Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Each awardee receives a two-year, $250,000 seed grant to develop plans and begin implementation of evidence-based policies and practices to advance a mission of equitable and diverse physical science and engineering doctoral programs with a focus on improving recruitment, retention, and graduation outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Mentoring is not a stronghold of a lot of primary investigators, and the lack of mentoring puts a lot of pressure on people who are already pressured. At PSU, he ran a mentoring program and worked with 15 different mentees at any given time, he says. You see pressure across the board, regardless of race or gender.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Martin APA Task Force Report on Promotion, Tenure and Retention of Faculty of Color in Psychology details the many obstacles that psychological science faculty from underrepresented groups face, including being tasked with additional responsibilities, hostile work environments, and biased evaluations. Dr. Michelle Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

Financial aid and scholarships are available, but often not sufficient to bridge the gap, and the burden of student loans can be a daunting deterrent. The absence of African American male role models and mentors in the spaces of higher education and professional settings who can provide guidance and inspiration further exacerbates this issue.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The report, titled “Unblocking the Pipeline: Supporting the Retention, Progression and Promotion of Black Early-Career Academics,” was the culmination of a monthslong survey of Black ECAs by the Higher Education Policy Institute, a U.K. think tank. Both Burt and Patton Davis agree that most U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

GBC has an endowed scholarship fund from the Goizueta Foundation, and utilizing this fund, GBC began pursuing Hispanic students in the region. This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

There is a dual admission program with the Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), which provides scholarships. There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. I track them in retention. I track them in graduation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These students are provided academic supports that include counseling, scholarships, and opportunities to participate in innovative science programs. “Dr. We also provide scholarships if they do get into UCLA or UC,” says Alexander. The California legislature put some caveats. Then, you see the successes.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. by mentoring girls and young women to keep going in engineering. Watford says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). Less than 10% of applicants are accepted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The academy has partnered with the Stuyvesant High School Honors Society — Stuyvesant is a highly selective public high school — and other outlets to provide academic support and mentoring. Hilliard says that athletic scholarships in artistic gymnastics tend to go to elite gymnasts who’ve competed at the highest level. years at St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We We place people anywhere from UBS (financial services) to someone who decided to take a risk and start a business through our Center for Entrepreneurship where they were mentored,” he says. underrepresented minorities. Online, 18.1%

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes.

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I write this today as a published writer, Founder/CEO of an LLC motivational speaking company, multi-scholarship winner, national scholar, and a member of the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team. As a result of being selected to the PA Academic team, I entered West Chester University on a full-tuition scholarship.

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Students Mental health Scholarship Retention 40

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. This scholarship focuses on historical understandings of how race and gender influenced the creation of the current Black man in collegiate identity.

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

A review of research on trans students’ experiences in higher education conducted by the UCLA Williams Institute found that TGNC college students face discrimination and harassment, which can harm their academic performance and retention. But they also add up, making it difficult for transgender individuals to complete their education.

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Mental health Students Counseling Inclusion 98

COE

JULY 17, 2023

Brown’s extensive experience in higher education spans more than two decades, during which he served in various roles, including associate dean for student development and achievement, first-year experience instructor, director of the Academic Success Center and TRIO Student Support Services, and chair of retention and completion committees.

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