#RealCollege Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Her professor directed her to the faculty union and its emergency non-profit, the Local 212 MATC FAST Fund. Faculty and Students Together (FAST) The FAST Fund is a faculty-led, non-profit organization that provides MATC students experiencing economic challenges with quick financial assistance. This model is spreading.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

From 2016 to 2022, the number of applicants from this demographic nearly doubled, yet acceptance rates remained low, highlighting a critical need for additional support. Such a dual designation, he added, reflects the university's broader goal to support diversity and equity across the student body, faculty, and campus culture.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

CPE’s 2024 Higher Education Matters Progress Report shows the graduation rate for URM in the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) increased 15 percentage points from the 2016-17 academic year to the 2022-23 academic year. Dr. Amanda Ellis joined CPE in 2020 as vice president of K-12 policies and programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

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. Her focus on serving South San Antonio will be her legacy here.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Faculty and staff serving Indigenous students at PWIs must be aware of the varying institutional contexts and how students navigate and experience their educational pathways. However, TCU students often transfer to PWIs to continue their education or engage in bilateral mobility between TCUs and PWIs while working toward degree requirements.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 4, 2024

Two interim presidents have since held the position: Dr. Richard Englert, who previously led Temple from 2016 to 2021, was appointed interim president after the sudden death of JoAnne Epps, the former law school dean and interim president, who collapsed on stage at a university ceremony and later died in September 2023.

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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. Proactive Advising. Understanding how students may use their completion grant funds.

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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. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The presidents of these institutions said these increases are testament to tireless and intentional effort from faculty, staff, and leadership. Through carefully targeted programs and partnerships that remove barriers to educational access and success, these leaders hope their latest numbers portend future growth.

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

What we learned about the future of student success from 1,200 success leaders. CONNECTED is my favorite time of year in the Student Success Collaborative , and this year did not disappoint! Here are my 3 biggest takeaways from CONNECTED22: The pandemic is still affecting student success in critical ways. get your copy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

The institution was previously on probation from 2016 to 2018. “I I inherited a situation I clearly understood was one that would need considerable attention to help this institution become a strong and healthy one,” said McPhail, who has a successful track record as a past college president. Dr. Michael J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

Experts say that faculty, administration, alumni, and even current students have a role to play in influencing the stability of their university’s executive office. We truly get to know them in terms of board, alumni, students, faculty, and staff.” If there is a lot of turnover, faculty and alums need to ask, ‘what’s going on with us?’”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We We get students of color primarily through word-of-mouth and because of the fact that we have so many faculty members who are people of color,” Cummings says. We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says. Online, 18.1%

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

sociology, University of Colorado Boulder Career mentors: Elaine Enarson, independent scholar; Ophra Leyser-Whalen, University of Texas at El Paso; and Ron Aday, Middle Tennessee State University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Your career path may look very different than your mentors and/or your faculty colleagues.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s higher education landscape, creating a successful student experience means seeing the whole student—not just their academic performance. The reliability of data and the institution’s willingness to use it can create significant barriers to success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Dual rules This situation is equally upsetting for many members of the faculty and staff. “As But then in 2016 came President Donald J. We recognized them 20 years ago in California with AB540, which has been successful,” he says. “I I don’t like teaching in a system that gives some students more opportunities than others.”

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Used properly, data can help to facilitate the goals and growth of an organization and can help leaders and stakeholders better identify and understand areas of concern—and areas of success. By using data to accurately assess institutional successes and challenges, the accountability discussion can become more illuminating and nuanced.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Strategy: Implement student success technology to generate actionable insights, improve visibility, and create workflow efficiencies to lift enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. Their work has already resulted in enrollment improvements and significant enhancements in how faculty and advisors work together.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This process can begin before a student even enters a classroom (whether virtual or in-person) which can make or break a student’s academic and wellbeing success. In fact, in a 2016 study by the Institute of Education Sciences , only 13 percent of students with a disability disclosed.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In 2016, she gained national notoriety after sharing her story of resilience and perseverance in her viral testimony “Don’t Quit, Anything Can Happen” video with over 900k views. Bring him to your community for faculty and staff trainings and to talk about all things related to mental health for men and People of Color.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 1, 2024

Regularly measuring the efficacy of student success initiatives is crucial for strategic decision-making and planning. Partners across the Civitas Learning community who regularly engage in efficacy analysis are seeing significant success. However, this evaluation shouldn't be an occasional practice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

When Prothrow-Stith joined CDU in 2016, developing an independent medical program, the university’s long-held dream, became her job. To launch a new medical school years in the making took mobilizing a village of support that included faculty and staff. I’m a living example of that,” she adds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

He says he also looks forward to collaborating with faculty on campus to pursue and publish research on issues related to student-athletes of color. In 2016, the NCAA created the Presidential Pledge, stating a commitment to promoting and achieving ethnic, racial, and gender equity in intercollegiate athletics. Four years later, 82.8%

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In this role, he represents more than 26,000 admission and counseling professionals worldwide committed to postsecondary access and success. In addition, he was a visiting international faculty member at Rikkyo University in Japan. He is the primary voice of the association to government, media, and global partners. He holds a B.S.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Beginning in the fall of 2021, input was gathered from the OSU community, including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and stakeholders. The preeminent land-grant university is the institution that most successfully carries out the land-grant mission for the place it serves” (The Strategy, 2022). Resources Boyer, E. Jossey-Bass. Gavazzi, S.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

With this increased focus on adult learner enrollment should come a growing emphasis on adult learner success. But as my colleague Ed Venit described , student success efforts for graduate students and other adult learner populations often lag behind those at the undergraduate level. Get to know your future adult learner population.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.

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EAB

MAY 25, 2023

Louis Slimak , Associate Provost for Curriculum and Assessment at West Virginia University (WVU), has done extensive work to overhaul the WVU’s program review process—and its culture around data more broadly—since his arrival in 2016. We’re also standing up a dedicated Edify dashboard for our faculty hiring process.

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EAB

APRIL 17, 2023

Between the 2016-17 and 2020-21 academic years, bachelor’s-level health care administration programs grew by 9.41%, in part to meet rising employer demand for health care administration professionals. Here are four components of a successful health care administration program—and profiles of five institutions succeeding in this market.

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Clair Kamp Dush

MAY 2, 2018

The view on a walk during my 2016 InkWell writing retreat. I went on one of Michelle’s amazing retreats in 2016 (cannot recommend her enough), and one of the best parts of retreating was my half hour I spent with Michelle each day. Just as with any kind of group work, I have a few tips for success.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

But there are times in which the tables change and crisis emerges, something happens on your campus, something happens to a faculty member, something happens to a student, the world keeps spinning, and you can't stop. Sometimes you'll be able to take time off. You have to spin with it." Twelve months will be an eternity, so keep moving."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 3, 2023

They are also less likely to use career-planning services and to engage in formal leadership roles, research with faculty, paid internships, and study abroad opportunities. And, as of 2016, the majority of first-gen students are female (60%), compared to 52% of continuing-gen students, according to NASPA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

Through our ongoing partnership, we are committed to taking education and corporate America higher by advancing academic research, ensuring student success at publicly supported HBCUs and serving as a liaison to the federal government and local officials for our members and their students.” His most recent book, co-edited with Drs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Additional barriers to academic success include lower teacher expectations, lack of referrals to accelerated courses, attending under-resourced schools, and dealing with racial and psychological trauma. in order to be successful in college. To note, Black males have the highest unemployment rate in the nation.

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