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Dr. Marta Yera Cronin Appointed First Latina President of Delaware County Community College

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Marta Yera Cronin will become president of Delaware County Community College (DCCC), making her the second woman and the first Latina to lead the school. Dr. Marta Cronin Cronin – a first-generation college student born of immigrant parents – is currently president of Columbia Gorge Community College.

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

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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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Spaces of Belonging: Schools Look to Design to Help First-Gen Students

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are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher learning. These first-generation students are likelier than their peers to be from minoritized backgrounds, to face economic challenges, and to juggle jobs and families in addition to school. We have a first-generation student center on campus.

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Why Does Fear Surround DEI Efforts?

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However, they saw my identities, a Black kid from a lower-class family, and they saw a potential first-generation college student. Yet, as others, here and here , have highlighted, competition, equity, and fairness has created a level of uncertainty and panic among some groups. They saw all of me (i.e., diversity). inclusion).

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

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They can be used in the classroom as subjects to challenge stereotypical depictions by centering experiences, ideas, and concepts that are often marginalized in traditional curriculum. Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. Chapter 12: Brown, D.

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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

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Thomas in Minnesota, where almost all the students are minoritized and nearly three-quarters are first-generation, has managed to buck this trend. Hall, a first-generation African American student at DFC. “It Del Valle López, a first-generation DFC student from Guatemala, agreed. Staff were everywhere.

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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students

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As experienced McNair program directors – Miroslava as the faculty director and Yvette as a former associate director – we understand the daunting task of unmasking the ‘hidden curriculum’ of successfully applying to graduate school. Policy changes in higher education are necessary to promote inclusivity and equity.