Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS — Despite the growing diversity at higher education institutions across the nation, too many student-athletes still find that they’re the “first” or the “only one” on their team or in their department. That topic was among many issues discussed Thursday at the NCAA Inclusion Forum.

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JULY 17, 2024

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Title: Assistant Vice President, Educational Partnerships, Valencia College Davis-Lowe currently serves as assistant vice president for partnerships for educational equity at Valencia College. Davis-Lowe researches STEM diversity, higher education, educational policy and teaching methods.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This fellowship gives Black, Indigenous, and students of Color (BIPOC) students the opportunity to be mentored by national experts in the mental health field as they complete independent, funded research projects. Active Minds is proud to announce the 2023 Emerging Scholars Fellowship cohort! Maico Demi B. Baker Brianna A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The ACPS, conducted by the American Council on Education and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) Institute, found that 61% of college presidents surveyed were men, and 46% were white men. Whites make up more than 75% of all professionals in higher education. More than 80% were white. Dr. Christopher C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

Department of Education, the school can better support and serve that sizable demographic, spurring them to become future leaders. Mentorship Part of the grant’s funds will be used to replicate a peer mentoring program that already exists on UConn’s main campus in Storrs, Connecticut. Census Bureau’s 2020 Census.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

However, it is necessary to recognize the fight against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and affirmative action, which continues to dominate and has taken center stage on the educational landscape. Similarly, the higher education reforms signed into law by Florida Gov. As part of the ongoing battle, Texas Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2023

His journey, driven by passion and supported by educational programs and mentorship, highlights the importance of comprehensive support systems. Bright Working closely with a mentor, Josiah developed a deep interest in the field of cybersecurity and witnessed the genuine enthusiasm of industry professionals. Dr. Marcus A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: CRT Forward Project Director, UCLA School of Law, and Lecturer of Law, University of Southern California Tenured : No Age: 34 Education: B.S., CRT Forward’s data have been used by parents, educators, and activists across the nation and globe as censorship laws spread. legal studies, St. John’s University; LL.M.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Throughout the following 10 months, the fellows participated in meetings with their faculty mentors and optional monthly cohort-wide calls to discuss their progress. Locust and a third-party mediator held listening sessions and facilitated the fellows’ efforts to process their feelings and sort out their group dynamics.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

Department of Education, the school can better support and serve that sizable demographic, spurring them to become future leaders. Mentorship Part of the grant’s funds will be used to replicate a peer mentoring program that already exists on UConn’s main campus in Storrs, Connecticut. Census Bureau’s 2020 Census.

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COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

Counts, who connected them with the Council for Opportunity in Education to create financial literacy programs that TRIO students could enroll in. Eventually, through her connections with TRIO, Thomas’s team partnered with the director of USC’s TRIO program, Ms.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether learning remotely, on-campus, or as a hybrid, students begin their higher education journey to build their future. Further, our findings demonstrate that today’s students benefit from support in fitting their education into their lives. But what makes some students persist to graduation and others not? PP positive impact.

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Close the Gap Foundation

JANUARY 23, 2023

The Fellowship Program Director, Anwar Dhanani, and his team have worked tirelessly to incorporate feedback from past participants into actionable changes for the program, which includes a more engaging digital community on Discord where students and mentors can network, learn, and get help on their social impact projects.

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Close the Gap Foundation

APRIL 13, 2022

Along the foundation's journey to serve FGLI students with empathy and care, forming the BoE originated as a method for Close the Gap Foundation to enhance the mentor training process for its programs, which it successfully achieved through interactive workshops, educator panel discussions, and Q&A sessions on how to mentor with empathy.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

He highlighted the importance of an empathetic, albeit “tough” mentor in a student’s college access journey. She believes experiences like NSLC help educate students on every state’s unique challenges and education inequalities.

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Like Barry, Leila turned to education to help her emerge from a challenging situation, and we’re proud to be able to contribute to her success. Our job was to educate and inform Pacific Islanders in California about the 2020 elections, encouraging political participation,” Leila said, who voted for the first time herself in 2020.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

As Black educators, we are constantly mindful of the quality of lived experiences in the academy, mainly predominantly white Institutions (PWIs) for minoritized students. predominately white institutions) known to facilitate discrimination, isolation, and marginalization. By Tanya J. Middleton, Donna Y.

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

Financing graduate education can be challenging, but scholarships, fellowships, and on-campus employment options exist to alleviate financial burdens. They often lack familial and community support in navigating higher education pathways. Networking complements femtorship, facilitating connections within academic circles and beyond.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education ( Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education, Vol. & Alexander, L.D.

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Students were also encouraged to join and engage with peers, staff and faculty via online message boards, hosted on the PeopleGrove platform by the Tri-Mentoring Program (Ryerson’s peer-to-peer mentoring program). times higher than the higher education industry average (source: MailChimp). In Conclusion.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

As part of the State University of New York (SUNY), the country’s largest integrated public higher education system, SUNY Broome Community College is committed to giving everyone a chance at success. Its 5,468 enrolled students come from a diverse population surrounding Broome County and extends throughout New York.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether learning remotely, on-campus, or as a hybrid, students begin their higher education journey to build their future. Further, our findings demonstrate that today’s students benefit from support in fitting their education into their lives. But what makes some students persist to graduation and others not? PP positive impact.

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College Planners of America

MAY 9, 2024

A student could spend their precious college years losing friends, mentors, coaches, and campus jobs. Students Should Identify Target Schools At Risk Higher education is a huge investment for most families, so steps should be taken to assess the financial stability of target colleges before a student applies and again after acceptance.

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College Planners of America

MAY 9, 2024

A student could spend their precious college years losing friends, mentors, coaches, and campus jobs. Students Should Identify Target Schools At Risk Higher education is a huge investment for most families, so steps should be taken to assess the financial stability of target colleges before a student applies and again after acceptance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Middleton Social media is neither honest about nor friendly toward Black males in P-12 and higher education. Moreover, Hines, Fletcher, and Moore (in press) have noted, “Since the early 2000s, Black men and boys have garnered increasing attention in the education theoretical and scientific literature” (p. Hines, Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

For me, this experience is not only related to family members and close friends, but also to mentors, especially my former HBCU professors. As I reflect on their legacy, the label “superheroes” describes these professors in that their power and abilities at fostering and facilitating positive human transformation were immensely phenomenal.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

In a precedent-setting career in higher education, the late Dr. Alfredo de los Santos Jr. De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work. Richardson Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

He sees himself as evidence of the power of a Sacramento State education. The work that I do as a scholar is directly influenced by [the knowledge that] educators serve as critical agents to help students, particularly our minoritized students, navigate institutions that have historically struggled with facilitating access,” he said.

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COE

MARCH 14, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Hosts U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Hamm Although not a TRIO alumnus himself, with hard work and the support of quality educators and mentors, Secretary Cardona became a first-generation college graduate. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. WASHINGTON, D.C.—

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COE

JULY 17, 2023

Council for Opportunity in Education Appoints Aaron Brown as Executive Vice President July 17, 2023 — by Terrance L. Hamm As a TRIO alumnus, Dr. Brown brings a deep understanding of the challenges faced by underrepresented students and a solid commitment to empowering them to achieve their educational goals. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2023 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients June 30, 2023 — by Terrance L. Hamm These outstanding alumni of the Federal TRIO programs have demonstrated exemplary leadership, dedication, and commitment to advancing educational opportunities and breaking barriers for underprivileged students.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

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 May 8, 2023 — by Terrance L. Today, the Council for Opportunity in Education applauds U.S.

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COE

JULY 12, 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Partnership with NACADA to Launch Credentialing Opportunity for Higher Education Professionals July 12, 2024 — by Terrance L. COE works to ensure that these students have the support they need to succeed in higher education and beyond. WASHINGTON, D.C. —

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