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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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. The University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) has established a framework where senior leadership and all academic support units understand how their roles contribute to student success.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

assistant vice president for retention at Emory & Henry University, weighed in on what colleges and universities can do to help support underrepresented student groups to ensure they receive the care and support they need to succeed. Increase representation in support resources Representation matters. Proffitt, M.A.,

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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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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To achieve its goal of an unwavering focus on success for all students, SRU needed a deeper knowledge of the challenges students face and a better understanding of which initiatives best support them. ” The likelihood of any student achieving their academic goals fluctuates over time, regardless of their background or academic history.

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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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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This trend will shape the composition of the students you serve while dictating the importance of retention to maintain enrollment. Online and flexible learners: Embracing the innovations that came from the forced move online during the pandemic and supporting faculty in helping these learners succeed.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 21, 2024

year initiative provides financial and academic support for students retaking high-priority courses in which they were previously unsuccessful. In addition to improving the success rates of students, retention was also very high (just over 85%) for students retained in the fall after completing their summer Accelerator course.

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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. Leaders need to take action to see the desired outcomes.

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Timely MD

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2012, I had the opportunity to move into a newly created role serving as the Director of University Retention Programs, where I worked with the University President on institutional strategies related to student success and retention. There is a national focus on the value of higher education, including cost and outcomes.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Here are five speculations, although this is not a comprehensive list: Retention will likely be put under considerable pressure. It is hard to anticipate the degree to which this will affect retention rates or the demand it will put on academic support infrastructure, but it seems likely to be significant.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Here are five speculations, although this is not a comprehensive list: Retention will likely be put under considerable pressure. It is hard to anticipate the degree to which this will affect retention rates or the demand it will put on academic support infrastructure, but it seems likely to be significant.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This trend will shape the composition of the students you serve while dictating the importance of retention to maintain enrollment. Online and flexible learners: Embracing the innovations that came from the forced move online during the pandemic and supporting faculty in helping these learners succeed.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

To achieve its goal of an unwavering focus on success for all students, SRU needed a deeper knowledge of the challenges students face and a better understanding of which initiatives best support them. ” The likelihood of students achieving their academic goals fluctuates over time, regardless of their background or academic history.

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Students were also encouraged to join and engage with peers, staff and faculty via online message boards, hosted on the PeopleGrove platform by the Tri-Mentoring Program (Ryerson’s peer-to-peer mentoring program). As such, we knew which faculties the participants came from as well as their entry point into Ryerson. Planning for 2021.

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EAB

APRIL 4, 2023

And what that does mean though is that if they weren't a major on the undergrad level in business, they may need some help, some prerequisite courses, some academic support, academic preparation to actually move into these specialized fields. And so thinking strategically, that graduate and adult learners need support, right?

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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. & Alexander, L.D.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Improving retention of undecided freshman & sophomore football players A private university in the Midwest used Navigate’s Population Health Dashboard to narrow its focus to the 2022 Spring Freshmen and Sophomore students classified as undecided and playing on the football team. Is your student outreach inclusive and supportive?

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COE

JULY 17, 2023

Brown’s extensive experience in higher education spans more than two decades, during which he served in various roles, including associate dean for student development and achievement, first-year experience instructor, director of the Academic Success Center and TRIO Student Support Services, and chair of retention and completion committees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

UCLA “The new AANAPISI designation will allow UCLA to tap new sources of funding that will help us foster a welcoming and supportive environment where all students can thrive,” said UCLA’s Interim Chancellor, Dr. Darnell Hunt.

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