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Dr. Willie L. Todd Jr. Named 22nd President of Talladega College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Todd, who has served as president and CEO of Denmark Technical College (DTC) in South Carolina since 2020, will assume his new role on July 1. "I Talladega College's Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Willie L. as the institution's 22nd president.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Furthermore, the Black men that attend postsecondary institutions, reportedly have the lowest retention rates of all groups. Perhaps equally concerning is that policies at the state and potentially the federal level that champion the retention and persistence of Black men in higher education such as DEI are being eliminated.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. CSUSM gathers and analyzes disaggregated data pertaining to retention, unit completion and graduation. In academic year 2021-22, 45.1%

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Student Success…. A Definition for the Very Few

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The data shows that, from 2011 through 2020, there was a 39% drop in Black male enrollment in colleges across the United States. Foundations continue to focus on awarding scholarships to students who navigate and matriculate in college with ease. Colleges need to review academic schedules for barriers with retention.

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Intentionality is Key in First-generation Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2020, our first-generation retention rate has increased by 7.2% For example, we have developed an integrated framework to decrease student debt and increase access to outside scholarships. Our Fall 2022 first-gen, first-year retention rate (81.5%) outpaced their non-first-gen peers (78.6%).

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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

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According to the Department of Education, about six million students received Pell Grant funding in the 2020 – 2021 academic year. In spring 2020, Black male retention at Whittier dropped to 30%. By January 2022, Black male retention jumped to 79%. The total student loan debt reached $1.75 Federal Reserve. “On

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Student Affairs Professionals Gather to Discuss Future of the Profession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With the goal of infusing scholarship into practice, thousands of student affairs practitioners from colleges and universities across the nation gathered in Boston to strategize about the future of the profession. My first NASPA conference was focused on the lack of current research on minority student retention. It was accepted.”