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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Sul Ross State University Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public HSI located in Alpine, Texas, with instructional sites along the U.S.-Mexico The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S.

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Online Transition Programming in the Time of COVID

Supporting Student Success

Based on students’ anecdotal feedback, they found the instructional videos very easy to follow and they wanted more opportunities to practice than what was offered. A member of the Ryerson community since 2004, she has experienced the growth and evolution of the student experience at Ryerson as both a student and staff member.

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Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, Pastor of Historic Abyssinian Baptist Church and Veteran Educator, Dies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During his time at SUNY Old Westbury, Butts presided over a period of tremendous success and growth, highlighted by the introduction of the highest admissions standards on record for the College, enrollment growth of more than 1,800 students (more than 56 percent) and the introduction in 2004 of graduate instruction at the College, which now boasts (..)

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