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In a significant development for educational access in correctional facilities, the JSTOR Access in Prison (JAIP) program has reached a remarkable milestone, now serving over one million incarcerated learners across the United States. The impact of this access extends far beyond traditional education.

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Jamie Merisotis The Lumina Foundation announced a new goal to increase the number of Americans with education and training to 75%. Lumina is defining economic prosperity as people earning at least 15% more than the national average for adults with only a high school education. Currently, 44.1% of people have such a credential.

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This surge in access aligns with AB 705’s core objective: to remove gatekeeping mechanisms like placement tests that had historically placed California students in remedial courses, delaying their academic progress. Understanding the identities of students left behind is crucial to mitigating the unintended consequences of any policy.

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MARCH 27, 2025

The report, "Pathways to Opportunity: Examining Students' Academic and Economic Outcomes at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs," found that these institutions consistently outperform non-minority serving institutions in awarding degrees to their target populations and providing pathways to economic success for underrepresented students.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Stout measure success. This is a new roadmap for community college sustainability, a pathway for ensuring relevance with value, and a redefining moment for what the student success movement is all about," says Dr. Karen A. Community colleges, which educate nearly 44% of all U.S. Stout, ATD's president and CEO.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

Dr. Nichole Kang College campuses have made great strides in making mental health services available to students, but access remains a critical issue. An Inclusive Approach As educators passionate about and dedicated to the success of our students, we have an obligation to step in and play a role in alleviating this issue.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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higher education institutions. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking higher education," Wilson said. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking higher education," Wilson said.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

A new report by the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) points out that seventy years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, many Black students across the nation still do not have access to equitable educational opportunities in early childhood, K-12, or higher education compared with other students.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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MAY 19, 2025

The newly released "Forward Together: Black Policy Playbook for an Equitable America" provides evidence-based solutions for policymakers and advocates working to address persistent inequities in higher education and beyond. The report emphasizes the economic benefits of addressing these disparities, citing research from the St. "We

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MARCH 13, 2025

By modernizing the Fifty Percent Law, we can ensure that California's community colleges are empowered to meet the needs of today's learners and equip them for future success." The landscape of higher education has changed dramatically since the Eisenhower-era statute was implemented. For California's 2.2

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Steve Colón The judicial branch is sending loud implicit and explicit messages that diversity should not be a priority in higher education, particularly with the recent reversal of affirmative action. Students Many schools, especially in under-resourced communities, are bracing to lose substantial supports like counselors.

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For the past 18 years of her distinguished career in higher education, Eanes has worked at public institutions. Although public higher education can be challenging, it is gratifying, rewarding and impactful in ways that are measurable and not measurable.” You have to try something to get any outcome.”

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The proposed bills, SB2482 and HB3717, introduced earlier this week, aim to make higher education more accessible and affordable, particularly for working adults and students in rural communities. JB Pritzker joining 24 other states that have implemented similar programs.

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APRIL 16, 2025

The milestone comes as 2025 marks 30 years since HSIs first received dedicated federal funding to improve academic quality and expand access for Latino and other low-income students. HSIs have become a critical component of higher education access and success," said Excelencia in Education in its latest report, which uses data from the U.S.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

Cruzado, who will assume the role on July 1, brings a deeply personal connection to the land-grant university mission, having begun her higher education journey as a first-generation college student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez. APLU is a champion of that message."

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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This structured approach makes complex psychological concepts accessible and immediately applicable to educational settings from K-12 through higher education. Though the book addresses educational settings broadly, it holds particular value for higher education professionals.

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MARCH 27, 2025

A new report from the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI), "Compaeros en el Camino: Preparing Academic Advisors to Serve at Hispanic-Serving Institutions," reveals critical insights into how HSIs train and develop advisors to support Latine student success. Authored by Dr. Gabriel O.

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APRIL 4, 2025

While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

Crucially, grades also offer students a reflection of their readiness for advanced coursework or higher education. Instead, educators can transform these metrics from mere proxies into accurate measures of knowledge that are tightly aligned to college and career readiness standards.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

It’s Up to Us; and We Must Work Together in New Ways Higher education and its mission to build a democratic, prosperous, and equitable society is under attack. The active marginalization of specific identities from education or the curriculum thwarts these objectives and the promises of higher education for all.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

College Possible is renewing its collaboration with the NBA Foundation to help remove barriers to college access and entry for young people of color and students from low-income communities. The mission of the nonprofit is to boost college access and success by connecting high school and college students with near-peer coaches.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The early learning sector plays a crucial role in shaping the foundation of children's education and future success. However, the shortage of qualified professionals poses significant challenges, hindering access to quality early learning programs and impeding economic growth.

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MAY 10, 2025

Pacheco highlighted the unfairness of changing tuition rates midstream for students who began their education under different financial expectations. organized a three-day "Freedom Ride for Tuition Fairness" journey from Miami to Tallahassee, with stops highlighting the importance of affordable higher education. Among TheDream.US

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MAY 18, 2025

Hines Black students have cultural assets and exude brilliance in both K-12 and Higher Education. Black educators and K-12 and stakeholders in higher education (e.g., Courses must include Black males and females experiencing success in STEM. Below, we go deeper and provide recommendations. MENTORING MATTERS.

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MARCH 12, 2025

The survey, conducted by higher education virtual health provider TimelyCare, highlights the significant challenges threatening student success across American campuses. These statistics paint a concerning picture of the state of higher education in America, where completion rates are increasingly threatened by external factors.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

The report, Increasing Student Support and Success by Boosting Medicaid Engagement, draws on data collected from a review of over 1,000 community colleges. Stewart previously served as the Secretary of Education for New Mexico and has inspired his thinking about how K-12 schools accessed student resources through Medicaid.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

A groundbreaking report released by Generation Hope reveals the devastating impact of housing insecurity on student parents pursuing higher education. For many student parents, the burden of finding and maintaining stable housing threatens their academic success and their children's well-being.

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MAY 22, 2025

This growth reflects strengthening student interest in accessible, flexible (i.e., online programs), and career-aligned education (i.e., Fagan, assistant vice provoststudent success at Temple University, a Research 1 institution, said the university saw an increase in undergraduate fall 2024 enrollment over the previous two years.

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JULY 25, 2024

The recently released "Project 2025: The Conservative Promise" paints a dystopian picture of American higher education, overrun by a "woke" ideology that supposedly threatens our nation's very foundations. The document's authors misrepresent the origins of progressive thought in education. Dr. Ivory A.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The California Community Colleges system is rolling out an ambitious new project aimed at making higher education more Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng accessible through shortened academic courses, the organization announced this week. As the largest system of higher education in the nation, California Community Colleges serves 2.1

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Moores journey to success is one he attributes to the steadfast support of his mother and the historical Dr. James L. A nationally recognized expert on African American males, Moore has had a distinguished career in higher education as a researcher and a champion for diversityboth in his work at the National Science Foundation and at OSU.

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APRIL 4, 2024

American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. Dr. George R. Hoang, H.,

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Santiago and Sarita E.

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APRIL 16, 2025

(Black Leadership Across Campuses) Summit, held on April 3, brought together university presidents, scholars, K-12 administrators, policymakers, and students for a candid three-hour discussion on systemic barriers and emerging threats to educational equity. You cannot be selectively horrified," Harper told attendees. Attorney Raymond C.

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