Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

Our Call Center boasts a 90% first-call resolution rate, with the remaining 10% of calls directed specifically to an individual that can help. We also have four Engagement Centers that provide a space where students can connect with mentors, counselors, faculty, and staff for even more personalized support.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

I would not be here without mentors and allies who saw in me what I didnt always see in myself. Now, I see mentorship as reciprocala process where both mentor and mentee learn and grow. I began teaching College Success courses to first generation, low income, multicultural students.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students. In Fall 2022, our first faculty mentor pairings were made,” says Ben Telesca, vice president for student affairs, SRSU.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The report identifies several key strategies to improve attainment rates, including: Auditing administrative practices and policies to remove obstacles for first-generation college students Reducing financial barriers by increasing aid coverage and streamlining aid processes Investing in institutional support services like tutoring and mentoring Strengthening (..)

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

He said that the additional funds could also boost existing resources and help to create new programs focused on outreach, retention, and mentoring, specifically tailored to the specific needs of AANHPI students who often navigate academic life as first-generation college students Dr. David Yoo, vice provost and chair of the UCLA AANAPISI advisory (..)

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2025

Serving, studying, and being mentored by this living legend has been the blessing of a lifetime. With declining numbers of traditional college-age white middle-class students, Garcia emphasizes the necessity of effectively reaching lower-income, first-generation students and students of color.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Nicole Pulliam In my first year as a faculty member, I was the shiny new object. As a woman of color, a first-generation college graduate, and someone raised in a limited-income home, I was celebrated for bringing fresh perspectives and ideas. They are tasked with mentoring others while their own professional needs go unmet.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When LaShelle Williams-Franklin arrived at Howard University as a first-generation college student from Cleveland, Ohio, she had her academic LaShelle Williams-Franklin plan perfectly mapped out. The organization offers professional development through webinars, internship placement assistance, and mentor matching.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

They have generated leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, groundbreaking artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and activists who shaped the Black experience and the fabric of American society.

Financial aid

COE

MAY 2, 2025

Hamm President Trumps newly released 2026 budget proposes the complete elimination of the Federal TRIO Programs, which have helped millions of low-income, first-generation students – including veterans, adult learners, and students with disabilities – succeed in higher education for over 60 years. WASHINGTON, D.C.

Education

Close the Gap Foundation

JUNE 25, 2025

“It’s really been the first time where I’ve been the one serving as a teacher and as a mentor,” she said. I had this general assumption that I lacked some of the knowledge and skills that my peers had because of my background. Through CTG, she’s found connection.

Mentoring

COE

JULY 24, 2025

TRIO Future Leaders Summit Ignites Passion and Purpose in First-Generation Students Nationwide July 24, 2025 — by Terrance L. Hamm As TRIO programs face mounting political threats, the stories and strength displayed at the Future Leaders Summit are a timely reminder: investment in potential pays dividends for generations.

First generation

COE

JULY 9, 2025

The rain was incidental—it kind of added a little drama to it — but what really mattered was that a Member of Congress had chosen to champion first-generation, low-income students, and students with disabilities at a time when TRIO’s very existence was in question. this summer.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Faculty and staff dont just teachthey mentor, guide, and advocate. When a student asks for a letter of recommendation at an HBCU, its not generic; its personal. This is especially critical for the many first-generation college students who call our campuses home. At HBCUs, students are more than ID numbers.

Success

COE

JUNE 3, 2025

As a first-generation college student from a low-income family in Eastern Kentucky Appalachia, I needed TRIO to prepare me for higher education, said TRIO Upward Bound and Student Support Services alumnus Charles Hargis. Blog National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes: Future leaders realize their power in D.C.

First generation

COE

JUNE 11, 2025

Despite decades of proven success in expanding college access and economic mobility for low-income and first-generation students, the federal TRIO programs now face elimination in the President’s budget—prompting over 10,000 alumni to urge Congress to protect this vital engine of opportunity. this summer.

First generation

COE

JULY 8, 2025

billion in federal TRIO funding—citing concerns over performance measures and accountability—even as TRIO programs currently serve roughly 870,000 low-income, first-generation, and disabled students nationwide (about 17,500 in Colorado). Hamm The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 “skinny” budget proposes eliminating all $1.2

First generation

COE

JULY 10, 2025

They represent what’s possible when we give students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds a real opportunity to thrive.” He became a leading voice in children’s media, best known for his work on “Sesame Street,” bringing all-encompassing storytelling to public television and mentoring the next generation of artists.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

As a teacher, mentor, colleague and friend, he was beloved." His visionary AccessUVA program dramatically expanded financial aid, opening doors for first-generation and low-income students who previously could not have considered attending the prestigious institution.

Low income student

COE

JULY 15, 2025

By honoring institutions that have made SSS practices a permanent, mission-aligned part of their work, we spotlight models that help low-income and first-generation students not only enroll but persist and graduate.” “Community colleges serve as the vital gateway to postsecondary opportunity for more than 4.5 A landmark 2019 U.S.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

Declining birth rates, changingstudent expectations, shifting public sentiment, and persistent underfunding place extraordinary pressure on institutions that have long served as lifelines for students of color and first-generation learners. Yet amid these challenges lies an opportunity.

Literacy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

The ripple effects are profound, as mentees frequently evolve into mentors themselves, perpetuating a cycle of empowerment that benefits entire communities. By bridging generational divides, women leaders foster dialogue that combines the wisdom of experience with the innovation and energy of younger generations.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 18, 2024

It provides $200,000 annually over five years for the initiative based on wrap-around support (coaching, mentoring, and scholarships) through the Future Connect Scholarship Program. The gift was made by Tenfold Senior Living founder and principal Brigid Flanigan.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Sachelle Ford became the first director of the DukeLIFE program at Duke University in January 2020, she brought with her the experience of being a first-generation college student. Vanessa Ford, senior university director at the Mentor Collective, said peer mentorship works. “It

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

First generation

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.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Mentoring is not a stronghold of a lot of primary investigators, and the lack of mentoring puts a lot of pressure on people who are already pressured. At PSU, he ran a mentoring program and worked with 15 different mentees at any given time, he says. You see pressure across the board, regardless of race or gender.

Mentoring

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.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Thomas in Minnesota, where almost all the students are minoritized and nearly three-quarters are first-generation, has managed to buck this trend. Hall, a first-generation African American student at DFC. “It Del Valle López, a first-generation DFC student from Guatemala, agreed. Staff were everywhere.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

Currently at Radford, we have a [student] population of 37% Pell-eligible students, and depending on the year, there’s usually 30% to 35% first-generation students as well. Andes said that Radford’s grant submission prioritized “enhanced student services in mental health and mentoring,” which made Radford’s proposal stand out.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

He is not only expanding access for students at William Paterson, [but] he is serving as a mentor to the future leaders of higher education and challenging all of us to rethink systems that create barriers for underrepresented populations in higher education and beyond.”

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Charles Alexander Dr. Charles J.

Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Despite doing well academically, as a first-generation college student, he felt lost. Johns Hopkins University senior Daivik Chawla was the first person to emphasize the importance of student voices in student support. He appreciated the impact that peer mentors had on him and became a peer advisor as a sophomore.

Mental health

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. And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.”

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

It includes support for academic and non-academic challenges via an OMD program coordinator; life skills training; a mentor; and financial support up to $1,000 a year for students who meet expectations. And the mentor is there to give advice, wisdom, and encouragement, said Sohoni and Malcom X President David A.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

But even before she began teaching at the collegiate level in 2016, López taught and mentored youth. As an undergrad at The University of Texas at Austin, she worked with fellow classmates and friends to mentor middle school and high school students throughout Texas. I'm a first-generation student.

Scholarship

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.

Communication