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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. As of fall 2023, 69% of the student population at CSUSB identified as Hispanic or Latino.

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Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education

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Similar to institutions nationwide, we saw enrollment plummet during the pandemic, dropping by 20% in 2020-2021. We also have four Engagement Centers that provide a space where students can connect with mentors, counselors, faculty, and staff for even more personalized support.

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Gomez Named Provost & VP for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona

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She also served as a department chair and interim associate dean in the College of Education and Integrative Studies as well as an associate vice president for student success.

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The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

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The day’s panels and speakers discussed a wide range of issues and provided attendees with information on raising the bar for advising and student support. Johns Hopkins University senior Daivik Chawla was the first person to emphasize the importance of student voices in student support. There must be diverse hires.

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Transforming Community Colleges for Equity

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Since its founding, Achieving the Dream has been focused on helping institutions deliver more equitable results in student success. In recent years we have recognized the need to go beyond incremental changes and help institutions recognize our nation’s persistent racism to create more equitable institutions. Francesca I.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

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Census Bureau’s 2020 Census. Mentorship Part of the grant’s funds will be used to replicate a peer mentoring program that already exists on UConn’s main campus in Storrs, Connecticut. We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

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Kessler Collaborative Breaks Down Silos to Help First-Generation Students

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What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.