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How to Move Latinx Students into High-Paying Jobs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Between 2010 and 2020, Latinx people accounted for over 50% of the U.S. Elizabeth Béjar, provost at Florida International University (FIU), a public four-year HSI in Miami, that’s also Seal certified, said FIU began thinking seriously about how to help Latinx students “break through their own career glass ceiling” years ago.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs April 7, 2023 — by Terry Vaughan III The research will examine how TRIO programs can work with existing career services to provide comprehensive career support to learners.

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The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success

The University Innovation Alliance

Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. College to Career. Career preparation is a core objective of a university education. Proactive Advising.

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Bridging the Gap From Education to Employment

The University Innovation Alliance

Lack of adequate career preparation can be especially harmful to students from low-income backgrounds seeking to expand their career options and increase their lifelong earning potential through college education. They want to provide career readiness in deep, meaningful ways, especially to students who need it most.

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Can't Stop, Won't Stop

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If you are reading this, I am sure your heart has been tugged on, and you remember where you were sitting in 2020 during a global pandemic. Trevor McCray In late 2020, the 46th president, Donald Trump, signed an act federally banning the implementation of DEI training. Or so we thought.