Active Minds

JULY 14, 2023

The fellows covered topics of the experiences in communication, language, inclusion, and stigma about mental health in Asian communities, the importance and influences of Latine Academic Families and the matriculation of Latine students, and the impact of mental health on first-generation college students. Name : Jadon A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. The Village is located near campus and provides wraparound services including case management, counseling and tutoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Basic need insecurity commonly impacts first-generation and low-income students according to Chris Sinclair, executive director of FLIP National, a nonprofit, student-based organization supporting first-generation low-income students. Dr. Ivory A. In spring 2020, Black male retention at Whittier dropped to 30%.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Baker is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Jadon’s project will explore the mental health of BIPOC individuals who are first-generation college students. Sandra Gomez Sandra Gomez (she/her/ella) is a proud Chicana first-generation student from Illinois and Durango, Mexico.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

Currently at Radford, we have a [student] population of 37% Pell-eligible students, and depending on the year, there’s usually 30% to 35% first-generation students as well. In doing that, we have been moving more toward case management models of holistic approach,” said Trageser.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

We're never going to be able to meet the needs that students have by just continuing to invest in mental health therapy and counseling, whether that's in person or on online platforms,” Lipson said. “So, So, we really wanted to focus on the potential and the existing evidence around how DMHIs can work from a prevention perspective.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

If implemented, its recommendations would likely lead to significant cuts in funding for programs designed to support underrepresented students, including recruitment and retention programs for minority students, financial aid for low-income students, and support services for first-generation college students. Dr. Ivory A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

To do this, colleges must invest in a variety of support services that include academic advising, mentorship programs, counseling services, and inclusive actions that celebrate diversity across the college campus. For first-generation students and those from diverse backgrounds, the college experience builds confidence and self-esteem.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Ensure that these commitments are visible and actionable across your institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

The PSSG – it was first funded in 2022 via the Consolidated Appropriations Act – recognizes and awards funds to institutions that propose to use the grant for evidence-based reforms and practices in pursuit of bolstering student participation, retention, transfer, and completion rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Most of Compton's Black students are first-generation and from households where the adults are paid low wages. We don't just have a handful of counseling faculty and advisors for the Black students at Compton. Compton is an unabashedly proud Black-serving institution. What do I mean by Black-serving?

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For underrepresented groups such as first-generation college students, students of color, LGBTQIA+ students, and those from low-income backgrounds additional pressures and other factors like stigma or lack of awareness, often compound these challenges and cause students to hold back from seeking the care and support they need to thrive.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Approximately 33% of ASU’s enrollment is dual credit students (3,700 students taking both high school and college courses), 43% of whom are Latinos and first-generation college students. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Some believe that it’s a first step toward a reimagining of the role of human instructors. Toldson, a professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and the national director of education innovation and research for the NAACP. “If But these under-resourced schools could be left out of the AI wave.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

After the school declared financial emergency, it also adopted budgets and plans to realign the trajectory of the school, said Acebo, who previously served as NJCU’s executive vice president and university counsel. And just this month, the school announced its first academic master plan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

He mentors first-generation and low-income college-bound student athletes, as well as undergraduates and Ph.D. Carlos Galan Institution:  University of California, Riverside Graduate Program:   Ph.D., Higher Education Administration and Policy Education:   M.Ed. students. “I

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Active Minds

JANUARY 29, 2025

As a first-generation undocumented immigrant and the president of the CCNY Dream Team, Juky is passionate about advocating for marginalized communities, particularly undocumented and BIPOC students. pursuing a Bachelors degree in Psychology with minors in Business Administration and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

“If colleges of engineering, colleges of science, and quite frankly non-STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) academic units would build the infrastructure that CEED has, they, too, would see an increase in the achievement, success, graduation, and graduate enrollment for first-generation and underrepresented students.”

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As a first-generation undocumented immigrant and the president of the CCNY Dream Team, Juky is passionate about advocating for marginalized communities, particularly undocumented and BIPOC students. pursuing a Bachelors degree in Psychology with minors in Business Administration and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

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Active Minds

DECEMBER 10, 2024

If I could change one thing about the world and had unlimited resources, I would build free/all-inclusive wellness and community centers where people could not only focus on physical health but also have resources for mental health, such as counseling/therapy and career help. Why is mental health advocacy important to you?

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

Within the context of TRIO programs, this research will focus on identifying institutional assets and barriers affecting first-generation and low-income learners’ career growth and developing an evidence-based theoretical model toward increasing awareness about institutional capacity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Even if he wanted to go to the counseling center, there weren’t counselors competent to discuss issues related to his coming out process. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation. Rainbow cords are distributed that students are welcome to wear at the campus-wide graduation.

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Counselors' Corner

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

I never pretend to speak for the entire counseling profession, but if December 31st is the best you can do for the new FAFSA rollout, move it to January 10. Unlike most things in the world of counseling, that would be a situation where less is much, much more. If it’s any time after December 20th, give it a rest until January 10.

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#RealCollege Blog

APRIL 12, 2022

I planned only to obtain a certificate in Drug and Alcohol Counseling and give back to my community in that helping field. Now, I am a first-generation college graduate. As I continued my education and saw that I enjoyed school, I asked my counselor what it would take for me to obtain my Associates Degree.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Community college students are also more likely to be first-generation college students, non-traditional students, or exposed to financial insecurity than their four-year school counterparts. An internal TCC survey revealed that 37% of students reported moderate anxiety and 34% reported moderate depression. It’s part of the equation.”

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Schools should adopt career counseling and student affairs models that facilitate identifying appropriate career pathways in conjunction with gaining life skills and emotional awareness that support workplace success. Targeted support can be developed to meet the needs of unique student populations (e.g.,

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Essential Visionaries Scholarship Fund has been established to support students pursuing a degree or certificate in the fields of Education, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or Pre-Nursing/Nursing. Essential Visionaries Scholarship Fund   Are you a future nurse, teacher, or mental health counselor? scale (or its equivalent).

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 24, 2022

P é rez, chief executive officer of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), has been elected to its Board of Trustees. In this role, he represents more than 26,000 admission and counseling professionals worldwide committed to postsecondary access and success.

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NACAC's Admitted

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By Don Heller, Gigi Jones, and Abby Miller The recent dismantling of affirmative action and the COVID pandemic highlighted the barriers preventing underserved, underrepresented students – students of color and those who are low-income and first-generation – from enrolling in college.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

TRIO includes eight programs targeted to serve and assist low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to postbaccalaureate programs. Share our upcoming First Generation Leadership Training with your students!

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Close the Gap Foundation

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Sharing similar motivations, Rhonda found Close the Gap as an opportunity to give back and help first-generation, low-income students. What do you enjoy the most about counseling? RP: This year is my favorite year in counseling so far. I really missed teaching the first couple of years. They know who I am.

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Student Research Foundation

AUGUST 7, 2024

College admissions counseling is on the rise , meaning more students and families are turning to specialized advisors to guide them through the college application process. To fully understand the world of college admissions counseling, we’ll cover how the college admissions process works in the U.S. What do College Counselors do?

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

Providing career counseling and job placement services to learners to enhance career readiness and employability. mental health counseling, food banks, Internet access, transportation, etc.). citizens, and 5% are veterans. The average age of a community college student is 27, and 35% of students are between the ages of 22 and 39.

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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 antiracist approach to counseling gifted Black boys with disabilities. Counseling Black male student-athletes in K-16. Dr. Erik M. Byrd, J. ,

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

As for students who didn’t file their FAFSA, many of these students may be first-generation or low-income students who need more support to make it to the first day of classes. According to a survey conducted by EAB, 28% of first-generation students reported not feeling mentally prepared for college.

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Timely MD

MARCH 4, 2024

I am a first-generation college student, whose parents instilled from a very young age the importance of a college education. international students, athletes, first-generation students, undergraduate and graduate students, etc.)

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