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Report: Outdated Funding Law Hampers Community College Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California's community colleges find themselves caught in a 60-year-old funding constraint that increasingly hampers their ability to serve todays students, according to a new report from the Community College League of California.

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Delta College Is Meeting Students Where They Are With The Resources They Need

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“We’ve put something like two million dollars of our budget, like our general fund, in the last three and a half years, towards resources and or positions for student support, including mental health counselors,” he says. One way Delta is investing in student success and support is through mentorship.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. As of fall 2023, 69% of the student population at CSUSB identified as Hispanic or Latino.

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Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education

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The number of traditional college-age students is steadily declining, with fewer high school graduates enrolling in higher education. This enrollment issue is exacerbated by students struggling with loneliness, uncertainty, and declining mental health.

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The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The day’s panels and speakers discussed a wide range of issues and provided attendees with information on raising the bar for advising and student support. Johns Hopkins University senior Daivik Chawla was the first person to emphasize the importance of student voices in student support. There must be diverse hires.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

faculty, advisors, peers, ethnic organizations, targeted support programs) impact the outcomes of historically marginalized and underserved student populations,” he says. Institutional environments can affect college student success and failure. Notwithstanding, there is life after students leave campus.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The TEAS project is approaching the need to support its significant Asian student body from multiple angles, seeking out what would be the most beneficial: mentorship, mental health, and curriculum. We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

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