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UNC Journalism Dean Navigates Diversity Mission Amid DEI Restrictions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Im also guided by a quest for inclusion and student success. Recruitment and retention are essential goals throughout the University for students, faculty and staff. Once students are here, there is a standing commitment and a strong infrastructure to support student experiences and student success.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He was so successful, in fact, that by the time he graduated from high school, Williams had achieved access to the same country club that barred him due to his race. Williams found great success in business, but at the same time, felt the effects of imposter syndrome. Everyone didn’t feel that way.” Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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AccessLex Provides Update to Legal Education Data Deck in New Release

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The data deck also highlights concerning patterns in student retention. However, these gaps narrow somewhat when considering ultimate bar passage rates, which measure success within two years of graduation. Students of color are disproportionately represented among those who withdraw from law school after their first year.

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Luke Wood “This is one component of a larger effort to increase success rates for Black students,” said Dr. J. While we have the highest population of Black students, we are in the bottom quartile for success, and have been for many years,” and the Black Honors College will seek to reverse that trend, he said.

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Community College Teams Up with For-Profit for Medical Assistant Program

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Although the collaboration between Alamo and CHCP was obviously successful, team-ups between community colleges and for-profit institutions remain relatively rare. The program will cover job training, job placement, and retention services, but not student stipends. The teams did an extraordinary job working together,” said Bing.

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30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

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Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

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Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.