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Student Success in STEM

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This article outlines actionable strategies to create inclusive and supportive environments that empower students to succeed in STEM and contribute to a diverse and innovative workforce. Proper Support and Outreach Services Denise Whisenhunt Comprehensive support systems are critical for minority students success in STEM.

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Five Questions That College Leaders Should Be Asking to Improve Student Success in 2024

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To better serve these learners, institutions must build programs for the busy adults and first-generation students who make up significant and growing shares of today’s college population. Institutions must respect this reality by maximizing flexibility for learners and structure their programs to promote student success.

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To Support Student Success, Faculty and Campus Leaders Need to Feel a Sense of Belonging Too

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As a result, DFW rates declined and retention rates improved for students who took a course taught by an Equity Champion, with a sizable decrease in retention equity gaps. Dr. Sandra Robinson is a lecturer of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Toledo.

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Report: Looking at What Contributes to Student Success and Persistence Among Mexican Americans

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Through this collaboration, SJH gives its students the opportunity to spend portions of their summers on a university campus, living in dorms, learning in university classrooms, and earning college credit – and in some cases, enough credit to earn students their associate degrees before they even get their high school diplomas.

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Community Colleges Build Workforce Through Partnership and Student Success

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Educators from a variety of community colleges shared how student success and sense of belonging is vital to meeting their local workforce needs, and how their unique geographic locations, demographic growth, and regional needs have influenced how they connect with big industry and small to mid-sized businesses.

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Dr. Sonya Christian Appointed First Woman and First South Asian Chancellor of California Community Colleges

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She has previously been dean of science, engineering, allied health, and mathematics at Bakersfield College and administrator at Lane Community College. “Dr. I invite and welcome Dr. Christian’s partnership in collaboratively advancing our shared goals for student success.” Christian holds a B.S.

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Furman University and 14 Others Collectively Awarded $8.625 Million to Improve Inclusion for STEM Students

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Furman University and 14 other institutions have collectively been awarded $8.625 million to improve inclusion for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Alison Roark, associate professor of biology and program director.

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