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Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

COVID-19 has had an alarming impact on the mental health of college students. This has been especially true for LGBTQ+ students, with the last three years seeing a concerning rise in thoughts of suicide among LGBTQ+ youth. In 2007, it became the first school in Kentucky to add gender identity to its non-discrimination policy.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement.

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At University of Hawai’i at M?noa, Native Hawaiian Representation is Growing

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noa), Native Hawaiian students make up roughly 15% of the undergraduate student population. Dr. Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?noa. noa allows students to identify in many different ways, offering nuance and visibility to a student’s experience. At the University of Hawai’i at M?noa

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Boldly Future Forward

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As we are preparing our students for skills in artificial intelligence, we know that by 2030 there will be new positions that we don’t even know what they’re called at this point, but we want our students to be ready.” A&T’s Interdisciplinary Waste Management Institute (WMI), has taught more than 12,000 students.

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Lifting As They Climb

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Scott says that, like Howard, she’s deeply committed to addressing the structural barriers that stand in the way of helping students achieve. Tate IV, the current president of Louisiana State University. Her presidency, she says, will include a “heightened focus on policies,” that can aid in reinforcing change over the long haul.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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The grant will fund research to develop an evidence-based theoretical model for sustainable, equitable career pathways within colleges and universities that house TRIO programs, specifically Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC), Student Support Services (SSS), and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.

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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey

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When people ask me about my work, they often wonder if my motivation stems from being a low-income, first-generation college student myself. Although she graduated at the top of her high school class, like many of our own TRIO students emerging from under-resourced high schools, she found herself woefully unprepared for the rigors of college.