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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. There are temporary supports for someone who needs a place to live as well as emergency student funds.

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Teaching Awards 2024 – See the winners!

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Photo credit: EUSA Here are our shortlists and winners in the Teaching Awards 2024: Cohort Lead of the Year Darrick Evensen (School of Social and Political Science) Claire Haggett (School of Social and Political Science) WINNER Justine Maclean (Moray House School of Education and Sport) Outstanding Commitment to Social Justice and Sustainability Inga (..)

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A central part of this discussion is grounded in the achievement gap literature on Black students in general with implications for Black males in particular. link] A Legacy Community is a living and learning community supported by broader institutional departments (e.g., Emerald Publishing Limited.

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How College Transforms Students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

College’s impact hinges largely on the level of student engagement: the time and effort devoted to studying, the frequency and quality of interactions with faculty, peers, and professional staff, and the extent to which students take advantage of extracurricular activities.