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. That sends a powerful message to students and also the faculty that they’re valued, and it has led to retention and growth.” Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. Coupled with the $400 increase in the 2022 fiscal year, this is the largest two-year increase ever in the history of the grant. trillion by the end of 2022, according to the U.S.

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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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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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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.”

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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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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

If the school is able to regain accreditation, as those involved believe will happen soon, students will be able to access federal financial aid funding and state funding opportunities, including the Tennessee Student Assistance Award , which offers repayment-free financial aid to students from low-income backgrounds.

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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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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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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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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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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.

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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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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

Today’s most influential leaders recognize that student success goes beyond traditional measures like retention and graduation rates. Research from the Brookings Institution on college access and completion interventions shows that comprehensive programs can drive meaningful improvements in student success.

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

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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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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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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. Students meet with Macaulay Honors College Dean Dara N.

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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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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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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.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 20, 2025

The Outcomes: UNCA saw an immediate impact, including a nearly 5% increase in first-year fall-to-fall retention and the ability to quickly mobilize outreach during crises using the Civitas Learning Student Impact Platform. Its relationship-driven education model emphasizes small class sizes, close collaboration, and high-impact experiences.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 3, 2025

Four Ways Adaptable Analytics Drives Outcomes Turning data into actionable, accessible insights and getting it to the right people is a challenge many institutions face. To better support students, especially those hesitant to ask for help, institutions need to make these insights accessible across teams, with the right permissions in place.

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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.

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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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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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