Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. That sends a powerful message to students and also the faculty that they’re valued, and it has led to retention and growth.” Latino first-year retention has increased from 59% to 71% after implementation of the dual credit program. Hawkins, Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu. I track them in retention. I track them in graduation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Is it developing boutique programs on each campus for diverse, first-generation students? These advisors help students apply to any colleges of their choosing and are a tremendous asset to first-generation students who often find the application process daunting. It is time for transformative system change.

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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

JUNE 27, 2023

Most of the students are middle- and low-income and first-generation. This includes creating new means for retention. So, it would lead to feeling that they belong here at the university because when you’re first-generation you don’t always feel like you belong. That’s now running and stronger than ever.

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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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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

Blogs How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines Innovative tips to build and sustain dual enrollment momentum This story was originally published in the League for Innovation’s Innovatus Magazine (March 2023). Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4

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