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JAMILAH MOUDIAB

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Jamilah Moudiab Jamilah Moudiab has been named director of diversity, equity and inclusion for Veteran Affairs and International Student Services at Hudson County Community College. She served as director of international admissions and programs at Felician University.

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Report Finds That Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress

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Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. The CEW report finds that Hispanic/Latino, Black/African American, and American Indian/Alaska Native students collectively composed 37% of the college-age population but just 21% of selective college enrollments in 2019. It comes less than a year after the U.S.

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UCLA Achieves AANAPISI Status

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The additional funding can be used to support research, program development, and student services focused on improving the college experience for this historically underrepresented group—Many AANHPI students hail from low-income families and are the first in their families to attend college. “The Approximately 35.1%

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New Tool to Measure DEI Efforts Introduced

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The instrument comprises 41 items about six scales: institutional environment, faculty and staff hiring, faculty and staff retention, student admissions, student retention and completion, and curriculum. But this doesn’t give schools a comprehensive picture of their efforts, or a direct sense of how developed they are.

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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before

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He served as a pre-admission counselor and tour guide and was a founding peer mentor for the Making Our Space an Inclusive Community, a living-learning residential community that helps low-income and historically underrepresented students transition from high school to college.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

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Former collegiate athlete Yusuf Sabree was a standout student-athlete who currently holds the position of district dean of student services at Wayne County (Mich.) These student-athletes were also interviewed about the support services that they needed. Community College.

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How Universities Can Support Undocumented Students as Federal Policies Continue to Threaten Them

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Push for inclusive campus scholarships targeting undocumented students as well as researching national partnerships with existing programs like TheDream.US , Golden Door Scholars , and others. Work with Admissions, Financial Aid, Counseling, Career Development, and other offices to discuss inclusive actions and support structures.