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At FSU, the program has also worked to increase access to STEM majors. “My For her part, Rahming, a native of The Bahamas, has not abandoned her scholarship. My goal is to have the LAs look like the students in the courses,” says Rahming. When that happens, they’re more willing to reach out.”

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Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. Partnering with high schools that serve predominantly Latino students reinforces accessibility. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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It also means having access to resources and support services that can help them succeed. Have access to mentors and role models who can help them succeed. A typical example is the institution of scholarships and funds that target Black students. We believe it means that they can: • Feel safe and supported on campus.

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“Related to student success, CEED has a robust center that includes tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy for students to ensure they are on the path to achievement and graduation,” adds Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for College Access. Sanders has worked with CEED in various capacities throughout her 22 years at Virginia Tech.

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Dr. Teik Lim “My family did not have much money, but with the help of a generous undergraduate scholarship from Michigan Tech, I was able to support myself through college and become the first member of my family to earn a college degree,” said Lim. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”

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For example, it would only take 100 of those $25 monthly donors to bring an additional $30,000 a year into the institutional accounts; funds that could be used for student scholarships or to support deserving faculty members.

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Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education.

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I’m going to finish out, but then I’m going to leave North Dakota as soon as I can,’” says Maliskey, citing affordability for in-state students and scholarships as reasons for staying. “A They might be able to fill prescriptions here [in New York] before they go to have access to care that they might need while they’re there.”

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Meeting the financial needs of students isn’t easy, says Henderson, but by forming partnerships with medical corporations like Kaiser Permanente, UC Davis has been able to offer scholarships to its primary care students. They add that UC Davis wants to educate medical students who have a genuine goal of serving the medically underserved.

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UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels. Since then, the number of scholarships has significantly increased, which has brought increased diversity. “In It’s because we have special recruitment for folks who want an alternative to the traditional experience.

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Access, affordability, and free speech will continue to make headlines in higher education. Supreme Court decision rejecting race conscious admissions at colleges and universities, institutions will try to find ways to provide access for underserved populations while accommodating the current parameters. With the U.S.

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As more states with conservative leaders pass laws to end or curtail diversity initiatives in higher education, a number of higher ed stakeholders say they are intensifying efforts to ensure access and success for the very students who are being targeted. The value of teamwork Dr. Antonio R. Our renewal rate for membership is 96%.”

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Lee explains how some of her students live in rural areas “not having access to hospitals nearby … not even just having running water. There is a whole history of disparity there, health disparities even prior to the pandemic. So, (the pandemic) really heightened that.”

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link] Many scholars have documented the critical importance of youth having access to spaces of joy and homeplaces in which they learn to matter. Beyond single-identity spaces of Black mattering: Homeplaces for Black LGBTQ+ identities in K-12 schools. Theory into Practice.

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It generated excitement and investment in current programs, our students and scholarships,” she said. “We Classrooms have been modernized and the campus is more technology accessible. “We That showed administration that they had to think about accessibility as well.

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Making formal academic work accessible to a broader audience is also something he has learned and utilized. Whenever something is published that speaks to a larger social issue or something he wants to have read more widely, professors can write a press release that will be disseminated through the university’s communications office.

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First, they undermined the principle of academic freedom through their attacks on an established area of research and scholarship. Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, D.C.

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We want to make sure that everyone has access regardless of race, socioeconomic status, location, or zip code.” This included a disproportionate number of athletic opportunities for male athletes and a shortfall in investment in women’s athletic programs, including athletic scholarships, recruiting, and coach compensation.

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Being unaccredited meant students could not access Title IV federal student aid, and the college did not receive any ARP funds. Her scholarship changed our understanding of democracy — of why and how the voices of the historically underrepresented must be heard and what it takes to have a meaningful right to vote,” John F. “I

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