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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having served as vice president for student affairs at Cal State, Fullerton, from 2012–19, Eanes was familiar with the Cal State system. Eanes appreciates the innovative approach and hopes it is successful, but understands like any pilot program, issues may arise. “It

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.” Achieving the Dream works with corporations, foundations, and other partners to support community colleges.

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Fuentes Earns the AAHHE Mildred García Founders' Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mildred García — honors exemplar commitment to advancing access and success of the Latinx population in higher education. Dr. David Fuentes Fuentes is associate dean in the College of Education at William Paterson University, where he began his career in higher education as an assistant professor of teacher education in 2012.

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Love is the Critical Ingredient for Black Men

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

High school graduation rates for young Black men have improved in the last decade — since 2012, U.S. Having access to healthy food, having access to good health care, [these are] education issues. graduation rates increased overall by 4%, while Black students saw a 14% increase in graduation. asked Jackson.

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Arrest of Dreamers Highlights Plight of Undocumented Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

since 2012. That means 72% of undocumented college students are pursuing their educations without work permits, access to federal financial aid or protection from deportation. “We After a bond hearing on June 18, she was expected to be released. The term Dreamers refers to undocumented individuals brought to the U.S. as children.

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Report: Student Interest in Pursuing Careers in Education on the Decline, But Enrollment in Intro Teaching Courses Rises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Megan Boren The report – created in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education – examines responses from teachers-in-training and available student data to discern how members of Generation Z – those born between 1996 and 2012 – view careers in education. South, the worst still being Louisiana with 3.7%

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If something is even perceived as being not fully designed for all students, Thompson says a redesign is called for to foster greater student success. We did an external evaluation for a couple of our cohorts to find that the greatest retention and success is actually with our students entering into community college,” Ellis says.