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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We aim to eliminate equity gaps and continue to transform our institution into a Hispanic-graduating institution.” The Village is located near campus and provides wraparound services including case management, counseling and tutoring. Much of this work is through our Equity Priority directives that aim to eliminate equity gaps.”

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Panel Spotlights Registered Apprenticeships at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is also training on diversity, equity, and inclusion, featuring modules on implicit bias, intersectionality, and micro and mac ro- aggressions. In recent years, Alabama has been the #1 state in terms of opioid prescriptions written, with 121 per 100 people in 2016. These programs stand out in light of how few MSIs offer RAs.

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Dr. Orlando Taylor: A Person to Emulate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Through his commitment to personal counseling and mentoring, he demonstrated that one person can have a greater impact by teaching others so that they go on to do good work. The Marie Fielder Center encourages research that addresses today’s educational and social problems through transformational change, equity, education, and justice.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Based on data gathered, we increased support services such as Ram Pantry, counseling, technology availability, and academic advising,” he continues. Since 2016, Latino graduation rates have increased by 16%, while the rate for all students increased 5%. “We

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Our LGBTQ students’ lives and well-being are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help

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I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist. I did not see myself reflected in staff working at the counseling center, in the classroom, or around campus.

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Scholarship America Announces New Trustee Angel B. Pérez

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P é rez, chief executive officer of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), has been elected to its Board of Trustees. In this role, he represents more than 26,000 admission and counseling professionals worldwide committed to postsecondary access and success.

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Research Underway by Gates Foundation Partners to Better Understand Test-Optional Admission

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The 2021 task force also noted that simply going test-optional or test-free will not in and of itself universally improve equity. EqRC is studying the implications of equity in admission for historically excluded populations. They don’t — test scores can augment admission considerations, but are not determinant of merit.

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