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Report Shows Increases in Retention and Persistence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Intentionality is Key in First-generation Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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%

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She also served as a department chair and interim associate dean in the College of Education and Integrative Studies as well as an associate vice president for student success.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Transforming Community Colleges for Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since its founding, Achieving the Dream has been focused on helping institutions deliver more equitable results in student success. In recent years we have recognized the need to go beyond incremental changes and help institutions recognize our nation’s persistent racism to create more equitable institutions. Francesca I.

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