Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Students from underrepresented backgrounds face considerable barriers when it comes to completing a community college program. Nationally, only 24% of African American, Latinx, and Native American students finish within two years. The support that DFC gives its students is not simply financial.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Recently, he has focused on community colleges and the financial and governance elements of these institutions that provide crucial higher education access for millions of people. “My Smith was recently named guest editor for the summer 2023 issue of New Directions for Community Colleges, which will focus on urban community colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

student affairs administration/higher education, Ball State University, Teachers College; Certificate, College and University Teaching, Ball State University, Teachers College; Ph.D., educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

Antioch University, Bard College, Cuyahoga Community College, and Elizabethtown College will host the newest centers, bringing the total of TRHT partner institutions to 71. AAC&U is accepting applications for the 2024 institute , held virtually June 25-28.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC) partnership with One Million Degrees (OMD) will begin at Malcolm X College this fall, providing students at the college dedicated support towards academic and career success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. The intent is to bring attention to evidence-based practices that are making a positive difference for Hispanic students,” says Santiago, chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education. Santiago and Sarita E.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Like many students across the country, Coleen began her journey to a four-year degree at a community college. When I was 18, I realized that I was going to be paying for college on my own and it hadn’t really hit me before, like exactly how much it costs,” Coleen explained. FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS. ix x .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The road to completing a credential can be particularly challenging for minority male students, who may face systemic biases, a lack of financial resources, racism and microaggressions, and an absence of academic role models. Success coaches seek to be as involved as necessary. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the trend.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

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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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As Inside Higher Ed notes, “Students often turn to their faculty members for advice and support outside of academics, including career advice and mental health support, so positive student-faculty relationships are a critical piece of student success.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The college will have its own dean of students, director, counselors, academic advisors, and outreach and support staff, and it will draw from existing faculty who have “a demonstrated record of success in teaching Black students,” said Wood. It’s a specialized, accelerated, elite experience,” he said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

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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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

Not knowing where to find guidance is a common challenge faced by many of today’s college students. To elevate strategies that ease the strain of those challenges to support student success and completion, the U.S.

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MAY 3, 2024

For many college and university students, the road to success is littered with emotional traffic, financial potholes, and academic speedbumps. The journey to reaching one’s goals hinges on access to and awareness of vital student success resources. Nicole Guerrero Trevino, Ph.D.,

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

Patrick Lehman-Martin, a Student Support Services participant from Chememeta Community College, expressed how the experience deepened his understanding of Dutch politics and the importance of effective governance. The program’s impact on its participants was profound, as evidenced by their reflections.

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EAB

MAY 5, 2023

Blogs How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors Colleges and universities face a slew of “ pandemic ripple effects ” that pose long-term threats to student success. Join my colleague Lindsay Schappell and I for our discussion, Student Success Starts with Mental Health.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2025

In a timely publication released Thursday, education experts outline concrete strategies to support Black student success in college amid growing national pressures on diversity initiatives and following the 2023 Supreme Court decision limiting race-conscious admissions.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Challenge: Confronted with plateaued student outcomes, change was needed to assess the complete student picture and have the right tools to support them holistically. Its 5,468 enrolled students come from a diverse population surrounding Broome County and extends throughout New York. ” —Dr.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Both participated in the Upward Bound program at Palau Community College. He explained that he was in the second Upward Bound class at Palau Community College , which was then called Micronesian Occupational College. Whipps Jr. ,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. An abstract for each chapter is shared below. The overlooked conversation: Black male success in community colleges. Dr. Erik M.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This prestigious accolade, COE’s highest honor, recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to educational opportunity programs and their unwavering commitment to advancing access for low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. has devoted his career to advocating for TRIO students.

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Thanks to those collaborative efforts, for the first time ever, $16 million in ongoing funding was included in the California state budget to create a consortium of programs supporting Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans in the California Community College and California State University systems.

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EAB

APRIL 26, 2023

I have spent most of my higher education career serving post-traditional learners—first military students, then new immigrants to the US, and now as an adjunct faculty member at a community college. In addition to providing more flexibility, accelerated courses are linked to better student success outcomes.

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COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

He’s taken the research-based Caring Campus framework, which he called “transformational” for community colleges, to his Hispanic-Serving Institution of 4,845 students. “If If you’re doing everything you can by your mission and encouraging students’ voices,” Vela said, “you’re going to see tremendous results.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Espaillat, representing a District known for its vibrant multicultural community, expressed his remarks with gratitude. Thank you, Stephanie,” he said, acknowledging Stephanie Kusi, an alumna of the Bronx Community College Upward Bound program and rising senior at New York University , who introduced him that morning.

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COE

OCTOBER 31, 2023

From there, I started visiting local high schools and community colleges, passionately advocating for STEM education. My journey of reaching out to kids began when I was an engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and as a GEM scholar, I got a fellowship for my graduate degree at UC Santa Barbara.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

Please join us next week to hear special guest, Jon Marcus from the Hechinger Report, who will expand on some of his recent reporting about the problems, many of them self-inflicted that play community colleges. Until then, thank you for your time.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

brought innovation, excellence, and inclusion to community colleges. from the Community College Leadership Program. Perhaps most notably, he was the founding president of El Paso Community College (EPCC) in Texas. When de los Santos became president of El Paso Community College, there was no campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

I'm a former foster child, and I'm a student who struggled with food insecurities and housing insecurities, and I'm a first-generation college student, but I went to Sac State and it was an environment where I had mentors and people who supported me, and programs and services that I benefited from,” Wood said in an interview with Diverse.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Best Advice Received Great advice can come from anywhere, whether it’s a mentor, a family member, or even an adversary. Everybody wants something, and you need to figure out where you fit into that, and where the institution fits, and what's best for students." – Daria J. Willis (President, Howard Community College) 8.

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COE

OCTOBER 30, 2023

On Wednesday, November 8, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-generation Student Success , an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation , will lead the national efforts for the seventh annual First-Generation College Celebration. WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Moderated by Dr. Tracy D.

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COE

AUGUST 9, 2024

FLi Sci’s mission is to empower first-generation or low-income (FLi) students of color to pursue careers in science and medicine. New York City Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez represents the 14th district in the Bronx and is a proud alumna of the Bronx Community College TRIO Upward Bound program.

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COE

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Louisiana The Louisiana Association of Students Assistance Programs (LASAP) annually hosts TRIO Day with the Pelicans. Hamm Click to view the page: How to Cover the Cost of Policy Seminar Blog How to Cover the Cost of Policy Seminar by Maura Casey Click to view the page: Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

And how do they inform the ways I navigate campus culture and focus on student success? First, I believe a college presidents leadership success can be measured based on the impact that a leader has on the lives of the people they serve. My primary mentors have been women of color, white women and gay men.

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MAY 2, 2025

Its not enough to provide financial aidstudents also need academic guidance, mentoring, and personalized advising to stay on track. TRIO Student Support Services, in particular, raises completion rates for Pell Grant recipients and ensures our federal investment results in degrees, not dropouts.

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