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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

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Since taking the helm in 2020, Jenkins has orchestrated a data-driven renaissance that has revolutionized student success rates and institutional effectiveness. When Jenkins arrived, the university faced a challenging 52 percent retention rate. Coppin was always my first choice, says Muhammad.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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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. As of fall 2023, 69% of the student population at CSUSB identified as Hispanic or Latino.

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College Transfer Enrollment Grew for Third Consecutive Year

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In contrast, non-transfer enrollment, meaning students continuing at or returning to the same school they had previously attended, remains 3.5% below 2020 levels. For fall 2024, transferring students accounted for 13.1% of non-freshmen undergraduates, and this percentage has steadily grown since fall 2020. overall and 8.9%

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Report Shows Increases in Retention and Persistence

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A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center noted that more than 76% of students who started college in the fall of 2022 returned for their second year. Done annually, the 2024 Persistence and Retention report shows the persistence rate (returning to college at any institution) rose 0.8 to 58.5%.”

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Student Success…. A Definition for the Very Few

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What does student success mean? Some colleges associate student success with high graduation rates, others focus on alumni achievements, and then other colleges emphasize test scores and grades. The data shows that, from 2011 through 2020, there was a 39% drop in Black male enrollment in colleges across the United States.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

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million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Furthermore, the Black men that attend postsecondary institutions, reportedly have the lowest retention rates of all groups. This stifles Black student success and contributes to low graduation rates from high schools. or a little over 850,000 of the 18.6

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Intentionality is Key in First-generation Student Success

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We are fully committed to first-generation students, but commitment is just the start. Consistent and strong intentionality in academic, psychosocial, and financial support is key to first-generation students successfully completing college. Since 2020, our first-generation retention rate has increased by 7.2%