Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. From 2018 to 2023, Latinx staff representation increased from 33% to 38%, and administrator representation increased from 17% to 25%, respectively. “We

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While t ransfer pathways can offer students like Coleen an affordable and accessible route to earning a four-year degree, they too often fall short of delivering on this promise. 2018 Cost of Recruiting an Undergraduate Student Report. percent complete a bachelors’ degree within six yea rs. vi Postsecondary Value Commission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels. We place people anywhere from UBS (financial services) to someone who decided to take a risk and start a business through our Center for Entrepreneurship where they were mentored,” he says.

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Scholarship America

JULY 14, 2023

If college were accessible and affordable, students with high financial need would have a better chance to break the cycle of generational poverty; instead, the struggle to pay for higher education can leave them in dire financial straits.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

In her professional life, President Sacks collects mentors whose leadership skills or strengths have impressed her and whom she can always count on for advice. Department of Education from December 2018 to January 2021. That was formative.” Bridget Burns is the founding Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA).

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list. They mentor and supervise UIA Fellows, convene student success teams, and ensure organizational accountability for their presidents and chancellors. • Diffusion to the Field 1. The UIA Liaisons are the driving force behind our day-to-day efforts.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list. They mentor and supervise UIA Fellows, convene student success teams, and ensure organizational accountability for their presidents and chancellors. • Diffusion to the Field 1. The UIA Liaisons are the driving force behind our day-to-day efforts.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

Chancellor Reyes stressed the importance of understanding just how much work a top leadership position can be: "The more we provide people access to what this lifestyle is, what this job entails, the more you will be having people that can come in completely knowing this is and wanting to immerse themselves and give themselves to it.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Moving into higher education, I had a supervisor and mentor, Mary Hendrix , Vice President of Student Access and Success at Texas A&M University Commerce. Shonda Gibson became Associate Vice Chancellor of the Texas A&M University (TAMU) System in 2018.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Moving into higher education, I had a supervisor and mentor, Mary Hendrix , Vice President of Student Access and Success at Texas A&M University Commerce. Shonda Gibson became Associate Vice Chancellor of the Texas A&M University (TAMU) System in 2018.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For example, a colleague and mentor at the University of Georgia told me, ‘You're going to be the next head of psychology here.’ How to Thrive in the Small World of Higher Ed In the culture of higher ed leadership, advice and mentoring are among the most important gifts given and received. I hadn't thought about it.’

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The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 9, 2023

Dr. Willis is a 2018 recipient of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges’ “40 Under 40” Award. She is a 2017 Cohort Fellow for the Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership and was featured in the December 2017 issue of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Encourage and advocate for Black males to pursue dual enrollment and other accelerated course/program options in high school to provide access and help equalize and narrow postsecondary education matriculation disparities.

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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 12, 2023

For analytics to be effectively used, it’s not enough to train your team to use a platform to access the information. Research has shown that heavy reliance on predictive modeling can improve decision-making accuracy but reduce one’s likelihood of accessing professional knowledge and experience, acting as a cognitive “crutch.”

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