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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. “In Santiago and Sarita E.

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The "In Between": What’s Needed to Improve Student Outcomes

Dr. Al Solano

These include: inquiry & action student success teams per meta-major (aka, academic & career community), pedagogy inquiry & action teams , and student services inquiry & action teams. 2004, March). A practical model for linking rhetoric and action to improve achievement of diverse students.

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Accreditor emerging for intellectual disabilities programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Programs for this population of students, which vary in length and scope, have grown dramatically since 2004, when an informal survey found about 25 programs nationally, according to the Think College National Coordinating Center, which offers support to postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities.

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A Guide to the Accreditation Process with the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA)

Creatrix Campus

This team should include key staff members from different departments, including administration, academic affairs, and student services. However, since 2018, it has been under the Education Evaluation Commission, which was established by Royal Decree in that year.