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.”

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Since its founding, Achieving the Dream has been focused on helping institutions deliver more equitable results in student success. It then projects this inequality into labor markets, housing markets, and local school districts, guaranteeing the intergenerational transmission of race and class privilege.” Francesca I.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

student affairs administration/higher education, Ball State University, Teachers College; Certificate, College and University Teaching, Ball State University, Teachers College; Ph.D., educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B. Dr. Victor B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The program, which will eventually expand to include six scholars, will give fellows financial support for their research and teaching, as well as mentoring, networking, and community over a six-year term. But, without minoritized teachers and mentors, it will be hard to get students from under-represented backgrounds involved.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

He says he sees himself as an advocate, using his work to advocate for students and better policies that advance higher education and increase student success. In his role as provost faculty fellow, Smith advises and guides the design and direction of academic and student success initiatives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Kayon Hall, assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The college will have its own dean of students, director, counselors, academic advisors, and outreach and support staff, and it will draw from existing faculty who have “a demonstrated record of success in teaching Black students,” said Wood.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

It is a space to establish community, which is important for persistence and student success. They have done that often with the support of the professionals who work in those offices who helped to teach them and develop their activism. Some institutions even started shutdowns at the start of the academic year.

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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. Engaging with students was fulfilling, but Watford says she realized teaching was not her calling.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As Inside Higher Ed notes, “Students often turn to their faculty members for advice and support outside of academics, including career advice and mental health support, so positive student-faculty relationships are a critical piece of student success.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

A&T’s 1890 Center of Excellence for Student Success and Workforce Development (SSWD), earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at N.C. The nurturing she received as a student motivated her to pursue a career in science and fueled her desire to return to the university in 2007 and give the same to students. “N.C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They also have something they can teach, instead of having to earn money with a minimum wage job.” The academy has partnered with the Stuyvesant High School Honors Society — Stuyvesant is a highly selective public high school — and other outlets to provide academic support and mentoring. There are also reading and nutrition workshops.

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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.”

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Timely MD

AUGUST 8, 2024

Integrating soft skills into curriculum and student support services In my experience supporting student success at an institution of higher education, I saw how students needed help to develop their soft skills – and the gaps where more resources were needed.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

MARCH 2, 2017

However, with a deeper glance, it’s the connections between these areas that are the strands that form essential aspects of the student experience. Student Success. Student engagement is everything when it comes to student success. Engagement is what creates a meaningful student experience.

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Scholarship America

AUGUST 21, 2023

Aja created an entire plan to teach students about ASL and to teach the students how to sign a famous children’s book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See ? The students absolutely loved it!” Aja Leatherwood is truly exceptional,” Lauren Calandruccio said.

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As a student at Health Careers High School , a magnet school in San Antonio for students interested in pursuing careers in health professions, Jake had unique opportunities to pursue his new calling. Then his mother lost her teaching position. He also played a key role in crafting research questions to get authentic data.

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Since then, I have set goals and made plans to become a physics researcher with the hopes of one day pursuing a career in academia where I can teach and mentor students very similar to me.” I became particularly interested in topics such as cell phone technology, nuclear energy and Einstein’s relativity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. Dr. Erik M. Frazier, R.-M.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” While I’m certain that these gestures were appreciated by those in need, this regular service experience crystalized for me the meaning of the oft-quoted proverb: “Give a man to fish, and you feed him for one day.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

Academic Affairs is this incredible infrastructure for research, for teaching. Chancellor Reyes told us that his mandate was much different: "The president, as well as other mentors that knew that I was considering being the interim, they said, 'If you're going to do this, don't be the interim. I think it's very valuable.

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EAB

APRIL 26, 2023

Medical issues, a canceled baby-sitter, or a shift change at work can put enormous pressure on students trying to keep up in four or five concurrent classes. In addition to providing more flexibility, accelerated courses are linked to better student success outcomes. This kind of program benefits everyone involved.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The emphasis must be on professional development to handle innovation, because if we don't teach faculty how to enhance teaching excellence and use innovation, we've failed as institutions. How do we teach them to include high-impact practices and think about students they're going to work with in a new academic program?

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The emphasis must be on professional development to handle innovation, because if we don't teach faculty how to enhance teaching excellence and use innovation, we've failed as institutions. How do we teach them to include high-impact practices and think about students they're going to work with in a new academic program?

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Thrive Alliance Group

MAY 6, 2024

Thrive can help your district address mental health issues, create a supportive school culture, and improve student success. Download our quick reference guide to Supporting Students With Depression. And Thrive has a series of asynchronous PD presentations on some of the most pressing mental health issues schools face.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For example, a colleague and mentor at the University of Georgia told me, ‘You're going to be the next head of psychology here.’ How to Thrive in the Small World of Higher Ed In the culture of higher ed leadership, advice and mentoring are among the most important gifts given and received. I hadn't thought about it.’

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

Related Resources What the mental health crisis means for student success leaders December 20, 2022 Don't miss a beat Visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes, information on our expert contributors, and more. Learn more The post How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources appeared first on EAB.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

The early warning signs showed up most prominently in traditionally marginalized groups, with those students experiencing food and housing insecurity at higher rates than their peers – requiring more support to not only persist in their programs but also to live. I think that is where we are with AI.”

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COE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We work with governments, policymakers, educators, and employers across the globe to prepare students and professionals for the global workforce and equip them to solve the increasingly complex challenges facing our interconnected world.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Precisely, the effect of commodifying education reinforces enrolled students’ entitlement and institutional leaders’ unreasonable expectations for faculty labor. Relatedly, faculty learned new teaching modalities, initially online followed by high-flex, or some students in-person in classrooms while some attended synchronously online.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

And how do they inform the ways I navigate campus culture and focus on student success? First, I believe a college presidents leadership success can be measured based on the impact that a leader has on the lives of the people they serve. My primary mentors have been women of color, white women and gay men.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Teaching critical thinking skills and an understanding of civic institutions are essential components of a well-rounded education that can empower Latino males to make informed decisions in every area of life, from voting to career choices. Dr. Victor B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

San Antonio College a large, two-year public college in Walnut, California students regularly credit a program called ARISE with providing peer mentors, culturally relevant courses and a sense of community. As a visiting professor, Rahman also teaches a similar course called Critical Muslim Studies. ARISE program Alumni of Mt.

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