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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aside from writing about the plight of Black men in higher education, in our scholarship, we have employed an anti-deficit approach to highlight critical factors that help to facilitate the access, retention, and persistence of Black men in college. We know that when the nation focuses on addressing systemic issues Black males can succeed.

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TheDream.US Celebrates a Decade of Transforming Immigrant Students' Lives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since its founding in 2014, the organization has provided more than 11,000 college scholarships to undocumented students attending nearly 80 partner colleges in 20 states and Washington, D.C. Like me, I know our Scholars and our 4,000 Alumni have a lot to offerif given continued opportunities to help our nation thrive."

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Developing policies supporting strategic goals and values to retain open access and success for all students is mission centric. Gender and racial gaps among community college trustees continue to be a reality.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. And I was determined to have access,” says Williams. I made sure everyone had access, especially my Black classmates and friends,” says Williams. Tapping into access became a deliberate decision. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I

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CCP Board Ousts Generals Without Explanation After Decade of Growth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His tenure at CCP, which began in 2014, has been marked by several accomplishments, including the launch of programs for returning citizens, housing solutions for students, dual enrollment partnerships with high schools, and vocational training initiatives. Our efforts have never been exclusionary.

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Report: 13% of Title IV Aid-Receiving Students from Community Colleges Earn Bachelor's Degree Within Eight Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The goal of the investigation was to gauge the performance of both the sending and receiving schools, measuring both the rate of successful transfers out of a two-year school, “Access,” and the rate at which those transfer students earn bachelor’s degrees within eight years, “Success.”

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Study: Applicants, Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools Increasingly From Higher Income Households

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The findings of the study – published May 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – show disparities in access to medical education and could have negative impacts on patient care, according to researchers. medical school applicants and matriculants between 2014 and 2019.