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Marquette University Receives $1.25 Million to Bolster Prison Education Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The prison education program as a whole has had more than 400 students since 2022, composing a mix of both incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people and Marquette undergrads, though the program’s origins stretch back to 2015, Wheelock said. million award marks Mellon’s second contribution to the program.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. From 2015 to 2023, Latino students represented over two-thirds (68%) of the institution’s enrollment growth.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 Since 2015, 64 students, 93.75% of whom are Latino, have been placed in internships. “I million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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How Do You Make Summer Internship a Reality as an International Student at Hope College?

Hope College Network

At least that’s what the Career Development Center said when entered their office in October 2015. Also, this adviser is the college official that evaluates and grades student’s work. The student fills it out together with the academic adviser.

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AI for Pathways & Credentials

Parchment

And then 2015 got a couple of grants to apply AI to higher ed institutional data and have gone down a transfer and articulation and pathway rabbit hole ever since. And all the research suggests that academic advising some version of it is really beneficial, but it’s just hard to scale, right?

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AI for Pathways & Credentials

Parchment

And then 2015 got a couple of grants to apply AI to higher ed institutional data and have gone down a transfer and articulation and pathway rabbit hole ever since. And all the research suggests that academic advising some version of it is really beneficial, but it’s just hard to scale, right?

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What’s the Deal with Comprehensive Learner Records?

Parchment

Rodney Lee Parks (04:27.342) so that we really bombarded them that first year with a lot of educational opportunities and how to use that academic transcript. In 2015, Acro was giving out grants to create basically extended learner records. And we don’t just say academic anymore. The academic advisors have that discussion.