to foster improved retention and completion rates. The Outcomes: Achieved significant improvements in persistence and streamlined processes through a data-informed approach and strong faculty partnerships.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

As a first-generation student, U.S. One featured partnership between the City Colleges of Chicago and One Million Degrees is having a measurable effect on student retention and success. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona didn’t always know where to turn for help in college. “It

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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. Disproportionately, these were students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds. We were able to evaluate and consolidate this information.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.” The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola. “We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

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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.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Community college students are also more likely to be first-generation college students, non-traditional students, or exposed to financial insecurity than their four-year school counterparts. For TCC, focusing on student well-being is central to a broader strategy to boost engagement, retention, and completion figures.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

degrees in fields with high demand for skilled workers, such as healthcare, information technology, and manufacturing. Access to student health and well-being services Comprehensive support services play a crucial role in the success and retention of community college students. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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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.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Community colleges have made significant improvements to enrollment navigation and available prospective student information in recent years. It is helpful for students to have this information located in several places, so include links to it in your pre-enrollment messaging as well.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

This view is particularly prevalent among first-generation and lower-income students. I’m not mentally ready for college” was a concern expressed by 28 percent of first-generation students versus 20 percent of non-first-generation students. For more information, please visit [link].

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

LEARN MORE Younger students, who have always had access to instant information, expect a rapid and transparent turnaround when interacting with colleges. 12 Knowing that community colleges service many first-generation students, it’s important to pull their families into the conversation early to make sure everyone’s questions are answered.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

In fact, many of today's students are a bit older, self-supporting (some with dependents), possibly first-generation and/or from underserved or marginalized communities, and lacking the experience or time to find the resources that might better ensure their academic success. How to Improve Student Outcomes. Sharing the Model.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Blogs What Advancement Leaders Can Learn from Enrollment Leaders About Gen Z Three tactics to strengthen your advancement strategy There’s no denying the profound impact Generation Z has had on higher education. The first generation exposed to technology from an early age, Gen Z is comprised of “digital natives.”

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

They also offer advice to community college leaders on ways to make measurable improvements in student retention and enrollment. On today's episode, leaders from the Center for Community College Student Engagement point to new studies that highlight important, but potentially overlooked factors that can boost student retention.

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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. The video also contains information about how CLEP scores are calculated.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It's been very informative to know where our likely eligibility would be and then even thinking about where participation might be. All those past cohorts, it's roughly 40 to 43% of our incoming undergraduate students, first-time freshmen, would've been eligible for the UCA Commitment Program. Many, many of them show up.

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

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 25, 2024

As costs rise and graduation rates stagnate, some wonder if college still holds the same value in 2024 as it did for previous generations. For first-generation students from low-wealth backgrounds, belonging is all the more important, especially for students of color at PWIs (primarily white institutions). The University of St.

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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? We have to live with each other.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sustainable recruitment and retention programs/plans for prospective/current scholars. This effort will help to inform strategies for broadening college opportunities. In 2020, Jean moved to the office of the provost, where his work has focused primarily on limited income and first-generation students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

Flores said when he first took the helm, the organization had about 110 members “and now we represent 572 Hispanic-serving institutions. HACU provides student scholarships, internships, retention and advancement programs, as well as career development opportunities for educators. Our renewal rate for membership is 96%.”

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

Congress created the TRIO programs because it recognized that low-income, first-generation students often face significant financial and societal obstacles to accessing and achieving success in higher education. I have long supported the TRIO programs and worked to ensure they reach the most needed students.

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COE

JULY 17, 2023

The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), the leading non-profit organization dedicated to expanding educational opportunities for low-income, first-generation students, announced today the appointment of Aaron Brown, Ph.D., For more information about the Council for Opportunity in Education, visit coenet.org.

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COE

MAY 10, 2024

The new report also highlights disparities in degree completion rates based on socioeconomic status, with first-generation and low-income students facing significant barriers to persistence and graduation. ” The report also contains a wealth of information on how the 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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