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Promises, Promises: Agency, Self-Actualization, the Higher Ed Social Contract

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2025

If higher education institutions aim to provide access to personal development opportunities, social capital and self-empowerment tools beyond credentialing, institutional strategic planning will need to incorporate a focus on awareness, social equity, justice, diversity, mental health, human development, community-building and financial literacy.

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Four Transferable Lessons from Selma on the 59th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2024

and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), who had been called in to assist the movement there in 1965. Members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) had been on the ground working there since 1962 and there was tension with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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. There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership.

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

While anti-racism mitigated this, educators also need supporting anti-racist, administrative leadership and policies. This facilitates racial and ethnic pride among Black, Hispanic, and other Students of Color. There is an important and necessary focus on socio-emotional learning (SEL).

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Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas

COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

Over the last two years, Thomas has been the driving force behind a project that connects TRIO programs with the financial literacy programming sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific , a multinational biotechnology firm. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 3

EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. Institutional research offices can develop effective partnerships and collaborations across the institution to facilitate data use.

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Amplifying Student Care at DeVry University with Integrated Technology

Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Include clickable links in messages to facilitate students’ ability to take action. This integrated technology ecosystem facilitated broad data integration and multi-channel communication capabilities to help the team accomplish its desired goal of delivering proactive student engagement and success at scale.

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How to Leverage Giving Tuesday for Your School

School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Society was capable of showing more creativity, collaboration, and innovative leadership. Children’s Literacy Initiative: The Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) helps to ensure that low-income students are able to read at or above their grade level. Operation Backpack operates in several states and cities.

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Silent Sufferers: Combating Loneliness in College Students Requires Campus-wide Collaboration

Timely MD

JUNE 4, 2024

Facilitating connection and creating in-person or virtual spaces, for all students, especially for LGBQ+ students, to establish relationships with others may be beneficial for the individual, their friends, and their peers at large. Colleges and universities can work to improve the protective factors to reduce loneliness for LGBQ+ students.

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4 reasons your team won’t use data—even if they want to

EAB

MAY 1, 2023

The leadership perspective As a user experience researcher with Edify , I’ve had the opportunity to survey many of our partners and speak directly with higher ed leaders about how their teams use data. You might say: Let’s explore options that facilitate self-service analytics.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. Chapter 14: Ford, J.R.

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How the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

While the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization that he presided over, was primarily centered around the Black community, King recognized the importance of building a diverse coalition of people from different backgrounds. Another area where Black Americans faced exclusion was in political participation.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2023 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients

COE

JUNE 30, 2023

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. Their dedication and leadership have transformed lives and inspired countless others. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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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

COE

MAY 8, 2023

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.

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President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget

COE

MARCH 10, 2023

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.

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Promises, Promises: Agency, Self-Actualization, the Higher Ed Social Contract

Four Transferable Lessons from Selma on the 59th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas

Creating a data-informed campus: part 3

Amplifying Student Care at DeVry University with Integrated Technology

How to Leverage Giving Tuesday for Your School

Silent Sufferers: Combating Loneliness in College Students Requires Campus-wide Collaboration

4 reasons your team won’t use data—even if they want to

Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

How the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2023 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients

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

President Biden Continues to Prioritize Federal TRIO Programs in FY 2024 Budget

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