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Community College Student Leaders Selected for Prestigious DREAM Scholars Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Eight community college students from across the globe have been named 2025 DREAM Scholars by Achieving the Dream (ATD), marking a diverse cohort that Dr. Karen A. Stout includes representatives from a Tribal College, South Africa's Siyaphumelela Network, and the Gateway to College program.

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The Missing Link to Scaled Excellence and Equity in Community College Student Outcomes: A National Leadership Development Strategy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last two decades, our nation’s community colleges have received increasing recognition, and for good reason. They educate close to 40% of American undergraduates — nearly 6 million students. Community college students are more likely to be Black, Hispanic, and from lower-income backgrounds than four-year students.

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Achieving the Dream Announces 2024 DREAM Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Achieving the Dream (ATD) has announced that eight ATD Network community college students were chosen as 2024 DREAM Scholars, including one Tribal College and University student, one student from a college within the South African Siyaphumelela Network, and one student from a Gateway to College program.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

HISPA fellows with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy The main program is the HISPA Role Model Program in which role models speak to students at predominantly low-income, public middle schools with majority Hispanic student populations, sharing their stories and encouraging student success.

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Where higher ed leaders agree (and disagree) on the biggest barriers to DEIJ progress

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Develop inclusive faculty and staff policies Update budget processes Update procurement process Transform alumni and volunteer engagement Update campus safety policy and practices. -->. -->. --> Improve student success. -->. -->. -->. Mid-level leadership. EAB Virtual Strategy Forum for Community College Presidents.

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The Persistent 'Bamboo Ceiling': AAPI Leaders Still Rare Among College Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Three-and-a-half years later, she took the helm of San Jose City College. Last fall, Tomaneng climbed a significant rung on the career ladder by becoming deputy chancellor of California Community Colleges, which has 2 million students. The survey encompasses community colleges along with four-year institutions.