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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions.

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U of South Dakota TRIO program offers first-year experience

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. Some were going without enough food to eat; others were sleeping in their cars.

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Maslow's Hierarchy in Action: How Student Affairs Can use the Framework for Better Assessment of Wellbeing

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Here are some ways universities can assess students using Maslow's hierarchy: Assess physiological needs : At the bottom of the pyramid are physiological needs like food, shelter, and sleep. This can include access to affordable healthcare, counseling services, and recreational facilities that promote healthy living.

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Improving Enrollment, Retention, and Graduation Rates: Learning from the Arrupe College Strategic Enrollment Model

The Change Leader, Inc.

Assisting Students with Maximizing Financial Aid, Transferring, and Post-graduation Support Since Arrupe’s model depends on students receiving the maximum amount of Pell grants and state aid possible. In addition, to close the technology gap, all students receive a laptop and, since the pandemic, internet hotspots.

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Alamo Colleges District Launches Pilot Near-Peer Coaching Program to Help More Underserved Texans Access and Complete College

College Forward

. “Breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty requires meeting the most basic needs of each learner—from mental and emotional health to food and housing insecurity,” said Gilberto Becerra , associate vice chancellor for advocacy, retention, and completion at Alamo Colleges District.

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How can you better support adult learners who are parents or guardians?

EAB

This data can then be used to inform financial aid, funding of support services, and developing policies that specifically target parenting students’ needs. --> 0 % of students said that their financial aid office did not inform them that childcare expenses could be taken into account in the determination of their financial aid award, according to (..)