- Sac State receives $2 million federal grant to improve grad rates for AAPI transfer studentsFunding will create regional partnership to improve retention of Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
- Academic support program recognized for efforts to help Latinx students excelSac State’s Supplemental Instruction program is one of 21 finalists for Excelencia in Education’s 2021 Examples of Excelencia.
- Though online, technology will make annual Feria de Educacion feel like ‘the real thing’“360 Virtual Platform” will allow Spanish-speaking students and families to enter an auditorium and access resources and interactive workshops to help them apply to college.
- Annual ethics symposium to focus on challenges facing citiesNational experts will discuss issues such as affordable housing and gentrification, and provide the public with nonpartisan information and resources.
- Key physics projects among 10 Sac State recent recipients of NSF grantsThe National Science Foundation has awarded the University nearly $3 million since June to fund projects in fields such as astrophysics and digital forensics.
- Sac State receives $8 million in new funding to support Latinx studentsTwo grants from the U.S. Department of Education will support new projects to help underrepresented students earn their degrees and be ready for the workforce.
- APIDA student summit spotlights career choices outside of cultural, family traditionsSpeakers emphasized media, entertainment, and performing arts as professions where Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi Americans are making their marks.
- Redesigned Child and Adolescent Development program expands opportunities for studentsCollege of Education’s largest program retooled to provide fuller understanding of career options and incorporate antiracist research and practices.
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