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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Eliminating remedial education is not a blanket solution, but it serves as a necessary intervention to halt a system that has disproportionately affected minoritized students. Rather than constraining educators, AB 705 lays the groundwork for new strategies—like culturally relevant pedagogy, curriculum revisions, and embedded supports.

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Report: Outdated Funding Law Hampers Community College Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California's community colleges find themselves caught in a 60-year-old funding constraint that increasingly hampers their ability to serve todays students, according to a new report from the Community College League of California.

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Complete College America Offers Playbook on How Higher Education Can Bolster Civic Engagement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report provides an outline for how faculty, staff and administrators can infuse the curriculum with informative material, forge partnerships with community-based organizations and create opportunities for students to learn and practice the relevant skills.

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UNCF Launches Parent Advocacy Initiative to Address Teacher Diversity Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund announced a comprehensive initiative Tuesday designed to empower Black parents as advocates for increasing the number of Black teachers in America's classrooms, addressing a critical shortage that has far-reaching implications for student success and educational equity.

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Number of HBCU Registered Apprenticeships Surging

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Registered Apprenticeship programs are one of the most promising, yet underused, models for student success and workforce development," the report states. For HBCUs, these programs are more than just practical. They are mission-aligned, equity-driven, and transformative."

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Start the Journey: New #RealCollege Curriculum Courses Available Now

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ICYMI: Last fall we announced the launch of the #RealCollege Curriculum, a masterclass for higher education professionals and their partners, designed to help colleges and universities enhance the equitable use of holistic student supports. We’re excited to share an update on the new courses now available for campus and individual use!

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They needed long-term, data-driven, institutionally customized strategies to build financial resilience, promote academic innovation, and drive student success models that work for their institutions. In the last few years, we've had somewhere between 2-3% of students attending. Student success is the second pillar.