This article is reposted from calstate.edu. With an aim to create new dialogues around the student learning experience, the CSU Young Males of Color Conference brought nearly 600 people to Cal Poly Pomona to discuss impactful changes in higher education. The conference explored the theme “Strength in Solidarity: Collectively Elevating the Voices, Experiences & Conditions of Men of Color.” It drew faculty, staff and students from across 23 universities—as well as partners from more than 20 California community colleges—to address access, retention, transfer and graduation rates for Black, Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander, and Native American men. “At our 5th ... Read More
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EdSource: CSU Campuses Focus on New Strategies to Help Students of Color
Source: EdSource Last year, Cal State campuses received some sobering details about the growing gaps in graduation rates between students of color and their white counterparts. Instead of decreasing, the graduation equity gaps between Black, Latino and Native or Indigenous students have been increasing. But some campuses are targeting new dollars and deploying new strategies to specifically target students of color that will help increase graduation, persistence and retention. CSU’s Young Males of Color Consortium, which is housed at Cal State Dominguez Hills, received $3.2 million from a group of organizations including Ballmer Group, College Futures Foundation, ECMC ... Read More
CSU Young Males of Color Consortium Receives $3.2 Million to Improve Higher Education Access, Support, and Retention
The California State University (CSU) Young Males of Color (YMOC) Consortium, a collaboration spearheaded by and housed at CSUDH, has received $3,235,000 to support its goal of creating systemic change leading to increased retention and graduation of male students of color. The new funding will enable YMOC to expand its reach by developing institutional partnerships between 16 CSU campuses and their affiliated community colleges. Together, the institutions will create effective intersegmental program models and strategy recommendations for supporting male students of color that can be replicated across the state. “Community college is often the primary pathway for men of color to enter ... Read More
