Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For seven years, she helped serve the needs of senior faculty and intrepid students. But even before she began teaching at the collegiate level in 2016, López taught and mentored youth. I'm a first-generation student. Moses, who served as her faculty adviser and co-chair of her dissertation committee.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

The report notes that the implementation of peer mentoring, paid work-based learning, building partnerships for intentional and inclusive hiring, and elevating career services and DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging) to be organizational priorities. “We This includes peer-to-peer mentoring as well as connection to alumni.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

educational research and policy analysis (higher education), North Carolina State University Career mentors: Dr. Audrey “AJ” Jaeger, North Carolina State University; Dr. Jori Hall, University of Georgia; Dr. Tony Cawthon, Clemson University; Dr. Donald “DJ” Mitchell Jr., sociology and political science, Elon University; M.Ed.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

As a first-generation college student, she appreciated the process of education and embraced its transformative aspects. Conway-Turner, who will retire at the end of this academic year after nine years as president of Buffalo State, has had a stellar 43-year career as a faculty member and administrator.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. That sends a powerful message to students and also the faculty that they’re valued, and it has led to retention and growth.” Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Guttman recently institutionalized its Lavender Graduation, a pre-graduation ceremony for LGBTQ students which the president, provost, and members of the faculty attend. Over 80% identify as BIPOC or multi-racial and 51% are first-generation. Guttman offers training for faculty and staff. The opposite is true for Leyva.

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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. Jadon’s project will explore the mental health of BIPOC individuals who are first-generation college students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

First generation college students are tasked with the tumultuous role of paving their own road. Faculty, administration, peer mentors, and campus resources are tools for their ultimate ascension from student to graduate, and from graduate to thriving professional. This road is often one without guidance or support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2024

Livingston studied history as an undergraduate and volunteered frequently in Durham and Chapel Hill, which introduced him to the world of college advising and supporting first-generation college students. Livingston credits mentors for reminding him to continue cultivating his connections to Hip Hop and higher education. “For

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

As a first-generation student, U.S. Collaboration is Key Collaboration between faculty, advisors, support services, community-based organizations, employers, and students is also key to holistic support. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona didn’t always know where to turn for help in college. “It

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Hiring practices have been implemented to help attract and retain Hispanic faculty. Current faculty is receiving training and development opportunities so they understand how to fully support Hispanic students. Sam Houston’s academic success center offers one-on-one tutoring and mentoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This year, Hall published an article with the Journal of First-Generation Student Success about the lived experiences of Black undocumented students, highlighting the ways higher education has excluded them from immigration discourse and support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Communication Studies, Manhattanville College Mentors:  Dr. Linda Perkins, Claremont Graduate University; Dr. Anita Tijerina Revilla, Cal State LA; Dr. Daniel Solórzano, UCLA; Dr. Maricela Becerra García, CSU Channel Islands; Dr. “I am a higher ed scholar, that’s where my academic upbringing is,” Gonzalez told Diverse.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Creating MEGA What emerged from the taskforce planning was the Male Enrollment and Graduation Alliance (MEGA), an ambitious wrap-around initiative designed to strengthen the high school-to-college pipeline and to provide a platform for current male college students of color to engage with each other, faculty, and staff.

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

As experienced McNair program directors – Miroslava as the faculty director and Yvette as a former associate director – we understand the daunting task of unmasking the ‘hidden curriculum’ of successfully applying to graduate school. They often lack familial and community support in navigating higher education pathways.

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COE

MARCH 1, 2023

We honor our graduates by allowing them to invite any faculty members or family members that have made a difference in their lives through their education journey,” McLelland said. “At Consider alumni, faculty members, or other individuals with connections to the school or the graduates.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

Leadership Opportunities Are Everywhere For most of her years working in higher education, Chancellor Larive was more interested in being a faculty member and lab administrator than moving into campus leadership. Faculty is a leadership role. When you're a faculty member, you're your own boss. ACE has a faculty fellows program.

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COE

OCTOBER 30, 2023

National First-Generation College Celebration Honors First-Generation Student and Alumni Accomplishments on November 8 October 30, 2023 — by Terrance L. Hamm Seventh annual celebration to highlight first-generation corporate leaders in virtual event on Thursday, November 2 and Wednesday, November 8.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Initially unfamiliar with the world of higher ed, President Stokes admitted that her leadership trajectory was unexpected: “I'm a first-generation student. Every step of the way, something pushed me to decide to go to college, to become a faculty member. A first-generation college graduate, she earned her B.A.

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Timely MD

MARCH 4, 2024

I am a first-generation college student, whose parents instilled from a very young age the importance of a college education. international students, athletes, first-generation students, undergraduate and graduate students, etc.) I am deeply committed to serving college students.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

It is also a great opportunity to gain experience, contribute knowledge, and establish a connection with amazing faculty mentors. UROP seeks to support and advance faculty-mentored undergraduate research and creative scholarship. The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is a resource for students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. Faculty from the College of Engineering and College of Sciences play an essential role.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Over 250,000 higher ed leaders, staff, faculty and advocates watch each episode across our audiences. Newsletter The UIA's monthly newsletter provides actionable strategies, resources, and tips for professionals in the field to help more low-income, first-generation, and students of color graduate from college.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Over 250,000 higher ed leaders, staff, faculty and advocates watch each episode across our audiences. Newsletter The UIA's monthly newsletter provides actionable strategies, resources, and tips for professionals in the field to help more low-income, first-generation, and students of color graduate from college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

PCC’s Community Excellence Grants program allows faculty, staff, and students to propose ideas in service of the school, its diverse campus, and its nearby communities. Two of the ongoing initiatives were Hostos’s Research Center and its Mentor/Mentee Jobs on Campus program. They are paid a competitive wage of $20 an hour.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As covered in Inside Higher Ed : “One particularly troubling enrollment trend exacerbated by the pandemic … is the decline of underrepresented groups—specifically Black, first-generation and low-income students. Across the board, all students of color were 3-5% less likely to have done so, irrespective of any other characteristics.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

A Latino student researching a university department observed that hardly any of the faculty had backgrounds similar to his own. “I I was afforded opportunities to navigate higher education because of the presence of faculty of color, because of the presence of Latino faculty,” Galan said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2023

A Latino student researching a university department observed that hardly any of the faculty had backgrounds similar to his own. “I Carlos Galan “I was afforded opportunities to navigate higher education because of the presence of faculty of color, because of the presence of Latino faculty,” Galan said. students. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

They’re going to know that 41% of students are first-generation, that we have an office of student belonging. The organizers make sure that there are a diverse group of mentors and accommodate requests from potential students to be matched with a mentor of the same background.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

She said the institution is very proud of its social mobility ranking and its commitment to Pell recipients and first-generation college students. Faculty should be committed to teaching the diverse student body. “I Fox praises faculty, some of whom were frontline workers, for their dedication.

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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., WASHINGTON, D.C. as its new executive vice president.

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EAB

AUGUST 8, 2023

A current Michigan student joins the discussion toward the end to share his journey as an aspiring first-generation college student and the impact that the fly-in weekend had on him. So knowing, "Oh, they have staff and faculty and professors, who have real-world experience. Speaker 1: Hello. They just may not come.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

EAB · How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence the College Journey LEARN ABOUT COLLEGE GREENLIGHT College Greenlight is the nation's largest community of professionals supporting and recruiting first-generation, lower-income, and historically underserved students. A tutoring center, peer mentoring, alumni networks, all these.

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

How thematic major clusters, major maps, and faculty mentorship elevate the student experience. BIPOC and first-generation students). BIPOC and first-generation students). Solution #3 – Invest in Faculty Mentorship Programs. Ensure these vulnerable student populations have access to a faculty mentor.

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