Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher’s scholarly work focuses on equitable participation in higher education; transfer, access, and retention policies; minoritized student populations in marginalized institutional contexts; and racial equity and campus climate in postsecondary education pathways.

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Education Retention Equity Leadership 233

Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Outcomes: An 8% increase in retention, improved advising efficiency, and more effective cross-functional collaboration. Faculty and staff needed ways to easily communicate and access student data in one place so they had the shared context they needed to meaningfully help students.

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Retention Student success Success Advising 135

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It has done that with an 86% success rate for the 2022-23 academic year. Also, that year the program’s retention rate of Latino students was 18% higher than the college’s general retention rate. Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino. They’re creating safe spaces and a sense of belonging.

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Tutoring Retention Mentoring Faculty 281

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The long-running lawsuit between Maryland’s HBCUs and the state was finally settled, and Morgan State received its first appropriation from those funds on July 1, 2022, amounting to $15.1 Retention efforts Morgan State is currently number one in the United States in producing Black electrical engineers and civil engineers, Wilson notes.

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Retention Faculty International student Advising 296

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. Since 2020, our first-generation retention rate has increased by 7.2% For example, we have developed an integrated framework to decrease student debt and increase access to outside scholarships.

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First generation Student success Success Retention 200

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

As indicated by several key metrics, over the past decade underrepresented minority (URM) students have made considerable progress in retention, graduation, and persistence rates. Working with our campuses, we’ve put in place high standards to raise their overall retention rates, overall graduation rates and overall attainment rates.”

Low income student 245

Low income student Students Retention Higher education 245

Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

We discovered the key steps leaders and institutions are taking to strategically –and sometimes dramatically– improve their retention rates. 5 High-Impact Retention Strategies While institutions continue working hard to ensure their students graduate, initiative results often fall short of expectations. PP when misapplied.

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Retention Student success Scheduling Faculty 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Undergraduate credentials awarded in the 2022–23 academic year fell by 2.8%, continuing its downward trend for the second year in a row. In particular, institutions should pay attention to marginalized groups access to postsecondary programs, and institutions should consider how to make education more accessible to non-traditional students.

Retention 248

Retention Higher education Humanities Access 248

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Community colleges play a critical role, providing affordable and accessible education for diverse populations. A successful balance between employee recruitment and student retention requires constantly evaluating strategies and implementing changes. The System affirms its belief that people matter and are valued within our framework.

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Community college Retention Faculty Leadership 185

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Daniel Jean often recounts with sadness the story of Robert Daniel Cuadra, an 18-year-old honor student from Paterson, New Jersey, who was planning to embark on a promising college career at Montclair State University in the summer of 2022. Sustainable recruitment and retention programs/plans for prospective/current scholars.

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Title IV Financial aid Retention Mentoring 275

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

The PSSG – it was first funded in 2022 via the Consolidated Appropriations Act – recognizes and awards funds to institutions that propose to use the grant for evidence-based reforms and practices in pursuit of bolstering student participation, retention, transfer, and completion rates.

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Student success Grant Success Students 288

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In the 2022-23 academic year, the College Fund supported more than 4,000 Native American scholars in 43 states to attend 267 colleges and universities. A plan for mainstream colleges and universities has been laid out for intentional engagement in recruitment and retention. Of them, 2,718 were first-generation college students.

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Higher education Education FAFSA Grant 220

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

ChatGPT launched in November of 2022,” Watson said. AI has promise in terms of recognizing student patterns and how they relate to student persistence and retention, said panelist Dr. William J. Within two months, there was a survey of students that found 89% had already given ChatGPT a try." These new AI tools.

Humanities 222

Humanities Faculty Curriculum Retention 222

EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. November 1, 2022. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Like many community colleges, you face some cross-campus communication issues, maybe had limited access to faculty during the summer and were attempted to generate more buy-in.

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Retention Advising Faculty Communication 97

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. One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu.

Mentoring 270

Mentoring Advising First generation Retention 270

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. And I was determined to have access,” says Williams. I made sure everyone had access, especially my Black classmates and friends,” says Williams. Tapping into access became a deliberate decision. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I

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Placement Inclusion Access Accessibility 237

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But a November 2022 article in U.S. Those barriers lead to a lack of access to quality education for our minority students and students from disadvantaged backgrounds.” It sponsored a cohort of faculty to participate in an ESCALA program with an eye toward closing the gap in educational access and success for Latinx students.

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Faculty Mentoring Retention Leadership 194

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We In the fall 2022 semester, 65.82% of undergraduate students in the Landon Undergraduate School identified as Hispanic and 7.94% as African American.

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Retention Faculty Administration Administration 196

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

“I then thought, because I was very good in math and science, perhaps I could become an engineer and design an airplane for others to pilot,” said Lim, who joined the NJIT in July 2022 as its ninth president and a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering.

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Leadership Low income student Collaboration Higher education 250

EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

In 2022, this number jumped up to 10.5% Capitalizing on dual enrollment rebounds Many community colleges felt some relief in fall 2022 as enrollment declines began to stabilize, and in some cases, improve. Nationally, from fall 2021 to fall 2022, two-year colleges only lost.4% for 16–24-year-olds. rate in 2020. in 2018.

Community college 105

Community college Retention Mental health Communication 105

Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

We discovered the key steps leaders and institutions are taking to strategically –and sometimes dramatically– improve their retention rates. 5 High-Impact Retention Strategies While institutions continue working hard to ensure their students graduate, initiative results often fall short of expectations. PP when misapplied.

Retention 52

Retention Student success Scheduling Faculty 52

Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With the year’s final weeks approaching, we looked back at the stories, practices, and trends that resonated most with the Civitas Learning community in 2022. UTSA Achieves 16% Retention Lift with Data-Activated Student Support Ecosystem. Access and Equity in Student Success with Karl Smith.

Advising 52

Advising Student success Case manager Retention 52

EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

These researchers pioneered and popularized the idea that retention is driven by “ student engagement.” Metrics: First-year retention Student engagement efforts started organizing under the umbrella of a “ first-year experience ” during the 1990s and early 2000s. appeared first on EAB.

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Student success Success Developmental education Guided pathways 105

EAB

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Please access the survey here. October 13, 2022. October 3, 2022. September 23, 2022. September 16, 2022. August 26, 2022. August 23, 2022. Teacher Recruitment and Retention. August 18, 2022. July 22, 2022. April 11, 2022. April 11, 2022. improve behavior.

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Students Retention Administration Administration 97

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 22, 2023

A focus on student completion has grown in recent years given this staggering statistic: 40 million adults nationwide have earned some college credits, but no degree or credential. The report’s analysis also identified points of consensus within the field. The result?

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Student success Success Students Application 130

Civitas Learning

MAY 11, 2023

Data-Activated Strategic Decision-Making and Planning as the first step in a responsive process that improves student retention and completion in a way that supports financial health. However, it’s no longer sufficient to focus solely on academic support to increase student retention.

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Student success Success Retention Advising 98

Civitas Learning

APRIL 4, 2024

The Challenge: Facing declining retention and cumbersome scheduling, JAX State needed to address barriers to enrollment. Students require effective support systems and accessible resources to progress in their college journey, as success in college extends far beyond academics alone.

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Scheduling University Retention Facilitation 105

EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

Given the concern for student athletes’ health and psychological well-being, we know that it is critical that these students know how to access mental health services. December 6, 2022. Increasing Retention Rates for Black and Latino Men. November 21, 2022. November 10, 2022. October 18, 2022. June 29, 2022.

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Student affairs Mental health Career services Students 104

Timely MD

JULY 30, 2024

Providing easy access to comprehensive mental and medical health care during critical times can be life-saving. Offering resources to help increase student retention is also beneficial for the financial health of the campus and local economy. The American College Health Foundation’s (ACHF) Stephan D. In 2023, the state announced $7.7

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Mental health Retention Grant Counseling 65

Timely MD

MAY 1, 2023

We have requested that there are some therapists of color that look like our students so that it could help to address the stigma around mental health and make our students a little bit more comfortable with accessing and utilizing the services,” Parsons told The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Mental health Therapist Counseling Students 98

EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

While this is worth celebrating, it’s also important to look at short-term retention rates to understand who is leaving community colleges early on. Even though completion rates have improved, one-year retention rates have remained relatively flat for the past decade , with a 51.3% for students starting in fall 2020.

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Student success Community college Success Retention 52

Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Strategy: Implement student success technology to generate actionable insights, improve visibility, and create workflow efficiencies to lift enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. However, like many institutions, it faced challenges in boosting enrollment, retention, and completion rates.

Retention 52

Retention Advising Guided pathways Scheduling 52

EAB

DECEMBER 15, 2022

December 2, 2022. August 5, 2022. August 5, 2022. July 29, 2022. July 29, 2022. May 23, 2022. May 19, 2022. How can universities promote access to wellness resources for students? March 2, 2022. Investments to improve student comfort, success, and retention. March 2, 2022.

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International student Mental health Students Retention 52

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. These responses doubled those of the prior year’s survey, and they far exceeded other common retention threats such as finances and academic difficulty.

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Mental health Student success Success Students 75

Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Insights help teams create tailored support plans, but many institutions find it difficult to access quality data. Foster a Data-Driven Culture What’s Preventing Institutions from Accessing Quality Data? So, how can schools access clean, usable data? Enhance Data Integration and Centralization 4.

Advising 52

Advising Retention Collaboration Access 52

Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Amid this steady decline, the University of Cincinnati continues improving retention and graduation rates, setting enrollment records, achieving diversity goals, and closing equity gaps. increase in first-year student enrollment from 2021 to 2022 a 1.9 increase in first-year student enrollment from 2021 to 2022 a 1.9

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Student success Success Advising Retention 52

EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In those conversations, CHROs need to immediately identify and demonstrate how they can provide value as a strategic partner—for example, brainstorming ways to diversify candidate pools or sharing retention data to help them prioritize investments. Retention rate. December 1, 2022. November 16, 2022. August 30, 2022.

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Humanities Retention Communication Collaboration 52