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California Initiative to Drive FAFSA and CA Dream Act Application Completion

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Today, WCET’s parent company, WICHE – the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, is holding its Commission Meeting in California. This is a major new step taken by the Commission to help more students secure financial aid resources and improve equitable access to postsecondary education statewide.

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Enhancing Understanding of Urban Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Miller, professor of higher education and public policy at the University of Arkansas, about Dr. Everrett A. Everrett A. psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.,

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In school counseling and mental health counseling, counselor educators get extensive preparation in socio-emotional learning (SEL). This is necessary but must include intentional and proactive scholarship and resources on racial identity development. Gifted and talented under-referrals and underrepresentation.

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Middleton Social media is neither honest about nor friendly toward Black males in P-12 and higher education. At a societal level, the United States’ economy depends on a skilled workforce, particularly given the rapidly changing technological landscape. Hines, Donna Y. Ford, Edward C. Fletcher Jr, Renae D. Mayes & Tanya J.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Data gathered by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit organization working to improve and accelerate Latinx student success in postsecondary education, showed that in 2021, there were 401 emerging HSI institutions across 43 states. The 2021 Latinx population in the U.S. totaled 62.5 million, just under 20% of the U.S.

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Alphabet Soup

Susquehanna President's Blog

Alphabet Soup - Higher-Education Organizations There are dozens of national, international, and regional organizations supporting higher education. They work on policies and best practices for research and scholarship in higher education. They focus on expanding access to all students.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. Students are also being prepared for the workforce.