Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For years, colleges and universities have doubled down on their investments in student success. Despite their best efforts, many institutions still have work to do to improve student retention and graduation. This helps you to make better-informed resource allocation decisions and build on the success of existing programs.

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Student success Success Advising Students 81

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

In 1988, de los Santos and Richardson co-authored the article, “10 Principles for Good Institution Practice in Removing Race/Ethnicity as a Factor in College Completion” for the Educational Record. Very few students who were in remedial courses made it to a freshman or sophomore course. He never excluded anyone.

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Low income student Community college Higher education Access 242

The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Our search for new members started with examining data from every R1 and R2 institution, looking at what they had done, who they served, their improvement trajectory, how many low-income students and students of color they admitted and graduated, and more. We are incredibly proud of what we’ve created.

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Collaboration Student success Low income student Higher education 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Students know that if they successfully complete this program, they are guaranteed admission to an affiliated four-year institution. The transfer rate is 85% for students within three years of admission to EPW. I couldn’t have ever imagined that there was ever a possibility of me publishing an article one day.”

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Mentoring Advising First generation Retention 298

Close the Gap Foundation

APRIL 19, 2023

The program is aimed at empowering first-gen low-income high school juniors and seniors with the skills, confidence, and mentorship necessary to achieve their career aspirations. Check out this article to learn more. What is needed to run a successful program? What else is needed?

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Mental health Low income student Mentoring Scholarship 52

COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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Literacy First generation Leadership Students 98

COE

APRIL 10, 2024

My name is Krystal Hicks, 38, and I’m a University of New Hampshire 2007 graduate and former TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) participant. Thank you for your time, consideration, and continued dedication to supporting first-generation, low-income students.

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First generation Low income student Students Therapist 52