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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams became the director of the Career Advancement Center, where he would spend the next five years inviting first generation, low-income students, women, LGBTQ+, and other under-represented undergraduates into pursuing their graduate degrees. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr., And have a good time doing it.’”

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More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs

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The Trump Administrations claim that access is no longer an obstacle for low-income students is flatly contradicted by data and by the lived experience of more than 6 million TRIO alumni. In the powerful letter sent to congressional appropriations leadership, TRIO alumni from every state and several U.S. this summer.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Launches Inaugural Award for Institutional Effectiveness to Scale TRIO Student Support Services Practices Campus-Wide

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COE’s award will accelerate the adoption of evidence-based SSS practices, ensuring that colleges nationwide thoughtfully invest in the success of first-generation and low-income students.” Hamm Click to view the page: “National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes”: Future leaders realize their power in D.C.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

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Throughout all of my higher ed positions — department head, dean, provost and now president — I have continued to be involved in research by advising graduate student thesis or dissertation work,” said Lim, who has been extensively published and presented at more than 100 conferences. “I

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

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On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. Funding for low-income students in Kentucky’s performance funding model has increased.

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Admissions After the Supreme Court Ruling: Understanding Inequality in Extracurricular Activities

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In explaining the decision, Lafayette’s president Nicole Hurd noted that first-generation and low-income students often have challenges amassing a high number of activities, and are unaware that valuable experiences like caregiving or working can be listed. When they are able to join, they often excel.

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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

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Yet less than 12% of resident 18-to-24-year-old students enrolled in our public universities are Hispanic. We see similar enrollment gaps for African American students, rural students, and low-income students. About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years. Mathis of the John E.