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Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students, for example, have historically faced lower admission and graduation rates at the university. From 2016 to 2022, the number of applicants from this demographic nearly doubled, yet acceptance rates remained low, highlighting a critical need for additional support.

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About seven years ago, Columbia University welcomed its first HBCU Fellowship cohort, allowing students who had graduated from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to pursue select master’s degrees in the university’s School of Professional Studies (SPS), all the while getting financial, career, and academic support.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Strategies are meant to build a relationship-rich education to help students feel connected and persist through graduation. “In In Fall 2022, our first faculty mentor pairings were made,” says Ben Telesca, vice president for student affairs, SRSU. The program began in Spring 2023 with 153 students, 87 of whom were Hispanic.

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We have a wonderful program called Pathways, where we do outreach to middle schools, high schools and community colleges, providing application clinics and parent academies,” says Dr. Leroy M. The data show that Latino students are not only participating actively but are completing the program and graduating at high levels.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

link] A Legacy Community is a living and learning community supported by broader institutional departments (e.g., The academic guidance provided by competent and compassionate advisors coupled with student affairs engagement contribute to the graduation of this unique population. Emerald Publishing Limited.

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