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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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As of fall 2023, 69% of the student population at CSUSB identified as Hispanic or Latino. In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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Based on data gathered, we increased support services such as Ram Pantry, counseling, technology availability, and academic advising,” he continues. From 2018 to 2023, Latinx staff representation increased from 33% to 38%, and administrator representation increased from 17% to 25%, respectively. “We

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Positive Potential Minnesota also has the American Indian Scholars Program, which was established in the 2023 legislative session. Essential Supports for Success According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2022 the college enrollment rate for 18-to-24-year-olds who identified as Native American or Alaska Native was 26%.

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Challenges for Higher Education: An Emerging Skills Shortage and Inequity in the Workforce

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The fastest-growing industries require workers with disproportionately higher education levels compared to industries with slower growth (Carnevale et al, 2023). If these challenges remain unaddressed, our standard of living will decline, and the country will fall into a downward spiral of decreased tax revenue to pay for needed services.

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TIDES Report: Women’s Basketball Student-Athletes Continue to Outperform Their Male Counterparts

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Overall, the GSR of men’s teams showed a slight decline from 2023 to present, from 84.9% in 2023 to 95.9% in 2023 to 89.7% Even when student-athletes are no longer having regular meetings, individuals with academic support services touch base with faculty and coaching staff. “It Adrien Bouchet, director of TIDES.

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What We’re Learning About the Dual Enrollment Student Experience

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When the fall 2023 term begins, close to 20% of community college students will also be high school students who are dually enrolled. When asked about support services, 51% of respondents said they had not interacted with an academic advisor from the community college. Dually enrolled students are no different.

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Partnership to Reopen Community College Campus Childcare Center

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The college was awarded a $1 million grant in 2023 from the U.S. Department of Education to support re-opening its campus childcare center. The facility closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated budget reduction efforts.