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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our comprehensive strategy emphasizes culturally relevant curriculum, robust community connections and clear pathways to success—crucial for nurturing a sense of belonging and enhancing academic persistence. Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students.

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Athletics and Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Organizations rooted in sports incorporate educational curriculum that helps participants be better prepared for higher education. Middle schoolers receive STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) curriculum and high school application guidance. “We There are also chess lessons each week as well as music and art.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Its most significant program is META (master’s early transition and access), a summer bridge program for students entering graduate programs at CSUF, which includes mentoring, networking, scholarships and professional development. They learn about what we call the hidden curriculum of grad school,” Janssen says.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lehman faculty are encouraged to look through their curriculum and pedagogy to make it more relevant to their Latinx students, in part, through Spanish-language programs and through the school’s Department of Latin American and Latino Studies.

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Ensure Equitable Access to Private School Financial Aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Annual Fund Drives: Encourage alumni, parents, and community members to contribute to annual fund drives to support financial aid initiatives. Corporate Partnerships: Forge partnerships with corporations to secure additional funding for scholarships and grants.

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4 Ways to Partner with Faculty on Student Success

Civitas Learning

By investing time and resources into supporting faculty, higher education institutions can help bridge academic and systemic gaps by: Addressing Academic Gaps: Offering professional development helps faculty become stronger instructors, improves early alert communication, and enhances student outcomes.

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The Ultimate School Counseling Hack: ChatGPT For School Counselors

The Counseling Geek

The prompt I used was: “Draft a letter of recommendation for a scholarship program on behalf of one of my students name John who is in my AV Club, has played boys basketball for the last 3 years, is part of our Link Crew program, works in retail on the weekends and will be attending Sonoma State University to study Psychology in the fall.”