{"id":8207,"date":"2024-10-11T15:01:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/?p=8207"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:01:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:01:50","slug":"essex-county-college-receives-2024-higher-education-excellence-in-diversity-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/11\/essex-county-college-receives-2024-higher-education-excellence-in-diversity-award\/","title":{"rendered":"ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE RECEIVES 2024 HIGHER EDUCATION EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AWARD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October 7, 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Essex County College (ECC) is the recipient of the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine. The magazine is the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual HEED Award recognizes American colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. ECC was one of only 16 community colleges in the nation, and one of just two colleges\/universities from New Jersey to earn this recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEssex County College is the only community college in New Jersey bearing the distinction of being both a Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) and a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). I\u2019m proud to say that diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of our mission and part of the fabric of who we are as an institution,\u201d stated President Dr. Augustine A. 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Some of these initiatives included the development of a student Welcome Center, a redesign of the developmental education curriculum, and a comprehensive expansion of student wrap-around support services &#8211; all while rigorously assessing student learning to ensure their success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, President Boakye formed the College\u2019s first Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee, tasked with implementing the inaugural DEI Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sum of these initiatives has made a clear impact on student outcomes. Over the past four years under President Boakye, graduation rates for first-time, full-time African American students rose from 10.0% to 17.8%. 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