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Student Success in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To earn the Seal of Excelencia a college or university must demonstrate an intentional, institutional focus on advancing Latino student success by aligning data and practice. Lastly, a college or university’s commitment must be sustained over time. and graduate 19%. Morales, president of CSUSB.

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Initiative Empowers HBCU Students and Alums as Entrepreneurs

Insight Into Diversity

That feeling motivated Olawepo, a senior at Alabama A&M University majoring in computer science and software development, to create career networking software that helps connect students and alumni from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The culture is different [at HBCUs],” he says.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

Today, of course, those professions include communication, journalism, hotel and restaurant management, library science, nursing, psychology, social work, and much more. A second tradition, originally associated with Oxford and Cambridge, emphasized the transmission of culture and character development in a residential college setting.

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Announcing 1 degree pathway, 8 Professional Certificates, and 20 new and upgraded GenAI certs and Specializations

Coursera blog

We are honored to welcome prestigious universities such as Saïd Business School – University of Oxford , Dubai College of Tourism , IMD Business School , and Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea , along with industry leaders like Airbus Beyond , Amazon , Johns Hopkins Medicine , Liberty Mutual , and Xbox to our partner community.

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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Native Explorers Program Governor Bill Anoatubby of the Chickasaw Nation on the left has supported the Native Explorers Program for 15 years. Participants engage in research using statistics and computer science to analyze real-world data on diseases like cancer and COVID-19.

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

Encouraging a growth mindset in students is incredibly empowering. In the college environment an intent to persist is needed, and by promoting resiliency in such a way students are encouraged to understand that their own free will and mindset largely influence their success.