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JULY 17, 2024

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

It was a beautiful, sunny day that turned into a lovely, brisk night on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the night then Sen. This group, smaller in number, comprised almost exclusively Black and brown graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Pass this on to your students and prioritize their mental and emotional wellbeing rather than trying to instill a strict work ethic. The students keep me hopeful. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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JANUARY 25, 2024

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Pass this on to your students and prioritize their mental and emotional wellbeing rather than trying to instill a strict work ethic. The students keep me hopeful. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Six-year postsecondary completion rates have stalled, according to the latest Completing College report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which collects and analyzes data from 97% of postsecondary institutions in the U.S. percentage points, the largest gap since 2008. The report found that 62.3% Dr. Travis C.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

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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