Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

in Higher Education Administration Program at North Carolina Central University, an historically Black university in Durham, North Carolina. McMickens During an interview with Diverse , McMickens recalls an op-ed column written by a Black student in The Daily Pennsylvanian , the University of Pennsylvania student newspaper.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

“I think it’s because I’m a first-generation student from a low-income area,” said the master’s candidate in educational leadership at the California State University, Fullerton College of Education. “I I didn’t really have a lot of mentors growing up who were in higher ed or had any idea what research was.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

Integrating soft skills into curriculum and student support services In my experience supporting student success at an institution of higher education, I saw how students needed help to develop their soft skills – and the gaps where more resources were needed. Although challenging at first, the experience was invaluable.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

San Antonio College a large, two-year public college in Walnut, California students regularly credit a program called ARISE with providing peer mentors, culturally relevant courses and a sense of community. He published his fi ndings in a 2024 study for The Review of Higher Education. ARISE program Alumni of Mt. San Antonio College.

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COE

JUNE 11, 2025

Targeting TRIO for complete elimination in its most recent budget proposal to Congress, the Trump Administration wrongly claimed that “access to college is no longer the barrier it once was for low-income students.” She served as White House Deputy Director of Hispanic Media in the Obama Administration.

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