The Walmart Foundation awarded a $3 million grant for the Walmart AIHEC HACU NAFEO Student Success Collaborative to three partnering organizations to increase college success rates at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs); the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities was among the organizations.
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The following eight mentor institutions with effective graduation and retention strategies and practices were selected: Institute for American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM; Leech Lake Tribal College, Cass Lake, MN; Wylie College, Wylie, TX; Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY; J.F. Drake Technical College, Huntsville, AL; California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA; St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX; and Community College of Denver, Denver, CO.
MSIs as protégé or mentee institutions will be matched with mentor institutions. The results will be shared at a national conference to disseminate lessons learned and best practices. A final report will be released.
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