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Whip up student engagement with these 3 useful approaches

Regardless of an institution's size, here's how higher ed leaders can shrink the size of campus by creating community pathways for first-generation students.

The University Business Podcast: Why HSIs play a vital role for the U.S. economy

Dr. Antonio Flores, president of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, details how Hispanic Serving Institutions will best serve a U.S. labor workforce projected to be one-fifth Hispanic by 2030.

Here are 2 areas where your first-generation students need more attention

First-generation students are prone to fall behind in higher education and beyond, prompting colleges, universities and related organizations to recognize their struggles and alleviate them.

How empowering first-generation students with success coaches builds equity

Success coaches ensure first-generation students are engaged and supported, helping higher education bridge the equity gap.

Today’s college rankings still measure the wrong things. It’s time to reinvent them

Traditional college rankings measure the wrong things and penalize the vast majority of regional public institutions that support first-generation and underrepresented students.

‘Affirmative action made us complacent’: Leaders on their back heels get real on equity

"The higher education system is broken," said Colorado College President Song Richardson at the Department of Education's summit discussing the end of affirmative action.

Several prominent universities end legacy admissions in light of affirmative action ending

The number of Pell-eligible and first-generation students has increased by 10% or more since Johns Hopkins University stopped legacy admissions in 2013.

About 370 more free college programs have erupted nationwide in 8 years

Michigan's Kalamazoo Promise has proven to increase eligible students’ chances of enrolling in a 4-year college or university by 34%.

How 2 college equity leaders advise navigating a changing climate amid backlash

Despite Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action and state efforts to defund DEI, there are integral ways higher education can maintain its mission of cultivating a culture of diverse perspectives. "Don't be led by fear," advises Dr. David Acosta, chief diversity and inclusion officer of the AAMC.

This program dedicated to boosting first-gen success rates is tripling down

After helping boost Johns Hopkins low-income, first-generation student persistence rates to 100%, the Kessler Scholars Collaborative is expanding its reach to 16 schools and 1,600 students, thanks in part to $10 million in new funding.

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