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First-in-the-State Tribal Health Program Finds Home at Cal Poly Humboldt

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California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (Cal Poly Humboldt) is teaming up with the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) School of Medicine to address one burden affecting the ability to deliver quality, culturally sensitive healthcare to Native populations — the shortage of medical professionals in AI/AN communities.

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Georgia State University Creates Program for Black Women in Tech

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Georgia State University (GSU) is creating a program to help Black women majoring in computer science and information systems. According to a 2018 study , researchers have looked to understand why many Black women may feel "they do not belong" in computing, examining the "unique experiences" they face of being Black and being a woman.

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TWO Demographic Cliffs? The Enrollment Case for Diversifying Revenue Streams

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Total Change (2026-39) -650,174 -15% Uneven change Nathan Grawe’s 2018 book, Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education , provides the most comprehensive analysis of what is on the horizon. Six states will see more than 7.5 Only nine states are projected to see growth. 2030-33: 55,523 +1.3% 2033-39: -375,790 -9.0%

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Understanding the College Planning Needs and Perceptions of Low-Income Families

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Studies such as the World Economic Forum’s 2018 report found that it can take upwards of five generations for those born in low-income families in the United States to approach the mean family income. Older studies have supported the notion that a child’s economic position is influenced by the economic position of their parents.

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Vote HBCU Helps Black Student Voters Make Their Voices Heard

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16 at Virginia State University. Blair started Xceleader with Aarian Forman, a Tennessee State University alum, and Jade Agudosi, a Howard University alum, in 2018 to bring national programming to HBCUs — something they said was hard to come by. of their campus, alongside NAACP Youth and College Division members.

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What Happens to 100 Students Who Start a Bachelor’s Degree?

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In 2018, we used a representative 100 students to illustrate how colleges and universities across the country were delivering on the promises of higher education. DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC Sources “ Completing College: Completing College National and State Reports – Fall 2016 Cohort ” National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (2022). “

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Students Are Returning to College at the Highest Rate in a Decade: Report

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According to the report, both retention and persistence rates held steady from 2015-2018, but dropped for the cohort starting college in 2019 ahead of the pandemic. According to the report, both retention and persistence rates held steady from 2015-2018, but dropped for the cohort starting college in 2019 ahead of the pandemic.