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Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

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Among the most impactful changes was the shift from traditional 15-week terms to seven-week terms, along with the introduction of a more personalized advising system. Southwestern Oregon Community College, an ATD member since 2012, has distinguished itself through its targeted support of adult learners and first-generation students.

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AASCU Selects 26 Higher Education Leaders for 2025 Millennium Leadership Initiative Cohort

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Established under the advisement of AASCU's African American member presidents, MLI specifically aims to prepare higher education leaders from traditionally underrepresented communities for the nation's top academic posts. "We The cohort begins programming June 11-14 in Washington, D.C.,

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Why We Need a Fairer and More Equitable Approach to K-12 Grading to Boost College Completion

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Stronger collaboration between the two is essential to design systems that ensure the information gathered through improved grading methods not only guides college admissions but also informs college placement, academic advising, and other methods for students' continued learning and growth once enrolled.

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Bridging Communities and Higher Education

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When I was a freshman in Lee Hall, I never thought in my wildest dreams as a low-income person, first-generation college student, Black woman, that I would years later become a faculty member on the campus. Determined to address these barriers, she returned to UGA to pursue a doctorate, shifting her focus to policy change.

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Postsecondary Enrollment Continues to Grow, Most Notably at Community Colleges

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There was a marked increase among first-generation students and students of color in applications, admissions and enrollment. 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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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

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Those lectures became a fundamental first step into his career in higher education, and in 2008, he became special assistant to the director of the TRIO programs at GSU, a series of federally funded programs that assist low-income, first-generation, or otherwise minoritized students attend and graduate college.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. 58% of students are first-generation college, 68% identified as low-income, 63% attend college part-time and 73% work while attending college.

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