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CUNY Replaces Stand-Alone Traditional Remedial Courses with Corequisite Course Model

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Matos Rodríguez Corequisite courses give students academic support to help them succeed; count toward degree requirements; and, unlike non-credit bearing remedial courses, count for academic credits. And these students had to pay tuition and use federal and state financial aid for such courses. Dr. Félix V.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Most notably, it must be clear that each institution has an environment in which Latino students can thrive. Leadership strategies must clearly demonstrate that there is an intentional focus on Latino student success at the institutional level. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. Alexander has seen a dip in low-income students applying as well as enrolling at colleges and universities.