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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

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Immediately, Dayshawn and I went into planning, says Jackson, Eight years later, Compton College is breaking ground on a 250+ bed housing facility, becoming the first community college in Los Angeles County to offer campus housing to its students. Were showing other colleges that this can be done, says Curry.

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Examples of Excelencia

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Associate Level English for Academic Purposes Reading Area Community College (Reading, PA) The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at Reading Area Community College (RACC) began in 2012 to strategically reduce credit requirements and accelerate student progression with the goal of boosting enrollment and success rates.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Salcedo is the director of the Center for Community College Partnerships at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). I think public institutions have a mission to make sure that those in society have access to higher education,” says Alexander, who arrived at UCLA in 2006. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 3

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4) I have had the opportunity to redesign the institutional research function at both community colleges and at a public regional university. Developing partnerships on campus is key, regardless of institutional positioning or size. New Directions for Institutional Research, 2016 (166), 47-59. link] McLendon, M., De Lourdes.

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Two from MIT awarded 2024 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships | MIT Career Advising and Professional Development Published by MIT News on April 25, 2024 MIT graduate student Riyam Al Msari and alumna Francisca Vasconcelos ’20 are among the 30 recipients of this year’s Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.