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Duke University Uses Peer Mentorship to Support First-Generation, Low-Income Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Dr. Sachelle Ford became the first director of the DukeLIFE program at Duke University in January 2020, she brought with her the experience of being a first-generation college student. There was a lot of skepticism of the program when we got started, are students going to opt in?” said Sachelle Ford.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams became the director of the Career Advancement Center, where he would spend the next five years inviting first generation, low-income students, women, LGBTQ+, and other under-represented undergraduates into pursuing their graduate degrees. It was 2020, shortly after the murder of26-year-old Breonna Taylor.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The graduation rate for URM at four-year public institutions (4YP) increased 9 percentage points from 2016-17 to 2022-23, and the graduation rate for low-income students increased 10 percentage points in that time period. Dr. Amanda Ellis joined CPE in 2020 as vice president of K-12 policies and programs.

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As minoritized individuals and scholars, we must set the record straight on several real ‘issues/problems’ confronting students of color. BeProactive Administrators can utilize their school counselors to bridge partnerships between the school and parents and students of color as they are trained in cultural responsiveness.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. Prior to starting this position in April 2024, Salcedo spent two years as assistant director for administration of the Academic Advancement Program working with Alexander, who has directed AAP for over a decade.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino. From 2018 to 2023, Latinx staff representation increased from 33% to 38%, and administrator representation increased from 17% to 25%, respectively. “We Dr. Erika D.

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Advancing the #RealCollege Movement

Believe in Students

I arrived at Believe in Students in April 2020, just as the pandemic was rocking the world and changing college campuses, in some ways permanently. My job when I arrived was to figure out how to utilize incredibly generous philanthropic support to provide emergency grants to students.