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Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

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million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. The funding will allow for the hiring of four new student support advocates, who will offer dedicated attention and guidance to these students as they pursue their degrees.

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Duke University Uses Peer Mentorship to Support First-Generation, Low-Income Students

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“If we train mentors to know about the resources on campus, know about housing, life, and other offices, then they can give that information to their mentees. Vanessa Ford, senior university director at the Mentor Collective, said peer mentorship works. “It Vanessa Ford, senior university director at the Mentor Collective.

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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before

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He served in a similar capacity previously as associate director of policy and government relations at The Education Trust — West, the California-based office of the national educational equity advocacy group, Ed Trust headquartered in Washington, D.C. He’s a great asset in California.”

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Fostering Success

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Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. The students availing themselves of AAP have found their way to UCLA. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey

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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey October 2, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones Becoming COE president, I strive for educational equity, inspired by my parents’ resilience and belief in transformative education for all. Recognizing her potential, they urged her to pursue higher education.

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Dr. Erika A. Taylor

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In addition to her research, she has been a passionate advocate for diversity, lending time and energy to provide opportunities in science for female, minority and low-income students. Her track record of mentoring diverse students culminated in being named Wesleyan University’s McNair Program faculty director in 2018.