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Employers Seek ‘Success Skills’ Among Potential Employees: Report

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Communication, teamwork, and problem-solving are key “success skills” employers seek in potential employees, according to a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). The report summarizes a decade of studies, between 2013 and 2023, and analyzes job postings in 16 SREB states.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

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In my 30-year journey as a university president, I learned that successful leaders are not those who simply speak quickly, but rather those who learn to listen carefully and ask thoughtful questions. It’s about showing genuine care and respect for others, regardless of their backgrounds or beliefs. Arizona State University. Dr. Barbara J.

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Reimagining Black Male Success in Education: Moving from Marginalization to Empowerment

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It is imperative to view Black males as capable achievers whose success is indispensable to a healthy and diverse educational landscape (Goings et al., Dr. Adriel Hilton In many educational institutions, Black males are burdened with the label of "problem" rather than "promise" (Howard, 2013). 2015; Harper & Davis, III, 2012).

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After a Successful Tenure, Hauser Prepares to Pass the Torch

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That’s how Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser became president of Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in 2013. If you speak it into the world, it just might happen.

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Report Shows Increases in Retention and Persistence

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for incoming students who began fall 2013 to 55% for those who began fall 2022. This chart from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center's Persistence & Retention Report shows starting enrollment intensity from 2013 to 2022. The largest gain in retention rates over the last decade was in community colleges — increasing 3.7

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Kenyon College President Dr. Sean Decatur to Depart for American Museum of Natural History

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Decatur Decatur has been the school’s president for almost a decade, his tenure having begun in 2013. Under Decatur’s leadership, Kenyon will conclude its most successful fundraising campaign, growing its endowment to over $520 million. Dr. Sean M. It has been a tremendous honor for me to lead this remarkable community over the past 9.5

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UNC Chancellor Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz Appointed President of Michigan State University

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In 2013, Time magazine named him one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America” in 2013. In 2011, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship for his work on sport-related concussions.