Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Taylor Cupp “My calling was in supporting these students who felt so alone in engineering and who felt disenfranchised by a system that was not created to accept them and to support them,” says Watford, who left Clemson and returned to Virginia Tech to start CEED (originally called the Office of Minority Engineering Programs). “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

ATD] staff and coaches will learn as much as we can about what you’re already doing around student success. When Harper College joined ATD in 2009, their graduation rate was a mere 14%. They will support each other as well as receive guidance and coaching from ATD leadership and other ATD member colleges. “[ATD]

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

College success “In fencing, you have to make split-second decisions that aren’t always instinctive,” says Prescod. “It John’s University, was the assistant director and then director of ACP from 2009 to 2014. Pompey says as ACP followed up with students who graduated high school and went to college, they saw increasing success rates.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The results of the study show a troubling trend: gaps in baccalaureate attainment by income level were even larger than they were in the previous study , conducted between 2004 and 2009 (BPS:04/09). These widening gaps are the result of attainment rising for everyone, but rising more rapidly for students in the highest income quintile.

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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

The Outcomes: An improved scheduling process led to fewer registration mistakes, better schedules for new students, multiple efficiencies in advising workflows, and more effective use of classroom space. Texas A&M University-San Antonio serves a student population of more than 7,300 students.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

The Outcomes: An improved scheduling process led to fewer registration mistakes, better schedules for new students, multiple efficiencies in advising workflows, and more effective use of classroom space. Texas A&M University-San Antonio serves a student population of more than 7,300 students.

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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. In high school, I was a strong student, earning A’s and being part of the Abortorium. They offered me academic support that was instrumental in my success.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JANUARY 19, 2024

We focus on ourselves as competitors at our institutions, and we focus on student success as being about how we deliver on our promise to our students, and we do not look at student success as being a holistic marker that should cross institutions and be about how we collaborate to help each student succeed.”

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“How do we teach them to include high-impact practices and think about students they're going to work with in a new academic program? Now you're trying to create a system that serves these students. We've just built this circular logic that doesn't work. Some are loosely organized.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

“How do we teach them to include high-impact practices and think about students they're going to work with in a new academic program? Now you're trying to create a system that serves these students. We've just built this circular logic that doesn't work. Some are loosely organized.

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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.” Initially unfamiliar with the world of higher ed, President Stokes admitted that her leadership trajectory was unexpected: “I'm a first-generation student.

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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. He began his career as a news clerk at The New York Times.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

He shared some examples of those projects: "We are doing a budget reassign, a complete reorganization and reimagination of our student enrollment services, retention services, student success units. Twelve months will be an eternity, so keep moving." He began his career as a news clerk at The New York Times.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

Throughout her career, she has been committed to student success, inclusion, and equity, leading programs for undergraduate research and curricular innovation, writing extensively on active and experiential learning and mentoring, and encouraging women and other underrepresented groups to enter the STEM fields.

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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. He began his career as a news clerk at The New York Times.

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

2009; Kirmayer et al., Critical to the success of all the priorities and actions identified above involves increasing representation of marginalized communities who are under-represented within student, faculty and staff populations, and ensuring their active inclusion within the institutional fabric and at decision making tables.

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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. When you truly know individuals and try to understand where they're coming from, you have a much better sense of being able to make the right decision and focus on students.

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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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