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Promises, Promises: Agency, Self-Actualization, the Higher Ed Social Contract

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

First generation college students navigate multifaceted and intersectional identities while contending with the barriers related to those identities and social circumstances. Moreover, family relations, friendships, community, and in many cases, employment ties, and entanglements impact ones growth trajectory.

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New Research on BIPOC Mental Health Debuted at Active Minds Conference

Active Minds

Our Emerging Scholars Fellowship , generously supported by the Scattergood Foundation, allows young adults nationwide to expand the research and discourse surrounding BIPOC mental health through an antiracism lens. He studies courses related to communication and education politics and holds a Ph.D. Name: Brianna A.

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Active Minds’ 2023 Emerging Scholars Break Down Mental Health Barriers

Active Minds

This fellowship gives Black, Indigenous, and students of Color (BIPOC) students the opportunity to be mentored by national experts in the mental health field as they complete independent, funded research projects. Baker is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Baker Brianna A.

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Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Across the country, community colleges and universities are seeing fewer students enroll, a trend that could have long-term consequences for both individuals and the economy. The number of traditional college-age students is steadily declining, with fewer high school graduates enrolling in higher education.

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s not an everyday occurrence when a community college leader gets a phone call telling them their institution will receive an influx of funding in the millions. when MacKenzie Scott, one of the richest women in the world, decided to make a major investment in community colleges.

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Two Community Colleges in the South Are Bringing Students Back

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After two years of COVID-19, community college enrollment was in triage. Indian River State College (IRSC) in Fort Pierce, FL, and Coahoma Community College (CCC) in Clarksdale, MS, saw their efforts to rebuild their student populations pay off. Dr. Timothy Moore, president of Indian River State College.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Cerritos College A public, two-year community college, Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California (Southeastern Los Angeles).

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