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Texas Senate Approves Anti-DEI Bill for State Public Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SB17 also allows the state of Texas to sue accreditation agencies that penalize universities for complying with the law and lets students and employees sue schools if forced to participate in any such DEI training.

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Report: More DEI Efforts Needed at Predominantly White Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“We've seen time and time again through that research that the experiences that these students have is different from their white peers, specifically because of how staff, faculty, and peers have different attitudes, behaviors, and practices towards students of color due to their perceived or actual race or ethnicity."

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Data and Collaboration are the Key to Preserving Higher Ed’s Hard-Fought Equity Gains

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our improved analytics capabilities have helped us identify three specific student populations, in particular, who could benefit the most from additional support and targeted interventions: readmitted students, learners admitted through UTSA’s test-optional admissions program and historically underrepresented male students.

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“Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it

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Students don’t speak “financial aid” “Low-income students disproportionately come from families without college backgrounds, leaving them without the cultural capital needed to navigate the ins and outs of the college admissions process. Support Basic Needs Security, a Sense of Belonging, and Student Engagement 2.

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Eye to the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tiffany Beth Mfume, associate vice president for student success and retention, says her office is involved from the time a student is admitted to the university until he or she graduates.

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Our LGBTQ students’ lives and well-being are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help

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I’ve read about LGBTQ+ college student organizations either being dismantled or denied formation. Utilize groups like Brandon’s Dru Project, Campus Pride, or GLSEN to create safe spaces where students feel welcome and comfortable. The shooting in Colorado was just the most recent and heartbreaking example of such hate.

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University of Dayton, Sinclair CC share students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A direct line: During their time at Sinclair, students meet with an academic adviser at UD each semester “to ensure they are on track for a successful academic transition,” Thompson says. If your student success program has a unique feature or twist that you believe is worth modeling, we’d like to know about it.