Iowa Edge is a summer transition program for selected African American, Alaskan Native, American Indian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino/a, first-generation, and LGBTQ+ students entering their first year at the University of Iowa. TRIO Student Support Services serves UI students who demonstrate academic need and are first-generation, or low-income, or have a verified disability.
The percentage of underrepresented minority (URM) students has held steady over the past year while the actual count of students has decreased, following a university- wide (and nationwide) trend of declining enrollments. As the College builds our overall recruitment strategies to boost enrollment, we will place particular emphasis on not only recruiting diverse students but also creating a more robust system of student supports and resources to improve retention and success rates. University of Iowa programs such as Iowa Edge and TRIO offer strong supports for URM students, but CLAS needs to examine how to build on those central programs and deepen internal support for our students throughout their experience in the College.
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Source: MAUI census data, fall 2020 and 2021
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