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

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

For example, in 2020, the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) found that Black/African American employees comprise less than 10% of higher education professionals. Whites make up more than 75% of all professionals in higher education. More than 80% were white.

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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

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The University of La Verne is joining the African American Male Education Network & Development Organization (A2MEND) in a partnership aimed at fostering educational opportunities and supporting the academic journey of its students and members. Award amounts will vary depending on program and incoming student status.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

Ifeatu Oliobi, researcher with the Education Transformation Team at Ithaka S+R. That’s one of the explicit goals of the program, to adopt a collective impactive approach, to break down silos, and facilitate practice-sharing,” said Dr. Ifeatu Oliobi, a researcher with the Education Transformation Team at Ithaka S+R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. We’re really proud of that program,” says Morishita, whose first job in higher education was as a counselor in the EOP at San Francisco State University.

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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

MAY 20, 2024

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. We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program. It will also be hiring a full-time program coordinator to help manage the grant’s efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

. • Targeted Recruitment: Reaching out to potential educators at high schools and middle schools, particularly those serving predominantly Black communities, to inspire and recruit young Black males into the teaching profession. This demonstrates the positive outcomes resulting from the support and mentoring provided by the project.

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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., Alexander, he adds, is unveiling how racial justice is either “facilitated or constrained by the broader legal environment.” legal studies, St. John’s University; LL.M.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2023

The primary elements of the program include: (1) paid internships at IAC’s brands, (2) $5,000 academic stipends at the end of the program, (3) educational and cultural field trips and speaking engagements, and (4) opportunities to build lasting relationships with senior leaders across the organization. Dr. Marcus A.

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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

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. We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program. It will also be hiring a full-time program coordinator to help manage the grant’s efforts.

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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. This means employing students as success specialists to provide outreach, moving beyond a simple alert system to a facilitator of real human connection. Our analysis for this report shows a 6.8

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Achieving and maintaining a healthy balance between physical, emotional, and social functioning is critical for psychological wellness and optimal academic performance in higher education. predominately white institutions) known to facilitate discrimination, isolation, and marginalization.

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

They often lack familial and community support in navigating higher education pathways. Educators and mentors must recognize these students’ value to academia and provide tailored support to address their specific needs. Networking complements femtorship, facilitating connections within academic circles and beyond.

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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. The beginning of the program was an expected geographic and culture shock for students, especially those who grew up with a rural background, Santana said.

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 12, 2022

“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. That led to co-facilitating EPIC’s Pacific Islander Leaders of Tomorrow (PILOT) program.

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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

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether learning remotely, on-campus, or as a hybrid, students begin their higher education journey to build their future. This means employing students as success specialists to provide outreach, moving beyond a simple alert system to a facilitator of real human connection. Our analysis for this report shows a 6.8

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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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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. With this in mind, we (Hines and Fletcher) compiled the collection of readings by prominent scholars, as described herein. Dr. Erik M.

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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

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

AUGUST 22, 2023

Middleton Social media is neither honest about nor friendly toward Black males in P-12 and higher education. Partner with community members, especially Black men, to serve as mentors and role models in the college-going and transition process. Hines, Donna Y. Ford, Edward C. Fletcher Jr, Renae D. Mayes & Tanya J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

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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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.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

A new report from the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, the research arm of the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), titled “Is It Worth It?: This underscores the need for higher education to adopt a more holistic approach to supporting student success. WASHINGTON, D.C.–

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COE

MARCH 14, 2024

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. Moving on to earn his master’s and doctoral degrees in education, he became the youngest principal in Connecticut at age 27.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education sheds light on these students’ unique challenges and potential, especially regarding their time use and academic performance. Together, we can pave the way for a brighter, more equitable future in higher education.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 23, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) was honored to partner with The Chronicle of Higher Education for its 5/26/22 panel discussion on the future of academic advising. He wants government to play an ongoing role in making higher education possible for all students. The Future of Academic Advising.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Tester (D-MT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) for their efforts in ensuring that historically underserved students have fair opportunities to attend college, receive assistance to prepare for, succeed in, and complete higher education.

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COE

JULY 17, 2023

—The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), the leading non-profit organization dedicated to expanding educational opportunities for low-income, first-generation students, announced today the appointment of Aaron Brown, Ph.D., as its new executive vice president.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Representative Steven Horsford’s Inspirational Journey Blog From TRIO to the Halls of Congress: U.S.

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