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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ivonne Diaz-Claisse “I told my story — what it took for me to achieve my dream — and at the end, the students wanted my autograph,” says Diaz-Claisse, president and CEO of Hispanics Inspiring Students’ Performance and Achievement (HISPA), a nonprofit organization based in New Jersey.

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How to Move Latinx Students into High-Paying Jobs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Excelencia’s reports have identified the top institutions that are not only recruiting, supporting, and graduating Latinx students, but following through after graduation and connecting their students with well-paying jobs.

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Higher Ed Stakeholders Look to Socioeconomic Status as Alternative to Race in Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions in June has left universities, nonprofit organizations, Richard Kahlenberg and other higher education stakeholders with a single question: What are the best paths forward? That is not going to be the full solution.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. Recruitment is done through professional organizations and media.

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Good News and Bad News: Enrollment Data Offers Mixed Messages

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are the latest numbers from 62% of institutions that report to the National Student Clearinghouse, an educational nonprofit organization which collects data and offers insights from 97% of all postsecondary institutions in the U.S. since last fall.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school is now eligible for Title V HSI funds that can support student recruitment, education, sense of belonging, and completion. The designation is HSI, but we who serve in this space talk about the difference between being Hispanic-recruiting and Hispanic-serving. The Mount is focused on serving.”

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Alliance works to support faculty and staff recruitment and retention at the university. Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in student affairs. Engaging directly with students has been a highlight of Patterson-Stephens’ work. “Her