Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Back in February, more than 1,000 practitioners from hundreds of colleges across the nation gathered in Orlando, Florida, to exchange evidence-based approaches to accelerating student success and equity. Stout, who has led the organization since 2015. It’s rare that philanthropy stays with an idea for a long time,” says Stout.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

This newest study focuses on the enrollment data available for the community college cohort entering in 2015, which allowed for six years to complete their journey toward a bachelor’s degree. That’s why statewide transfer programs have a better track record of success. Liann Herder can be reached at lherder@diverseeducation.com.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Because community colleges educate the fastest growing segments of our society, their success will go a long way toward determining the extent to which our nation and its people thrive. The bad news: graduation rates remain under 50%, and many students who do graduate are not set up for success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2024

The Marie Fielder Medal for Social Transformation is an annual signature award bestowed by the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Social Innovation, recognizing lifetime achievements toward supporting educational access and success. "I He was UDC’s ninth and longest-serving president whose tenure spanned from 2015 to 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2024

He said the plan will lead to a six-week summer internship program for high school students and leverage the “Mobile Energy Lab” program he founded in 2015 at Wayne State to engage Detroit middle schoolers. “By I look forward to seeing the successes of this important program.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

NASPA is well-positioned to advocate for student affairs professionals around the world and, by doing so, we can demonstrate our commitment to student success and the association’s vision for fulfilling the promise of higher education. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. The dashboard is available through the Office of Student Success. “By

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

She has been president at A&M-San Antonio since 2015. “Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson helped Texas A&M University-San Antonio grow into the strong regional university it has become and we are thankful for her service and wish her continued success at San José State,” said John Sharp, Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. The data usage garnered national attention and ultimately led to her joining ATD in 2015. To have an institutional-wide approach to student success. These reforms can be broad-based.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

According to a 2023 Gallup poll, 36% of respondents had “a great deal of confidence” or “quite a lot of confidence” in higher ed, a significant decline from 48% in 2018 or 57% in 2015. 81% of employers also either ‘strongly’ or ‘somewhat’ agreed that getting a degree was worth it, despite the money and time involved.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Miami Dade College (MDC), located in Miami, Florida and one of the nation’s largest Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) received the classification in 2015 and is one of a handful of community colleges across the nation to hold the designation. Dr. Marybeth Gasman But why is applying for this Carnegie Classification important for HSIs?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2023

A Gallup poll was released, bearing terrible news: only 36% of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, down 12 percentage points from 2018 and 21 percentage points from 2015, when more than half of U.S. citizens expressed high confidence. Observers were left wondering what to make of the contrast.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 2018, when Dr. Tim Renick took on the role of senior vice president for student success at Georgia State University (GSU), the university’s demographics were rapidly changing. Renick’s team also discovered that certain courses did not pair well together, and students should be advised to take them successively instead of concordantly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Corequisite instruction allows students to take a college-level and credit-bearing course while also receiving supplemental support to ensure their success. Daniel Douglas, director of social science research and lecturer in sociology at Trinity College in Hartford, CT.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Her previous roles included serving as president and CEO of the College Success Foundation in Seattle and Project GRAD Atlanta. times higher than non-members, and CCA Alliance institutions have seen a 10% overall increase in credentials awarded since 2015. Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva Watson Spiva brought a wealth of knowledge to CCA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

Dual enrollment programs enable high school students to earn college credits at little to no cost and have experienced collective enrollment growth by more than 159% since 2015. Alabama’s future is bright, and our community colleges are at the heart of it,” said ACCS Vice Chancellor for Student Success Dr. Neil Scott. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 Since 2015, 64 students, 93.75% of whom are Latino, have been placed in internships. “I million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In fact, he viewed solitary as a hallmark of his success. In fact, he viewed solitary as a hallmark of his success. In 2015, the U.S. . – Jelly Roll Alone for 23 hours a day in solitary confinement as part of his 10.5-year Stella Perez Alone for 23 hours a day in solitary confinement as part of his 10.5-year and Puerto Rico.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For this study, the researchers analyzed 87,027 grades of 11,868 STEM-interested students – who started college in Fall 2015-2016 – in 8,468 STEM courses at 20 postsecondary institutions. And first-gen students are approximately 40% less likely than continuing-generation students to earn a postsecondary STEM degree. Part of it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Since the 2015 launch of Graduation Initiative 2025, a state-backed project to improve graduation rates, the California State University system (CSU) has made significant progress, with students from all groups earning degrees at higher rates. But disparities persist. The graduation rate gap between Black and white students is 22.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Between 2015 and 2016, 25 institutions previously classified as two-year institutions became classified as four-year institutions , an unusually high number, according to the report. Community colleges often serve lower-resourced populations, said Shapiro, which can make achieving completion more complicated.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Montgomery previously served as chairman of the Florida A&M University's (FAMU) board of trustees but resigned from the board in 2015. “One of the things I had requested in my complaint letter was that they ask Trustee Montgomery for his resignation. And they said they would not do that."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

conceptually-based, rigorous, and equitable); and (c) create an inclusive classroom setting where all students can experience success, eliminating restrictive and segregated special education placements. culturally relevant and sustaining teaching) and high-quality instruction (i.e., The mismeasure of man (Rev. and expanded). Henricks, K.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015). Having an advocate or mentor is critical We found that the presence of a mentor in the life of the trustee was critical to the participants’ successful selection or election as trustee.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success. In 2015, it received The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics’ Bright Spot in Hispanic Education honor. that work with them, including in-kind support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

She also received a 2015 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Educational Research Association. Understand that you need not engage in every opportunity or issue presented to you, but when you do say yes, make sure it’s connected to your why.” Dr. Renae D. I think there’s so much joy in Blackness,” Mayes says. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2023

The new music building was completed in 2015. “I But other than in our jazz program, we have not been successful in that area.” Of the veteran academic leader’s accomplishments, one of her proudest is her work in vehemently advocating for and making reality Northwestern’s Patrick G. and Shirley W.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success. The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) operates as a multi-campus laboratory for student success innovation. Thu, 12/15/2022 - 06:00. College to Career. Completion Grants. Understanding how students may use their completion grant funds.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 10, 2024

i In 2015-16, just 30% of students were immigrants or children of immigrants. Immigrant students and their descendants face many barriers that limit their access to and success within the postsecondary system.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It has become clearer than ever that we need a movement toward large-scale student success to elevate us as a society and as a competitive economy. We grew our network this year, from 11 to 14 institutions, to provide even greater opportunities for learning and scaling the most promising student success practices.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Scorecard has gone through several iterations and updates since its initial release in 2015, including one announced earlier this month, so I can only imagine how differently my search would have played out had I had access to the additional information the newest iteration of the tool now offers.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

MARCH 2, 2017

Student Success. Student engagement is everything when it comes to student success. The more engaged a student is during their university experience, the more successful they will be. When institutions create first-year experience programs, they are creating foundations for future success and retention potential.

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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% The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach to success 1.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Building on their early success, Mott’s Second Chance Pell Program Coordinator, Mary Cusack , recently turned to a long-standing transfer partner in the region, Ferris State University. Best Practices Explore the 15 student success best practices that power the Moon Shot initiative. Here’s what we learned.

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Student Minds

AUGUST 3, 2022

Wesley Padfield I was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety back in around 2015-16 and it really restricted my abilities to socialise, meet new people and study. I remained very isolated as a result of this and avoided social situations. We know that experiencing mental health difficulties at university can feel overwhelming.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Colleges and universities currently offer successful programs for incarcerated or formerly incarcerated students, providing models for institutions new to this audience. Since the program’s creation in 2015, it has enrolled approximately 75 students. Ready to find out more?

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