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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. We track Latinx student enrollment, retention and course success rates using real-time dashboards,” says Dr. Ellen J. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

1994-2004 – Institutional Adjustment and Affirmative Inaction Affirmative action was expected to result in substantially larger numbers of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans as students and faculty members in historically white colleges and universities. Dr. William B.

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Game Changers and Change Makers: Black Publishers’ Defiant Mark on History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Forced captivity, enslavement, disenfranchisement, and deliberate divisions based on race, colorism, sexism, gender differentiation, language, tone, accents, and demographics are intentional viruses meant to plague the ability for Black success. The historical significance of Black publishers is astounding.

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McCaughey is author of the books Stand Columbia: A History of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1754–2004 , which he is currently updating for a revised edition, and A College of Her Own: The History of Barnard. “I The other thing is we lay a lot of things at the feet of the president — the successes and the failures,” she said.

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Institutions Can Help Close Widening Completion Gaps with the Postsecondary Data GPS

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The results of the study show a troubling trend: gaps in baccalaureate attainment by income level were even larger than they were in the previous study , conducted between 2004 and 2009 (BPS:04/09). Using data can be a catalyst for closing equity gaps. Bachelor’s Degree Completion Gaps, by High School GPA and Income Quintile.

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How to Keep Up with Rising Financial Aid Requests

School & Student Services by Community Brands

million in financial aid, up from $555,710 in 2004, while SAIS schools increased their financial aid from $405,396 to $1.59 With the right approach, you can streamline your financial aid process, avoid burnout, and set your school up for long-term success. The article cites that in 2024, NAIS schools awarded over $1.6 The good news?

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How can you better support adult learners who are parents or guardians?

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Uncovering your student-parent population As a first step in promoting equity and increasing support for parenting students, institutions should collect data on student-parent status. Between 2004 and 2019, the number of public 2- and 4-year schools offering childcare services declined by 17 and 10 percentage points , respectively.