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Expanding Horizons: The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program 

COE

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Maintaining Inclusive Campuses After Affirmative Action: Educators Discuss Pathways Forward 

COE

“We can redirect students to organize and advocate for what they believe in,” Hastings said. Minter noted that students can play a vital role in their education and that of their peers. She said programs such as “near-peer” mentoring are powerful. “It It doesn’t have to all be done by us [faculty or administrators].”

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Three TRIO Leaders Honored with the 2024 Walter O. Mason Jr. Award for Exceptional Contributions to Educational Opportunity 

COE

Perez also highlighted the unique role of TRIO professionals as mentors and guides, remarking, “The real genius is that [the creators of TRIO] knew they had to find special people, special leaders, who could walk that journey with TRIO participants.” Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C.

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U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Diversity and Education at COE Annual Conference 

COE

Department of Education disqualified nearly 80 applicants in the FY2017 grant competition for non-substantive “errors,” like line spacing and font size. He highlighted his commitment to TRIO programs and recalled how he fought to protect the Upward Bound program when the U.S. This program is vital for our community,” Espaillat remarked.

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The Door: A Lifeline for New York City’s Youth 

COE

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Data’s Role in Shaping Education Policy Highlighted at COE Conference 

COE

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The Connections that Keep Students on Track

Scholarship America

Community-based initiatives can be geographical (as we’ll get into below); as nontraditional and online students make up a greater percentage of the college population, they can also be digital solutions like the app Upswing , a virtual student service center and peer-to-peer connector for remote students; as app founder Melvin Hines Jr.