Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. AAP staff works with students, faculty, and staff at those schools and at UCLA to create pathways.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

In response, they implemented several targeted strategies: Weekly instructor check-ins to align on content and assignments APA and writing workshops for students enrolled in ENGL 1301 Academic support referrals to help students build foundational skills These efforts led to a notable result: persistence rose from 59% to 70% in a single term.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

About seven years ago, Columbia University welcomed its first HBCU Fellowship cohort, allowing students who had graduated from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to pursue select master’s degrees in the university’s School of Professional Studies (SPS), all the while getting financial, career, and academic support.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Longstanding methods of managing data in silos make it difficult for faculty and administrators to agree on common data sources and shared dashboards. Real-time insights are needed to provide effective and timely support. This approach ensures that data remains consistently clean and well-organized for collaboration.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Government Programs: Explore government programs and tax credits that can help support private school financial aid. Proactive Outreach and Recruitment: Community Partnerships: Collaborate with community organizations and schools to identify and recruit eligible students from diverse backgrounds.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Limited representation: Students often feel more comfortable seeking support from professionals who understand their lived experiences. A lack of diverse counselors, advisors, and faculty can prevent students from utilizing available resources. Increase representation in support resources Representation matters.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Strategy: Empower success teams to use institution-specific analytics and insights to uncover barriers faster and connect students to the most beneficial support. The Outcomes: This ability to deepen their work has led to a better student experience, improved student services, and a more collaborative approach.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 11, 2023

However, it’s no longer sufficient to focus solely on academic support to increase student retention. The leaders overseeing key departments then coordinate services to provide students with academic support, career, and engaged learning opportunities, digital fluency, engagement, or a sense of belonging.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 21, 2024

Our strategies have included collaborative scale projects among member institutions. Successfully scaling innovations requires a total commitment to collaboration. year initiative provides financial and academic support for students retaking high-priority courses in which they were previously unsuccessful. million, 2.5-year

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Civitas Learning

MAY 23, 2024

Identifying Bottleneck Courses to Deliver Precise Academic Support Visibility into the impact individual courses have on persistence and graduation empowers provosts, academic deans, advising teams, and faculty members to identify and address barriers to student success in a clear, purposeful way.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Doctoral Research Fellows Building on the lessons of our 2020-2021 Doctoral Research Fellows Cohort, in 2022 we launched a second cohort of emerging scholars who are working with faculty advisors and UIA liaisons to conduct research on student success at their institution.

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Counselors' Corner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Our work with your application for admission may be over, but our help in welcoming you to campus and assisting with a smooth adjustment to your new academic home is never over. If asking for help feels uncomfortable, know that every student feels that way.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Outcomes: This ability to focus their work on specific student groups and provide tailored guidance led to a better student experience, improved student services, and a more collaborative approach. This ability to deepen their work has led to a better student experience, improved student services, and a more collaborative approach.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Doctoral Research Fellows Building on the lessons of our 2020-2021 Doctoral Research Fellows Cohort, in 2022 we launched a second cohort of emerging scholars who are working with faculty advisors and UIA liaisons to conduct research on student success at their institution.

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UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For example, joining student organizations through the Center for Student Involvement or getting a job or internship through the University Career Center could help develop skills such as leadership, problem solving, and collaboration. If you did not do as well as you had hoped in a class, don’t despair. We’re here for you!

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 1, 2024

Creating a comprehensive inventory goes beyond traditional academic support like tutoring and advising and requires engaging with all campus departments to uncover less obvious resources and events that also have a strong influence on student persistence.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. We acknowledge that more work needs to be done to right the many wrongs imposed on Black males.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Such a dual designation, he added, reflects the university's broader goal to support diversity and equity across the student body, faculty, and campus culture. AANAPISI can boost the good work already happening as well as serve as a catalyst for new opportunities and collaborations.”

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