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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. CSUSM gathers and analyzes disaggregated data pertaining to retention, unit completion and graduation.

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CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks

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There are 31 different BMI programs, but each has the same overall goals: increase the enrollment and matriculation, retention, GPA, and graduation rate of underrepresented students. The program] was so impressive, it helped with retention and graduation, says James. Now, we have over 8,000 students [in BMI programs.]

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Student Affairs Professionals Gather to Discuss Future of the Profession

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With the goal of infusing scholarship into practice, thousands of student affairs practitioners from colleges and universities across the nation gathered in Boston to strategize about the future of the profession. This has translated as mentoring in my professional life. That’s what mentoring is all about.”

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

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While mentoring provides valuable guidance, she argues that women in higher education need presidents who can create and provide concrete opportunities that prepare them for the presidency. The importance of practical experience and opportunities, Jackson emphasizes, cannot be overstated.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

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The Alliance works to support faculty and staff recruitment and retention at the university. Engaging directly with students has been a highlight of Patterson-Stephens’ work. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).

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Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

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The funding will allow for the hiring of four new student support advocates, who will offer dedicated attention and guidance to these students as they pursue their degrees. Andes said that Radford’s grant submission prioritized “enhanced student services in mental health and mentoring,” which made Radford’s proposal stand out.

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Six-Year Completion Rates Stall Across the Nation, Report Finds

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We were hopeful we’d see continuing improvement, because we know there’s been so much work going on in terms of retention and completion in colleges,” said Shapiro. Smith, assistant professor of higher education and student affairs at Auburn University in Alabama. “If The [completion] goal should be 100%,” said Dr. Travis C.