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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.” The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola. “We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

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New Report from Mainstay Recommends Ways to Improve the College Experience for First-Generation Students

Student Research Foundation

Kirk Daulerio, Co-Founder, Mainstay, writing in Bridging the Gap: How can emerging technology chart pathways to completion for first-generation students?, Some findings include: First-generation students are less confident about attending college. points higher than non-first-generation students.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.” The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola. “We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

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Faculty Engagement and Data-Informed Support Elevate Persistence by 4% at Austin Community College

Civitas Learning

Students balance work, personal commitments, and school and come to school with backgrounds ranging from first-generation college students to adult learners seeking career advancement through additional certifications. The result is a valuable student success resource used by faculty and staff.

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Chatbots and AI in Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

The panel explored what's possible with the technology and shared success stories. Disproportionately, these were students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds. And within 48 hours, we developed a document called a climate advisory.

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

COE

She said she spent 15 years writing her book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” documenting stories about the 20th-century migration of 6 million Black Americans away from the Jim Crow South. “My mission,” she said, “has been to use the power of language and narrative to change the way we see ourselves and our country.”

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2022: Reemerging, Growing, and Evolving

The University Innovation Alliance

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.