Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Communication is key on how the funding works to benefit students.” 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. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.

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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. get your copy 2.

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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

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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EAB

JANUARY 20, 2023

Eager Although your institution may already have a policy in place, it is important to make intentional decisions that actualize the cost savings, talent retention, and productivity benefits of flexible work. Next step: Begin drafting your institution’s policy.

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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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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.

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EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

CHRO communications have traditionally been internally focused, with most dedicated to transactional policy updates or reactive responses to employee concerns. Retention rate. When equipped with these resources and data, a savvy CHRO measures progress on key talent metrics and communicates issues or priorities back to the cabinet.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As Northwest Missouri State University (Northwest) worked to improve retention rates, it recognized that faculty and staff needed a centralized location to communicate and access student data easily. Their data-driven student support ecosystem has led to significant improvements in retention, with a 16% increase from 2012 to 2022.

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Blogs The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year AskEAB's 6 most popular research requests in 2022-2023 Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass hundreds of questions from district leaders and school administrators to our AskEAB team. This is no surprise, as 25 states (and Washington D.C.) Program evaluation: 4.5%

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MARCH 7, 2024

Director of Leadership Development and Talent Management, Montgomery County Community College; and Jacqueline Bichsel, Ph.D., A retention crisis in higher ed “There’s a retention crisis in higher ed,” according to Bichsel. “In in 2022-23, and full-time non-exempt staff turnover increased from 9.4% Kelly Crace, Ph.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu. In the last three years EPW’s fall to fall retention ranges from 93% to 96%. “I I track them in retention. I care more than just graduation at community college. I track them in graduation. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

At NACADA, many institutions shared how they have built success teams with roles to supplement advisors’ work, with titles like retention manager, success coach, and student support specialist. Advisors we spoke with want to communicate the benefits of advising to students.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Our second cohort concluded in December 2021, our third cohort wrapped up in spring 2022, our fourth occurred in fall 2022, and our fifth occurred in spring 2023. Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more.

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EAB

APRIL 12, 2023

While superintendents also worry about retention, their concerns about hiring outpace their level of concern about retention for all employee types. Superintendents worry the most about the retention of special education staff and support services, and operations staff, with over 80 percent of surveyed superintendents raising concerns.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

It has been well established that Academic Advisement services have a positive impact on student success and retention, but the structures and approaches vary widely across institutions and at times, even within an institution. Varied approaches to proactive communication— with some areas still functioning in an outdated reactive model.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Talent management At the peak of the staffing crisis in spring 2022, community colleges were down 14% of their workforce, which caused disruptions to student services, and created burnout across all departments. Thus, coordinated email communications are critical to closing equity gaps. 5 areas to take stock in 2023 1.

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

Campus safety reporting to student affairs could allow student activists and campus police to communicate and collaborate more effectively. December 6, 2022. Increasing Retention Rates for Black and Latino Men. November 21, 2022. November 10, 2022. October 18, 2022. August 3, 2022. June 29, 2022.

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EAB

APRIL 7, 2023

Case Study Longwood University sought to improve student retention using predictive models. getting the right class size, improving retention rates) it can be difficult to generate momentum for any non-essential new initiative. Both of these factors are risks when you have a lack of mutual communication.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

The ambassadors translate the benefits of the platform to their respective units and communicate the unique value proposition, such as improving graduation and retention rates, reducing time to degree, or offering personalized outreach to students. how do you measure student success?

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

King assembled a diverse and powerful coalition of individuals from various departments and disciplines, including academic staff, faculty, administrators, and students, all working together towards a common goal—improving retention and graduation rates for minoritized students. Here are three ways you can improve transfer access.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 1, 2024

This insight, in combination with other strategies and efforts, helped UTSA achieve a 16% increase in retention and a 14% increase in completion from 2012 to 2022. Effective communication and tailored messaging are crucial for recommendations to add resources or adjust an initiative.

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EAB

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The responsibilities communicate not only the work to be done, but the purpose behind that work. This helps potential applicants understand the values Carleton holds, including collaboration, collegiality, and communication. December 1, 2022. November 16, 2022. August 30, 2022. Teacher Recruitment and Retention.

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EAB

AUGUST 31, 2023

They are the common denominator for school improvement, with direct impacts on teacher retention and indirect influence on student achievement. These barriers might be holding your principals back. Supportive and effective principals are critical to a school’s overall success. These barriers might be holding your principals back.

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EAB

JANUARY 5, 2023

In recent years, institutions have confronted historical legacies of oppression , invested in faculty diversity , and developed retention programs for Black and Latino men , among many other initiatives. Articulate inclusive vision: Envisioning and communicating a vision for DEIJ and making the case for progress. December 15, 2022.

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EAB

MARCH 20, 2023

EAB surveyed Facilities and Estates organizations across North America, Europe, and Oceania during December 2022 to better understand their impact and opportunities. As was the case in 2021 , improving talent management ranked number one as the top priority for senior Facilities officers in 2022.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Now in 2023, issues with academic readiness and social isolation are having meaningful impacts on retention and student success, including an entirely new phenomenon – “move-in melt.” Several partners have shared anecdotes of students arriving to campus, moving into dorms, and abruptly withdrawing upon re-entering more social settings.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4 Most of the enrollment that has been recovered at community colleges is through an uptick in dual enrollment. As of fall 2022, enrollment declines at community colleges had slowed to 0.4 In 2022, this number jumps up to 10.5 2022, October 14).

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EAB

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Community College Outreach Campaign Ideas. A targeted outreach campaign is an effort of focused, proactive communication to a population of students in need of a specific intervention or action. 3 ways to combat the community college enrollment decline. July 21, 2022. Student Success Priorities 2022. June 24, 2022.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

For example, the Center for Academic Advising and Retention is flipping some of its processes to be an opt-out for students instead of an opt-in. However, efforts are underway to improve the student experience by using the themes as a method to prioritize actions taken by offices in my vertical.

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

Many states have third-grade reading retention laws , which require students to meet a reading standard before moving on to the next grade. In fact, reading is a difficult area for students to catch up on, leaving them less likely to attend college and find a living wage job. Low reading proficiency costs districts, as well.

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

We learned that students mental health may be the greatest threat to retention. 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. December 19, 2022. July 29, 2022.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

However, many leadership teams struggle to define what makes their institution unique, let alone communicate a clear message that helps a prospective student choose their institution over another. EAB has developed a series of workshops to help embed Dynamic Strategy within your institution and develop a unique student value proposition.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In 2021, Grawe and EAB’s Sally Amoruso sat down for a discussion to dig into his fresh insights into enrollment, retention, and broader higher education strategy shifts that Grawe believes are having the greatest impact. Want our latest insights delivered directly to your inbox? Subscribe to the EAB Briefing.

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EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

And as any good strategist would tell you, it’s not too early to think about how these changes will impact your prospective students and subsequently, your communication and financial aid strategy. Analysis and pre-planning are beneficial to ensure a smooth transition. EAB estimates a 10%-25% increase in Pell recipients.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Students in this generation are changing the way institutions create and execute engagement strategies­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­—from enrollment to retention to alumni giving—requiring them to be more customized and digitally omnipresent than ever before. campus life, athletics, grad programs).

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