Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference. ATD] staff and coaches will learn as much as we can about what you’re already doing around student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Building pipelines After attending undergraduate and graduate school, Thompson built a career as a professor, administrator, and researcher/writer before joining the CPE in 2009 as senior vice president for academic affairs. Sustaining success Retention rates have steadily increased. Offutt has been with CPE since 2018.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Access to sports Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Nzingha Prescod initially didn’t see many sports options, but at age 8 she found her way to The Peter Westbrook Foundation, which offered fencing to New York City kids. It also seeks to improve access to quality education for kids in under-resourced communities. years at St.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9% rate for students starting in fall 2009, compared to 52.4%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Justin Ortagus, an associate professor of higher education administration and policy and the director of the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida, examined over 40,000 student transcripts from a diverse, high-enrollment community college from between 2009 and 2019.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Alston decision limits the NCAA’s ability to regulate and govern education-related benefits for student-athletes that increase access to internships and graduate school. Filed in 2009 and decided in 2015, O’Bannon v. One of our other recommendations was to close the educational opportunity gaps for Black college athletes’ success.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

These six trends will have long-term impacts on how community colleges interact with students and getting ahead of them now will position you for success in the future. Some states, like Washington, California, and Illinois, have implemented policies that require public colleges to assist students with access to basic needs.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JANUARY 19, 2024

So, I have loved having opportunities to do the good work, to have more impact over time, and to now lead an institution that is fundamentally about access, equity, inclusion, for people who are left behind in higher education.” access and inclusion for all, regardless of background. .

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

But if you come together and say, ‘This is a community college project,’ and half of the community colleges in the state are all doing one application, you're more likely to find success. Sometimes that collaborative approach will be more successful.” And that got us the grant. Dr. Sacks holds a Ph.D.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When your whole experience in higher education was that you went to a university as an 18-year-old, had a normal four-year experience, and then were successful, you didn't have all the barriers and challenges that many of today’s students have. Now you're trying to create a system that serves these students. Some are loosely organized.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When your whole experience in higher education was that you went to a university as an 18-year-old, had a normal four-year experience, and then were successful, you didn't have all the barriers and challenges that many of today’s students have. Now you're trying to create a system that serves these students. Some are loosely organized.

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COE

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Then, in 2009, we embarked on our journey into space, participating in the second-to-last mission to the International Space Station, effectively completing its construction. I attended Franklin High School on the East Side of Stockton, and my academic success in high school led me to enroll directly in a four-year university.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Best Framing for the Best Ideas in Higher Ed When higher education leaders present their ideas and results at conferences, sharing perspectives on innovative practices and student success initiatives, the perceived value of their experience depends on how relevant it seems to their audience.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

From fall 2009 to fall 2022, enrollment grew by 215%, and the university’s current strategic plan strives to further increase overall enrollment and enrollment of specific student populations by 2025. Plus, students can access this tool throughout their academic experience to build workable schedules to progress toward timely graduation.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

From fall 2009 to fall 2022, enrollment grew by 215%, and the university’s current strategic plan strives to further increase overall enrollment and enrollment of specific student populations by 2025. Plus, students can access this tool throughout their academic experience to build workable schedules to progress toward timely graduation.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

Chancellor Reyes stressed the importance of understanding just how much work a top leadership position can be: "The more we provide people access to what this lifestyle is, what this job entails, the more you will be having people that can come in completely knowing this is and wanting to immerse themselves and give themselves to it.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 1, 2023

I think when people are planning to take on leadership roles, the decision to go to different institutions can be part of the growth that allows you to be more successful.” My focus really is on creating success in the organization and building workplaces where people can thrive.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He shared some of that wisdom with us: “To be successful, you got to get a Ph.D. So as I was reading that and thinking about joining this Team of Teams, these great people at here ASU, it felt right, this intense focus on opportunity and access creating a paradigm that's truly an American university, something that's really unique to America.”

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

And it is that mission of access, opportunity, and forward-looking change that helps us stay focused on our work. She elevated the role of UCSC's chief diversity officer and restructured the Office of Student Affairs and Success to align with her goals. We do that every day at universities. But how we think about our work is changing.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 29, 2023

It was sponsored by the University Innovation Lab , the UIA's digital ecosystem designed to help higher ed professionals accelerate innovation in student success with a wide array of tools, trainings, resources, and community. Bridget Burns is the founder and CEO of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA).

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Clair Kamp Dush

MAY 31, 2019

The number of submissions to the National Institutes of Health has grown continually over the past 20+ years; in 2018, NIH received more than 55,000 grant applications, of which about 20% were funded, though the success rate varies by NIH institute. Retrieved from: [link]. Who is actually receiving grants?

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 28, 2023

It was sponsored by the University Innovation Lab , the UIA's digital ecosystem designed to help higher ed professionals accelerate innovation in student success with a wide array of tools, trainings, resources, and community. Bridget Burns is the founder and CEO of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA).

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Stress is more likely to be experienced as positive or performance enhancing when we have sufficient control over a situation, perceive a reasonable ability to overcome the stressor, and have access to positive psychosocial supports and safe environments. 2009; Kirmayer et al., 2020; Kirmayer et al., Mitigating Barriers.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 24, 2023

I've dedicated my life to helping more and more diverse students be more successful in the world of higher education so that they have more opportunities in their lives. If it wasn't for the education opportunities I had and the right people showing up at the right time, there's no chance I'd be doing the kind of work I'm doing now.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

After nearly 50 years of funding community colleges based on enrollment and outreach, the state of Texas is considering making the switch to outcome-based funding, rooted in metrics like retention, completion, and the successful transfer to four-year programs. So, the focus ought to become, ‘what about success?’”

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 7, 2024

Alan Sugg was an incredibly effective leader, very kind, very engaging, and everything came back to student success. I want to always try to put myself in the shoes of the students that are facing hardships and challenges, and remember that we're there to serve them and help them be successful."

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 25, 2022

Student Success. Although he returned to the private sector after his tenure in the Obama Administration, Secretary Duncan generously shared his views on the need for institutions to support student success, the need for government to encourage institutions in this effort, and the urgency for moving ahead with these initiatives.

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