Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

When Jenkins arrived, the university faced a challenging 52 percent retention rate. Dr. Anthony Jenkins Weve been able to move our retention to 74 percent, which puts us above the state average in Maryland for public institutions and puts us within the national average for public institutions, says Jenkins.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu. In the last three years EPW’s fall to fall retention ranges from 93% to 96%. “I I track them in retention. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

There is the possibility of increasing enrollment with high-demand programs like nursing and other areas of healthcare, said Lee, but such programs are costly in order to ensure adequate skills labs and faculty. Lee said funding needs to be cultivated from hospital systems desirous of building their nursing workforce.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

When Dr. Devorah Lieberman became president of University of La Verne in 2011, a private institution of approximately 8,000 students about 35 miles east of Los Angeles, she was in many ways seeing life come full circle. This includes creating new means for retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sustainable recruitment and retention programs/plans for prospective/current scholars. A commitment to the work It’s that kind of commitment to equity issues that has inspired Jean, who has been at the university since 2011. Programming to include a nationwide collective of educators, administrators, and thought leaders. “We

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Civitas Learning

JULY 13, 2023

Enabling Data-Informed Action is the third step in a responsive process that improves student retention and completion in a way that supports financial health. Advisors are so in tune with their students’ needs they often find that differences in student predictions make them aware of student issues before faculty submit early alerts.

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