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Salovey to Step Down as President of Yale

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The percentage of freshmen who are Black, Latinx, or Native nearly doubled between 2013 and 2021, and the share of first-generation students climbed nine points to 21 percent. Yale also became more financially accessible: the number of incoming freshmen who qualify for Pell grants doubled from his first year to 22% at present.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. Natacha DePaola, professor of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Tech.

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2022: Reemerging, Growing, and Evolving

The University Innovation Alliance

The number of annual graduates of color at UIA institutions has increased 93% from 2012-2013 to 2021-2022. Newsletter The UIA's monthly newsletter provides actionable strategies, resources, and tips for professionals in the field to help more low-income, first-generation, and students of color graduate from college.

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2022: Reemerging, Growing, and Evolving

The University Innovation Alliance

The number of annual graduates of color at UIA institutions has increased 93% from 2012-2013 to 2021-2022. Newsletter The UIA's monthly newsletter provides actionable strategies, resources, and tips for professionals in the field to help more low-income, first-generation, and students of color graduate from college.

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Inside the UIA’s 2023 Annual Report

The University Innovation Alliance

UIA institutions are deeply committed to producing more low-income graduates, first generation graduates, and graduates of color across the country, and their efforts are paying off. We hope to raise awareness that earning an undergraduate degree is still a more attainable goal than many people realize.