Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2025

Immediately, Dayshawn and I went into planning, says Jackson, Eight years later, Compton College is breaking ground on a 250+ bed housing facility, becoming the first community college in Los Angeles County to offer campus housing to its students. This was about fostering community and belonging.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2025

Success stories Among the initiatives success stories is Dr. Shanna L. Jackson, who was appointed president at Nashville State Community College in 2018. Her ascension to the presidency, following Richardsons resignation in 2024, demonstrates the importance of institutional pipelines and succession planning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Salcedo is the director of the Center for Community College Partnerships at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). I think public institutions have a mission to make sure that those in society have access to higher education,” says Alexander, who arrived at UCLA in 2006. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard is set to speak during the 17th Annual National Black, Brown and College Bound (BBCB) Summit, according to organizers. The path to that success beginning with completing a college degree.” The summit also includes a series of workshops based on themed tracks.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Additionally, Curry has secured millions of dollars for student success initiatives. It’s a testament that the college is thriving, thanks in large part to Curry, who has been the school’s most vocal cheerleader. Dr. Keith Curry Eddie Ruvalcaba Photography It’s no secret that Compton College has had its fair share of challenges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. It has done that with an 86% success rate for the 2022-23 academic year. One is a very high college success rate. WSU’s CAMP was founded in 2006. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Santiago and Sarita E.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. Spotlight: Holyoke Community College. Tip #1: Build belonging.

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