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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs April 7, 2023 — by Terry Vaughan III The research will examine how TRIO programs can work with existing career services to provide comprehensive career support to learners.

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Report Emphasizes the Importance of Professional Social Capital

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Connections, networks and resources help people understand, access and navigate educational systems and the labor market. Also, Black managers are 65% more likely to progress in their careers if they have a sponsor. It may not be immediately obvious, particularly for first-generation learners.”

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Bridging the Gap From Education to Employment

The University Innovation Alliance

We've found a misaligned perception between how campus leadership and business leaders view student career outcomes. Ensuring Equitable Access. Career services offices, like higher education more broadly, have struggled with access and opportunity issues for first-generation and low-income students.

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The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success

The University Innovation Alliance

Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. MAAPS demonstrated the value of an accessible, coordinated approach to advising. College to Career. Proactive Advising.

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Ready to Innovate With Us?

The University Innovation Alliance

danielle Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:35 Image Blog Post Higher Ed Leadership University Innovation Lab 3minutes Are you feeling siloed, stuck, or overwhelmed in your efforts to better serve first-generation, low income, and students of color? It can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day to even figure out where to start. We can help.

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The Role of Mental Health in Workforce Development

Timely MD

At Handshake’s Access 2022 conference for employers and career services professionals, three students spoke about their journey with mental health. Create an expectation of student commitment to college-to-career transition preparation. What does this look like at a personal level? Listen to their stories.

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New Report Shows Pandemic Negatively Impacted “Gen P’s” Interest in College

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This view is particularly prevalent among first-generation and lower-income students. I’m not mentally ready for college” was a concern expressed by 28 percent of first-generation students versus 20 percent of non-first-generation students.