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Describes how Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) provides pathways for social and economic opportunities for its students. Although FAMU’s 40 percent rate of graduation exceeds the national average for African-American students, the university is working to increase its graduation rate with campus-wide student support policies, programs, and practices.
Muriel Sarmiento was brought to the United States as a teenager with her immigrant family from Venezuela. She struggled in high school as she grappled with a new language and culture, keeping to herself because she was afraid of others making fun of her heavy accent. Her school experience in the U.S. changed dramatically when she enrolled in Miami Dade College’s dual-language program, one of the few of its kind in the nation.
Tallahassee Community College overhauled its advising model, adopting individualized academic plans that make registering for future semesters a one-click deal—and now students are now less likely to stop out.
Discusses how colleges have been struggling to meet the surging demand for mental health services on campus, and some schools are wrestling with how much care they owe students.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota tracked a large group of African Americans from their high school years until many years after they attended college. They found no overall association for lower symptoms of depression for HBCU students compared to their peers who attended predominantly White schools. But for some subsets of HBCU students, there was a positive impact.
Milwaukee has lots of nonprofits and educational institutions working to help students go to and stay in college. But the city still faces a college completion “crisis.” Only about two in three Milwaukee students graduate from high school; of that group, just 36 percent enrolled in college in 2020.
The Student Parent Success Program at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, provides students an opportunity to connect with their parenting peers and receive individualized support from program staff when needed.
The Marquette Wellness and Recreation Center, with an anticipated completion date of December 2024, consolidates wellness, counseling, health services and recreation, while expanding capacity for each of these areas.