Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

I think that is injecting new energy and new thinking into the movement,” says Stout, who previously led Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2015. “We We have a whole new generation of young leaders that need supports like ATD,” she says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

The Point Foundation was founded in 2001 and most of its early applicants were gay males whose parents refused to pay for college after they came out. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation. The number of applicants and their diversity have increased significantly over time.

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NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By Don Heller, Gigi Jones, and Abby Miller The recent dismantling of affirmative action and the COVID pandemic highlighted the barriers preventing underserved, underrepresented students – students of color and those who are low-income and first-generation – from enrolling in college.

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COE

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Hamm The Amazon Original film “A Million Miles Away” is an inspiring true story based on the life of TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Student Support Services alumnus, 2001 National TRIO Achiever Award recipient, and author José Hernández , the first migrant farmworker to become an American astronaut.

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IEFA

AUGUST 6, 2022

FEA makes life-changing, international experiences accessible to all by supporting students of color, community college, and first-generation college students before, during, and after they participate in education abroad programs. The Gilman Scholarship Program was established in 2001 and is named after retired congressman Benjamin A.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2022

During Secretary Duncan's tenure in federal government, one of his notable accomplishments was establishing the First in the World Award , which recognized the prevalence of adult learners, working students, students from underserved groups, and first-generation students in higher ed, and incentivized collaboration for student success innovation.

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