Universidades de excelencia: USU members recognized for commitment to Latinx students
Two USU members have earned the coveted Seal of Excelencia, which recognizes institutions that intentionally serve and demonstrate...
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Jul 30, 2020
Wrap-Up: The Road Map to Day 2
How does one summarize the lessons learned over a month of discussions, activities, learning new theories, and sharing promising...
Jul 29, 2020
Navigating Uncertainty: The Urgency of Continuous Improvement
The fourth session in the USU Summer meeting series explored how applying a continuous improvement frame to student success efforts,...
Jul 27, 2020
Leveraging Students’ Community Cultural Wealth: Moving from Deficit to Asset-Based Approaches
The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent protests against racism are inflection points for higher education. As students continue to face the...
Jul 24, 2020
Designing for Equitable Futures: Respond, Reset, Reinvent
What have urban serving universities learned from the COVID-19 crisis that can inform strategic planning for the future? What inequities...
Oct 23, 2017
UCF President Hitt: How We’re Using Digital Learning to Increase Access and Improve Outcomes
This blog was originally published on The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities blog on October 10, 2017 With all of the...
Jun 23, 2017
Urban Universities for HEALTH: Collaborating to Advance Health Equity
Not all Americans have the same opportunities to live in good health. Evidence shows that individuals identifying as minorities suffer...
Jun 2, 2017
Web-Based Toolkit Helps Universities Advance Community Health Equity
More than 60 million Americans live in areas without enough health care providers to meet demand – primarily in minority and low-income...
Feb 10, 2017
OPINION: Higher Ed Civic Engagement In The Post-Ferguson Era Means We Get Uncomfortable
Over the last few years the events in Ferguson, Baltimore and Charleston have elevated the need for fresh discussion in the higher...
Nov 4, 2016
Cal State Fullerton’s Dash Toward Student Success
Cal State Fullerton has increased graduation rates, improved student persistence and dramatically lowered the student achievement gap...
Mar 3, 2015
Advancing Equity in STEM through Engagement
Photo Credit: Georgia State University How do we best advance equity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)? While we’ve...
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