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Montana State's Dr. Waded Cruzado Makes History as APLU's First Latina President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The university has achieved record retention rates and a 61% increase in four-year graduation rates. At Montana State, Cruzado's leadership has resulted in not just increased diversity but also improved outcomes across the board. She holds a Ph.D.

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Success Coaching and Online Platform Shown to Improve Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It's a combination that Dr. Lawrence Scott, an assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University, San Antonio called “quite unique” and said could catch fire among other schools looking to improve retention for minority students.

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10 U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in human development from The Pennsylvania State University. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding. Dr. Christa Mahlobo is honored at a ceremony recognizing her attainment of a Ph.D. National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering The grants, totaling $2.5

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Making Math More Equitable

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ford, a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, says she is impressed by Leyva’s scholarly productivity, noting that his research addresses important gaps in STEM educational research and literature. Ford envisions him having an impact on recruitment and retention.

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Ten U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in human development from The Pennsylvania State University. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding. Dr. Christa Mahlobo is honored at a ceremony recognizing her attainment of a Ph.D. National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering The grants, totaling $2.5

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. This continues after graduation when students attending four-year institutions mentor second-year EPW students. One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu.

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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Addressing the need Queensborough Community College (QCC), a two-year institution in the City University of New York system, conducted an equity audit that showed there were retention and graduation disparities for male students overall, with Black and Latinx male students disproportionately impacted. Dr. Roderick L.

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