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Dear First Generation Student…

Niche - First-Generation Collect Students

Dear First-Generation College Student. Hear it straight from a first-gen and international student that, yes, you can do this. You belong.

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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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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coming out of that, for international students, we see a two-year rise in enrollments, and that continues as a positive trend. In terms of domestic students, coming out of COVID, we had a bump, a rebound in domestic enrollments, but now we're at today's report, which shows a decrease." plummet for part-time students.

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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“While I would say one year does not make a trend, we are concerned about the dip in the enrollment of all domestic students, but especially for racially and ethnically marginalized groups, for whom progress has already been too slow, painfully slow,” Ortega said. “If among Hispanic/Latinx students, 1.9% among White students, and 0.7%

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University of Maryland Reckons with the Past

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It took a village, Hughes-Watkins said, from the interning students conducting research, to the advisory board and community liaisons, to create the report. Students know that there’s no way an institution this old has no ties to slavery,” said Hughes-Watkins. “I They’re not those schools anymore. Hughes-Watkins agreed.

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rick Garfunkel, vice president for global affairs, had to bring back several hundred students who were studying overseas, including 40 in China. “[It was] not easy,” he said. Meanwhile, as campuses emptied, international students had to remain. Some of them wanted to stay.” They couldn’t go home,” said Garfunkel.

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Navigating the Path to Student Success Through Essential Guidance and Support

Timely MD

TimelyCare Student Success Coaching Q&A With Dr. Nicole Guerrero Trevino Vice President for Student Success LinkedIn Tell us about your career journey and dedication to student success in higher education. international students, athletes, first-generation students, undergraduate and graduate students, etc.)