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The Equity Imperative ?of the Place-Bound Student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She possesses an associate degree earned in her early 20’s from her local community college. It is the closest university, but it doesn’t offer such a program. identified as place-bound , according to the American Council on Education (ACE) Center for Policy Research and Strategy (Hillman, Nicholas, & Weichman, 2016).

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Dr. Timothy Alvarez Retires from Otero College in Purpose, with Satisfaction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Timothy Alvarez From earning an associate degree to serving as president of a community college, Alvarez understands the value of higher education and the need to create pathways and support systems. As a result, the college received a Title V grant, $3.5 He has a deep connection to community colleges.

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Seeking Solutions to Strengthen Career Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Roueche Center for Community College Leadership. Today, some of our country’s communities are engaged in conversations about talent pipeline shortages, challenges, and opportunities. Between those three sectors, there are about 39,000 unfilled,” says Jacob Duritsky, Team NEO’s vice president of strategy and research.

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success. The organization has received financial support from many institutions, including the Educational Testing Service, or ETS.

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Teaching students to think beyond themselves

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Building a Network Now the Lilly Endowment is giving the program $31 million over five years to expand—including by helping build a network of character education programs across academe. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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U of South Dakota TRIO program offers first-year experience

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Peer education: All these supports are enhanced by a peer educator program—upper-class students paired with a first-year student, Doane says. The idea is to focus not only on academics but also on student well-being, and the course includes three individual success meetings with staff members. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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U of Iowa business school students build storytelling skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

And it’s a good fit for the University of Iowa over all, since communication “is really baked into our approach across colleges, from the Writers’ Workshop, sciences, health care and business,” he adds. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: