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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are FAFSA webinars available, I believe community and family focused FAFSA and financial aid workshops in tribal communities might be an effective way to promote college going overall among indigenous students.” A vital component is developing culturally reflective support services. “In

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Morales, president of CSUSB. Currently, 60.1% of the Fresno State student population is Latinx.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The focus on English skills needed in an academic setting and tailored support services through the Academic Literacy & Language (ALL) Center have proven beneficial. Fifty-five percent of students who attended two or more graduate school prep workshops enrolled in graduate school, 68% at CSUF.

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Striving for Digital Equity in Education

The Scholarly Teacher

TRIO refers to Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Service. Teachers can encourage, support, and help their students seek funding to engage in technology integration programs to improve their ability to learn with technology.

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College cancels classes for career, advising expo

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Workshops covered topics like wellness, intercultural workplace competency, awkward human resources interactions, careers in athletics and illegal interview questions. Faculty members who hosted workshops were awarded with professional development credit. More than 100 walked away with a new professional head shot.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It goes back to CEED workshops where they gave us mentorship skills.” Being present at these conferences helps raise the profile of Virginia Tech’s graduate programs as well as awareness of CEED’s support services. “I Now, I try to give back. by mentoring girls and young women to keep going in engineering.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Based on data gathered, we increased support services such as Ram Pantry, counseling, technology availability, and academic advising,” he continues. A data literacy workshop series offered each semester helps to foster a data-driven decision-making culture across the university.