Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

A 2023 report by the Community College Research Center found that only 16% of community college students earned a bachelors program within six years and just 10% of low-income students did. In 2023, CUNY s Board of Trustees charged the Universitys leadership including myself to fix the transfer system.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

It also involves exposing students to experiences relevant to this rapidly evolving world, so they are career ready. Another core initiative of the presidency is making sure that NJIT is accessible to students of all backgrounds, including low-income students, and fostering a welcoming and inclusive campus community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

“Replacing the outdated remedial approach with a more effective, equitable and evidence-based system is an important advance in our ongoing mission to provide our students with educational opportunity and the support they need to succeed,” said Chancellor Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Williams became the director of the Career Advancement Center, where he would spend the next five years inviting first generation, low-income students, women, LGBTQ+, and other under-represented undergraduates into pursuing their graduate degrees. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr., And have a good time doing it.’”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Bennett Bennett, a behavioral scientist, is currently vice provost for undergraduate education and professor of psychology & neuroscience, global health, and medicine at Duke.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

The graduation rate for URM at four-year public institutions (4YP) increased 9 percentage points from 2016-17 to 2022-23, and the graduation rate for low-income students increased 10 percentage points in that time period. Funding for low-income students in Kentucky’s performance funding model has increased.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

“I think we’re still in the wake of the Brown decision,” said Dr. Leslie Fenwick, AACTE Dean in Residence and Dean Emeritus of the Howard University School of Education and a tenured professor of educational policy and leadership. Why are we creating more barriers for students?” Supreme Court case that desegrated public schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2023

Dr. Sade Bonilla, an assistant professor of policy, organizations, leadership and systems division at the University of Pennsylvania. When controlling for academic preparation, male and female students apply to college at statistically the same rate. It’s a college’s job to be student ready, as it is for students to be college ready.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

In a unique move, Lafayette College announced that they would only consider up to six extracurricular activities , versus the maximum of ten that the Common Application allows students to list. These students often have less opportunity to try (and pay for) extracurriculars. When they are able to join, they often excel.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

He combines passion, knowledge, and charisma to persuade policy makers to do the right thing for low-income students. “Manny is a leader in higher education policy advocacy,” says Brian Rivas, senior director of policy and government relations at The Education Trust — West. “He He’s a great asset in California.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice at Rutgers University. Dr. Ben Rayder, executive director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Major Awards at UH, said his office works with low-income students to remove barriers they may encounter as they become researchers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Another unsettling finding is that, while 2024 CCSSE respondents who are Pell Grant recipients reported intent to transfer at roughly the same rates as non-Pell Grant recipients, the Tracking Transfer report shows that only 11% of low-income students who started at a community college earned a bachelor’s degree in six years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

“The report doesn’t grab the motivations of the students,” said Jennifer Causey, a senior research associate at the National Student Clearinghouse. “It Unfortunately, there remains a persistent gap between low-income students and students at low poverty high schools. In 2023, 50.5%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Yet less than 12% of resident 18-to-24-year-old students enrolled in our public universities are Hispanic. We see similar enrollment gaps for African American students, rural students, and low-income students. About 60% of our state university students graduate within six years. Mathis of the John E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Despite this recognition, the place-bound student is often absent from meaningful equity efforts in higher education that seek to confront and overcome structural inequalities affecting opportunities for low-income students and students of color. allows private high-cost, for-profit providers to flood the market.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

My data mindset was shaped very early in my leadership career, Stout says in an interview with Diverse. We picked colleges we aspired to be like, looked at their data, and then we had a habit with the leadership team to look at the data on a regular basis, quarterly at least, and assess goals based on the data.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

But this delay may make some students, particularly first-generation college students who are new to the admissions process, even more wary and hesitant, said Dr. Jorge Burmicky, an assistant professor of higher education leadership and policy studies at Howard University. "If

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) UCSD’s financial aid office assists students through grants, loans, and scholarship resources, with an emphasis on supporting low-income students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Johnson, his team, and university leadership recently attended a caucus weekend, a gathering of New York State Black, Latinx, and Asian legislators where CUNY presidents and deans were able to directly engage with people who can provide funding. Guttman engaged with lawmakers and policy makers as a collective through CUNY.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In order to meet the state’s workforce needs, California institutions were asked to increase the six-year graduation rate to 60%, reduce equity gaps for minoritized and low-income students, and increase on-time graduation rates for freshman and transfer students. This was to be accomplished by the year 2025. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Paul Sniegowski Since his appointment as dean in 2017, Sniegowski has been responsible for the direction of Penn’s liberal arts undergraduate curricula, programs and students in academic departments and interdisciplinary programs across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. from the University of Chicago.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

That data show that the students who attend the summer bridge program build great resilience skills, and resilience leads to retention. When Salcedo worked directly with Alexander, she sought his mentorship so she could strengthen her leadership skills and continue her professional development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership. They must present evidence of effectiveness in institutional practices serving Latino students. The dashboard is available through the Office of Student Success. “By Dr. Erika D.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

One hundred and thirty-nine high school TRIO students from across the country participated in the National Student Leadership Congress (NSLC) this year in Washington, D.C., She believes experiences like NSLC help educate students on every state’s unique challenges and education inequalities.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

For first-generation and low-income students, these programs can be life-changing, offering experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Abroad Program exemplified the power of study abroad for first-generation and low-income students. this summer.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

President Sacks talked to us about the view on the ground versus the big picture, her personal leadership journey, some of her proudest accomplishments, strategies for decision making, and the power of both information and knowledge. Department of Education. They don't even like horses. That was formative.”

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COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

A graduate of the  University of South Carolina , she credits her understanding of the unique challenges confronting first-generation, low-income students to her participation in the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP), a subset of TRIO Student Support Services , during college. 

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Leveraging strong data-driven tools to help advisors guide students. Securing ongoing leadership support and investment. By developing detailed degree maps for hundreds of majors, the participating universities uncovered a wealth of information about why students were struggling to reach the finish line.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Unfortunately, only 27% of college students report securing that good job before graduation, and 4 in 10 graduates are underemployed in their first job. We've found a misaligned perception between how campus leadership and business leaders view student career outcomes. Ensuring Equitable Access.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

My new role as the president of COE is both exhilarating and daunting as I know I will encounter new challenges that have broad implications for our students. However, I am ready to serve and continue the work necessary to ensure success for our first-generation, low-income students in getting to and through college.

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Close the Gap Foundation

AUGUST 6, 2024

Examples of self-led projects include organizing community cleanups and developing advocacy campaigns, which help students build organizational, leadership, research, communication, and advocacy skills. I envision the Self-Led Social Impact Pilot Program to be a transformative journey for first-generation and low-income students.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Knowing that the emergency funds had the greatest impact on part-time students, late-career students, low-income students, women, and those with the lowest likelihood of persistence enabled support staff to tailor messaging directly to these student populations.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We released two new playbooks to assist leadership teams in their practices of proactive advising and college-to-career transition. This group of dynamic presidents and chancellors from our member institutions embody our vision and commitment to success for low-income students and students of color. •

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Visa process, international students may not actually have the necessary paperwork to arrive when planned, despite their enrollment or deposit activity. As for students who didn’t file their FAFSA, many of these students may be first-generation or low-income students who need more support to make it to the first day of classes.

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Student Research Foundation

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The scholarship is based on academic excellence, leadership, and community involvement. Learn More The Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship This scholarship program awards up to $50,000 to high school seniors who demonstrate leadership, scholarship, and financial need. college or university.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

We released two new playbooks to assist leadership teams in their practices of proactive advising and college-to-career transition. This group of dynamic presidents and chancellors from our member institutions embody our vision and commitment to success for low-income students and students of color. •

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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. Free Tuition” to all in-state students from families with incomes under $67,000.

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