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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Each cohort is assigned to a mentor, who meets with the full group once a month, as well as each member individually. “We We take it to another level of intensity in terms of mentoring where we’re really trying to understand our scholars from a whole person approach,” said Smith. “We It was easy for us to lean on each other.”

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Long-Time TRIO Professionals Honored with 2023 Walter O. Mason Awards

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Mason Award stands as the pinnacle of recognition bestowed by the Council for Opportunity in Education, celebrating extraordinary individuals who have made indelible contributions to the realm of college opportunity programs and the relentless pursuit of educational equity for low-income, first-generation students, and those with disabilities.

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Building Strong College-to-Career Pathways for TRIO Students: Insights from Industry Experts

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Boyden Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Evidence-based Mentoring at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Mentoring really works, but it is unevenly distributed,” said Rhodes. In addition, the mentor has to be well-trained, which requires more than the one hour of training that most mentoring programs offer. “We

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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey

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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey October 2, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones Becoming COE president, I strive for educational equity, inspired by my parents’ resilience and belief in transformative education for all. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

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Unleashing the Power of empower™ at Southeastern Louisiana University

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Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know! Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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Isabel Wilkerson’s Powerful Address on America’s Caste System Opens the 2023 COE Annual Conference

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Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know! Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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Empowering Excellence: A TRIO Program’s Journey to Streamlined Success with empower™ 

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Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know! Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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