Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Since 2015, Stout has served as president and CEO of Achieving the Dream (ATD), a network of over 300 community colleges, with the goal of being accessible hubs of learning, credentialing and economic mobility that eliminate inequities in educational and workforce outcomes. Shes helping colleges implement evidence-based reforms.

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Catherine Cronin

JANUARY 11, 2025

“you are neither here nor there” … along the Flaggy Shore Three years ago, in January 2022, I started a new chapter leaving formal, full-time employment in the higher education sector to work independently. The map will be published by GTM in 2025.

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EAB

DECEMBER 14, 2022

2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men. Asynchronous discussions for Black men provide accessible support. Students can respond to discussion prompts when convenient, making the program more accessible for busy students. October 18, 2022. August 9, 2022. June 15, 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. Institutional research offices can develop effective partnerships and collaborations across the institution to facilitate data use.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. These individuals help ensure that data is in a format that is appropriate and accessible for various reporting and analytics tools. September 21, 2022.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Department of Education’s College Scorecard is designed to facilitate the type of comparisons I craved in my college search 8 years ago. Had I had access to such data when I first contemplated college, these metrics could have made me feel more confident in my decision, knowing that it was grounded in data. January, 13, 2022).

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Lineage B: Degree planning Even as first-year experience programs grew in popularity from 2000 to 2010, leaders at open-access and two-year institutions began advocating for expanding focus beyond the first year. As early as the 1980s, student success leaders were documenting equity gaps in college access and completion.

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COE

JULY 25, 2023

They receive college access support and entrance exam preparation in the fourth year.   For some, like Christine St. In the third year, they will work closely with community clinics to measure patient blood pressure and glucose levels. Vil’s son Phillip Jr. , ” appeared first on Council for Opportunity in Education.

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EAB

APRIL 10, 2023

If you have the resources to facilitate user-generated content, we highly recommend trying it. Save your videos in your university’s content library so that you have access to them for future marketing uses. If you’re lucky enough to have a certifiable TikTok influencer working in the admissions office, you have a head start.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Clearly, the class of 2022 is still working through the effects of COVID-19. We must continue to prioritize their overall well-being to help the class of 2022 make a successful college-to-career transition.” How does the mental health of students today impact the workforce tomorrow? What does this look like at a personal level?

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A spring 2022 College Pulse survey asked students when their mental health had been the strongest across the first two years of the pandemic. College Pulse Survey, Spring 2022. You can help them by providing quick access to simplified guidance on how to immediately respond to a student in distress. December 20, 2022.

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EAB

JANUARY 13, 2023

Accessible campus community. Do you offer your students digitally facilitated interactions to help them find their place on campus with options like student clubs, athletic teams, and peer mentorships? The Top Content of 2022. December 21, 2022. December 20, 2022. December 20, 2022. December 19, 2022.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 4, 2024

The Strategy: Implement a seamless registration experience that facilitates student persistence to the next term, providing advisors additional time and opportunities to connect with students. 07% from Fall 2022 to Fall 2023, the highest in JAX State’s history.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

I recently facilitated a survey of higher ed leaders to understand their data and analytics goals and pain points. Faculty and staff can’t access trustworthy data. A critical first step in applying data is having reliable access to data you can trust. Regulating access is just as important as creating it.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

This means employing students as success specialists to provide outreach, moving beyond a simple alert system to a facilitator of real human connection. A tailored approach is critical to student success efforts, but leadership teams need access to segmented data about a wide range of activities to make this happen.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Challenge: General lack of visibility into students’ needs, limited methods of communication, and technology constraints, lead to inadequate access to personalized academic advising and support. Among students eligible to graduate in the fall of 2022, 94 students missed the deadline to apply for graduation and submitted late requests.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

From 2016 to 2022, the total Fall headcount decreased by 25%, and retention and graduation rates told a similar story. It called for improved access to information, integrated systems for seamlessly gathering insights, and furthering collaboration across the entire institution. increase in registration from Fall 2022 to Spring 2024.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

While many business schools became test-optional when COVID-19 lockdowns limited access to testing facilities, test-optional is likely here to stay. Articulating return on education is important for any program, but especially so when students are making a career pivot and trusting you to facilitate the transition. December 7, 2022.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 3, 2024

Author: Craig Dodson, Vice President of Customer Support, Education Solutions According to the National Catholic Educational Association Data Brief, in the 2022-2023 school year, we witnessed a 0.3% This transparency and support demonstrate a commitment to accessibility and streamlining the financial aid process.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

He highlighted the importance of an empathetic, albeit “tough” mentor in a student’s college access journey. The beginning of the program was an expected geographic and culture shock for students, especially those who grew up with a rural background, Santana said.

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Close the Gap Foundation

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

While students are encouraged to lean on the broader network of adults, it is their mentor who facilitates their project-based learning experience. I’ve been lucky to have found the right network and mentors in my life, but growing up FGLI, I know access to professionals who are genuinely invested in your future is rare.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

However, in the short term, we really want our departments to have these equity and accessibility conversations regularly. December 20, 2022. December 19, 2022. December 19, 2022. 2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men. December 14, 2022. December 14, 2022.

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Gallup’s State of Higher Education 2022 Report shows the alarming percentage of students who have considered stopping out due to emotional stress—a number that almost tripled from 2020 to 2021 for two-year students. Dr. Chetty shared that schools are getting creative when building programs that target specific barriers to access.

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Close the Gap Foundation

JANUARY 23, 2023

An essential component of the program is the mentor-Fellow relationship, which is designed to facilitate students' project-based learning experience. Having access to a computer at a young age was the catalyst that sparked my interest in technology, and I credit my working in the tech industry today to that.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

They don't have access In a Fall 2022 survey sent to new Edify partners, only 15% of respondents indicated that they had direct access to the data they need to do their job. There are many valid reasons why consumers might not have access to the data and analytics they'd like. What specific data are you looking for?

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Graduate programs often lack the centralized infrastructure that facilitates (relatively) straightforward decision-making for undergraduate enrollment. EAB’s resident IPEDS experts often lament that the admissions, enrollment, and retention data that is readily accessible for undergraduate programs is not available for grad programs.

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Student Privacy Compass

JULY 28, 2024

This reliance contributes to more significant risks of phishing attacks , where cybercriminals use social engineering tactics to access sensitive information or install malware. For example, they may craft an email masquerading as a job offer from a professor or an email asking students to input login credentials to access a service.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Through EAB’s Transfer Portal , our partners get access to a self service hub for transfer students and data for their teams to optimize outreach year-round. These types of sessions are often best facilitated by a neutral entity who is positioned to solicit candid feedback. Here are three ways you can improve transfer access.

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EAB

APRIL 7, 2023

Case Study Lincoln Memorial University’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU DCOM) introduced a new workflow for advisors to access student grades. Empower stakeholders who are especially good allies The entire process of including colleagues in your work isn’t simply a way to facilitate your own delivery.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

So, this actually squandered a flourishing landscape for incarcerated students to access higher education. The RAND Institute has conducted studies that estimate that there is a 28% lower chance of recidivism for students who access higher education. Who just hasn't accessed higher education, doesn't necessarily have that experience.

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Close the Gap Foundation

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

” — Glen Smith, high school teacher in Columbia, Maryland As an essential part of Close the Gap Foundation’s programming serving first-generation, low-income (FGLI) students, the team is building a community of partners to bring the advantages of a diverse and influential network to those least likely to have access.

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The Education Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A whole-university approach must include both adequately resourced, effective and accessible mental health services and proactive interventions. Applications to join the second cohort will open in summer 2022; if you haven’t already signed up, I urge you to do so. What else is available for students? This government is investing £2.3

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Clearly, the class of 2022 is still working through the effects of COVID-19. We must continue to prioritize their overall well-being to help the class of 2022 make a successful college-to-career transition.” How does the mental health of students today impact the workforce tomorrow? What does this look like at a personal level?

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Technology can facilitate seamless communication among academic advisors, counselors, and health professionals, ensuring that students receive comprehensive and holistic support. The NAEP’s Long-Term Trend Assessment recorded a five-point drop in average assessment scores from 2020 to 2022— the largest drop ever recorded.

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Catherine Cronin

MAY 12, 2023

This open access book, a collection of work by over 70 authors in 18 countries, offers ways of thinking, conceptualising and creating possibilities for (re)making higher education, focusing on futures that foreground inclusion, equity, social justice, care and sustainability. Postdigital Science Education, 2 , 946–967. link] Davis.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

This means employing students as success specialists to provide outreach, moving beyond a simple alert system to a facilitator of real human connection. A tailored approach is critical to student success efforts, but leadership teams need access to segmented data about a wide range of activities to make this happen.

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