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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He combines passion, knowledge, and charisma to persuade policy makers to do the right thing for low-income students. “Manny is a leader in higher education policy advocacy,” says Brian Rivas, senior director of policy and government relations at The Education Trust — West. “He He’s a great asset in California.”

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“When you create an atmosphere and an environment where students feel supported, they see people like themselves working in those environments. “We We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues. Each cohort is typically 15-20 students.

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Penn’s Sniegowski Named Earlham President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paul Sniegowski Since his appointment as dean in 2017, Sniegowski has been responsible for the direction of Penn’s liberal arts undergraduate curricula, programs and students in academic departments and interdisciplinary programs across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. from the University of Chicago.

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

from the Community College Leadership Program. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Kansas State University, and a friend of de los Santos for more than 50 years. Gerardo de los Santos said his father mentored numerous individuals and pushed them to get their doctorates. Roueche, executive director, John E.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership. They must present evidence of effectiveness in institutional practices serving Latino students. The dashboard is available through the Office of Student Success. “By Dr. Erika D.

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Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas

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A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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Expanding Horizons: The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program 

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For first-generation and low-income students, these programs can be life-changing, offering experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Abroad Program exemplified the power of study abroad for first-generation and low-income students. this summer.