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INTRODUCING THE MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION (MSI) STUDENT COUNCIL

The UNLV MSI Task Force Student Services Subcommittee is excited to introduce the MSI Student Council to the UNLV community.  Over the past few months, the subcommittee has been working to get this ground-breaking initiative created and implemented to serve the community starting fall 2020.  The MSI Student Council is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, and it will take important steps at ensuring that student-facing programs, service models, and policies exist to help historically underrepresented students thrive at UNLV.

Twelve nominated UNLV students were selected to serve on the council for the 2020 – 2021 school year. … Read More

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THE EQUITY SCORECARD: PRACTICAL STRATEGIES TO EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR

The Center for Urban Education (CUE) is using quantitative and qualitative data and inquiry tools for problem-solving. As a process, the Equity Scorecard combines a theoretical framework with practical strategies to initiate institutional change that will lead to equitable outcomes for students of color. 

In 2017, the Board of Regents at Tulsa Community College (TCC) approved a 30-month collaboration with CUE to begin the Equity Scorecard process with the focus on eliminating the equity gap (completion/graduation rates) between underrepresented minorities and their white peers. Based on the data provided, TCC was able to show progress in access, retention, excellence, and

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JUSTICE IMPACTED STUDENTS

New UNLV Initiative

Issues of mass incarceration and criminalization in American society are well documented. For individuals looking to change their lives and put the stigma of their pasts behind them, higher education provides an opportunity for upward social and economic mobility. Despite the opportunity a college education provides, students with criminal backgrounds (justice-involved/impacted individuals) often encounter cultural and structural barriers which negatively affect issues of access and success. Source: NASPA.org

Some UNLV students face societal barriers as a result of their interaction with the criminal justice system. Having an arrest, criminal charge, or record of conviction can impact … Read More

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FOSTERING SCHOLARS

By Rian Satterwhite, Director, Office of Service Learning & Leadership

In September 2018 the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) launched the Foster Youth Success Initiative and approved the Foster Youth Fee Waiver. To continue this important work, UNLV was recently successful in securing funding from the Walter S. Johnson Foundation to create a position and program to better support UNLV former foster youth through wrap-around services and to ensure that all who are eligible are taking advantage of the NSHE Foster Youth Fee Waiver.

The program will launch Fall 2020, with the anticipated hire of a new … Read More

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UNLV FACULTY CENTER: ANTI-RACISM READING GROUP

By Melissa Bowles-Terry, Associate Director, UNLV Faculty Center

After the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd sparked protests across the country, many “anti-racist reading lists” began popping up all over my social media feeds. I’m a librarian and many of my friends are librarians (or book-people), so maybe I saw more of this than others, but I think we were all seeing lots of resource lists. 

As much as I believe in the power of information, I also realize that without accountability, discussion, and action, reading about racism and anti-racism isn’t going to get … Read More