Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

PHILADELPHIA-- In a significant recognition of their transformative efforts in higher education, Chattanooga State Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College have been awarded the prestigious Leah Meyer Austin Award by Achieving the Dream (ATD). percentage points. Chattanooga State has seen an 8.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

CPE is a coordinating board that oversees Kentucky’s public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

The 1,038 community colleges in the U.S. play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Given that over 40% of undergraduate students in the U.S. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

HISPA fellows with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy The main program is the HISPA Role Model Program in which role models speak to students at predominantly low-income, public middle schools with majority Hispanic student populations, sharing their stories and encouraging student success.

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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. The intent is to bring attention to evidence-based practices that are making a positive difference for Hispanic students,” says Santiago, chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) has established a framework where senior leadership and all academic support units understand how their roles contribute to student success. Transforming raw data into high-quality insights is a game changer for making decisions that affect student success.

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