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Dr. Kimberly Rogers Appointed President of Contra Costa College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Previously, she was vice president of instruction at CCC; vice president for academic and student affairs at Roxbury Community College; assistant professor of higher education at SUNY Buffalo; and English instructor at Université de Haute-Alsace.

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5 Actions Community Colleges Can Take to Improve Student Mental Health

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Community colleges are vital in providing accessible higher education opportunities to diverse student populations in rural, suburban, and urban communities alike. What is a community college?

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. Hines & E.C. Fletcher (Eds.)

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5 Tips for Recruiting and Enrolling Latine/x Students in Your Community College

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5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. Spotlight: Holyoke Community College.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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Dr. J. Luke Wood to Become President of Sacramento State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wood is currently San Diego State University’s (SDSU) vice president for student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer. He became the first Black faculty member to be named a Distinguished Professor at SDSU in 2017. Luke Wood, a Sac State alum, was appointed to the position today. Nelson on July 16 th.

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Experts Discuss Equity Practices in Higher Ed Recruitment and Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Research indicated that many schools prioritized predominantly white and affluent high schools and communities when recruiting, said Mamie Voight, president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), which authored the first of the three briefs.

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