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. The Hartford iteration of AMP’s goal is to start small with around 12 mentors for its first year, according to Rola.

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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

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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This sense of belonging is critical for student retention and success. This includes integrating Latine epistemologies into teaching and advising practices. 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

MARCH 31, 2024

“What we’re seeing is the ripple effect of those cumulative years of commitment these colleges have made,” says Stout, pointing out that ATD has a high retention rate among the participating schools. Most colleges that come into ATD, stay in ATD.”

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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

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

Engaging with students was fulfilling, but Watford says she realized teaching was not her calling. After undergraduate programming demonstrated improved retention and graduation rates, Watford was able to recruit students to Virginia Tech. When she completed her Ph.D., It is now called Imagination.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For underrepresented groups such as first-generation college students, students of color, LGBTQIA+ students, and those from low-income backgrounds additional pressures and other factors like stigma or lack of awareness, often compound these challenges and cause students to hold back from seeking the care and support they need to thrive.

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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. The Hartford iteration of AMP’s goal is to start small with around 12 mentors for its first year, according to Rola.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 20, 2023

So it's imperative to explore how AI can accelerate teaching and learning." Dr. Renick described how AI-enhanced texting helped at-risk students begin their freshman year at Georgia State: "We were losing almost 20% of our confirmed first-year class to so-called summer melt. And when mistakes happen, use them as teaching moments.

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EAB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

For instance, annual giving campaigns customized to various religious or faith-based communities, race/ethnicity groups, first-generation students, and low-income individuals can further enhance engagement and donations with community members who share or identify with these values and affiliations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. Dr. Erik M. & Alexander, L.D.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

EAB’s Wenie Lado is joined by Dr. Brian Peterson from the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches, advises students, and serves as the Director of Penn’s Makuu Black Cultural Center. In addition to running the center, I also lecture on campus I teach a couple of different classes. We've been doing that one for five years now.

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COE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Hamm Discover how the IIE Center for Access and Equity’s partnership with COE is revolutionizing study abroad opportunities for low-income, first-generation, and disabled students. Jones remarked, “For over 20 years, COE has provided pathways for low-income, first-generation students to participate in study abroad programs.

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EAB

MAY 9, 2023

29% of them are first-generation, 40% of all the black students in college in America go to community college, half of all the Hispanic students. This had a huge impact on retention. JM: So yeah, it's great when they pass her course, she teaches remedial English. They overcome so many obstacles to go to college.

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