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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thomas in Minnesota, where almost all the students are minoritized and nearly three-quarters are first-generation, has managed to buck this trend. DFC has graduated an average of 56% of its students since its formation in 2017. By smothering its students with support. How has the college pulled this off?

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Dr. J. Luke Wood to Become President of Sacramento State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His experience at Sac State played a role in his career focus on student success. He then moved on to Arizona State University, where he earned a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education and a Ph.D. He became the first Black faculty member to be named a Distinguished Professor at SDSU in 2017.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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Connecting Black students with each other made them feel stronger and more determined to support each other through the curriculum. “It It was a matter in many cases of asking the students, ‘What do you need?’” The four-year graduation rate for students who entered in 2012 was 52.8%. for students who entered in 2017.

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Developing a Strengths-Based Campus: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

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It was early in 2017 when our Student Life department received the approval we had been waiting for – we were embarking on a journey to make the University of Guelph-Humber a CliftonStrengths campus and I was tasked with leading the project. The goal was every student would receive an access code by the 2020-21 academic year.

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Are Private Schools Ahead of Public Schools in 2023?

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The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) notes that median enrollment at independent schools reached 396 students in the 2021-2022 school year, the highest admissions level in the past five years. Enrollment declines in 2020 were temporary, as private schools rebounded to report higher enrollment in 2021-2022 than in 2017-2018.

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National First-Generation College Celebration Honors First-Generation Student and Alumni Accomplishments on November 8

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On Wednesday, November 8, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-generation Student Success , an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation , will lead the national efforts for the seventh annual First-Generation College Celebration. WASHINGTON, D.C. —On

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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

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Despite aspirations for higher education, the reality is that many of these students are unable to attain their educational goals within a reasonable timeframe. Hamm Click to view the page: The Council for Opportunity in Education and Comcast NBCUniversal Launch $1.5