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Leading From the Intersection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I identify as a gay Black man, a practicing Catholic, and a multilingual leader with a doctorate in education and an emphasis in curriculum and teaching. A dialog-rich culture leans into the climate surveys and focus groups and we use course-embedded tutors and two-way texting to motivate academic success and achievement.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs. “I feel like I have found a place in the engineering and computer science community. Students attend a six-week course contextualized for their needs.

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How Civitas Learning Partners are Removing Retention and Completion Barriers

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Facilitate seamless transitions between departments When students recount the same information to different campus support staff, it wastes valuable meeting time and negatively impacts their experience, leading to frustration and a sense of disconnect.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program) help students overcome economic, social, academic, and cultural barriers to higher education. Addressing Study Error in the National Evaluation of Upward Bound – Do the Conclusions Change?

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Using Course Insights to Improve Academic Performance

Civitas Learning

When institutions know precisely which courses make persistence difficult, they can take action to make outreach more effective and connect students with the right resources and support, such as supplemental instruction, tutoring, or tailored workshops. Course Insights helped them understand the impact of their curriculum across disciplines.

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Simplifying Financial Aid for International Students

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Several factors contribute to the appeal of US private schools for international students: Comprehensive Education: Private schools in the US often offer a well-rounded curriculum that extends beyond academics, emphasizing character development, leadership skills, and extracurricular involvement. Why US Private Schools?

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

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If approved by Congress, this funding increase would allow Federal TRIO programs to move closer towards its goal of providing 1 million students with individualized support services, academic tutoring and individual counseling, financial literacy, and other needed resources to be successful in their academic careers.