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Workgroup Offers 13 Recommendations to Advance CSU Student Success

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Student success experts have prescribed potential solutions to declining Black student enrollment and retention numbers in California’s public universities in a recent report published by The California State University (CSU) Office of the Chancellor. strategies that directly support Black student success; 2.) Dr. Thomas A.

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Measuring What Matters in Student Success

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ED’s latest Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program application includes performance measures recommended by IHEP research By Jessica Vivar Earning a college degree is the best path to turning career aspirations into a successful livelihood and financially secure, fulfilling life.

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Gomez Named Provost & VP for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Terri Gomez Gomez’s “deep understanding of our campus’ strengths and opportunities; her student-centered approach to leadership; her dedication to faculty and staff excellence; and her unwavering commitment to the success of our diverse students,” said President Dr. Soraya M.

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Reducing Barriers Like Standardized Test Requirements Expands Access

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Rivera A task force composed of faculty and staff examined the policy’s effect on our application volume, applicant diversity, and student academic success metrics. Test-required and test-optional admissions policies yielded similar predictive power for academic success.

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UCLA Achieves AANAPISI Status

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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. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students, for example, have historically faced lower admission and graduation rates at the university.

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University of Utah Prison Education Project Admits First Cohort

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Hollis Robbins UPEP’s inaugural cohort represents “a bold expression of University of Utah President Taylor Randall’s commitment to unsurpassed social impact in our state and region,” said Dr. Erin Castro, the associate dean and associate professor who co-founded the initiative with 12 undergraduate honors students in 2016.

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FAMU Deploys Independent Investigation into Donation, Announces Interim VP for University Advancement

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FAMU received the gift — a donation to support of student success initiatives and athletics — from the Issac Batterson 7th Family Trust and Chief Executive Officer Gregory Gerami, a Texas hemp farmer and the founder of Batterson Farms Corp. “I million gift. I just want to thank her as we move forward for the outstanding job she has done.”