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A shrinking student population means fewer trained workers entering key industries, bringing about economic decline as the demographic cliff continues to grow. The number of traditional college-age students is steadily declining, with fewer high school graduates enrolling in higher education.

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MARCH 4, 2025

Jamie Merisotis The Lumina Foundation announced a new goal to increase the number of Americans with education and training to 75%. Lumina is defining economic prosperity as people earning at least 15% more than the national average for adults with only a high school education. Currently, 44.1% of people have such a credential.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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MARCH 27, 2025

A new report from the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI), "Compaeros en el Camino: Preparing Academic Advisors to Serve at Hispanic-Serving Institutions," reveals critical insights into how HSIs train and develop advisors to support Latine student success. Authored by Dr. Gabriel O.

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MARCH 13, 2025

California's community colleges find themselves caught in a 60-year-old funding constraint that increasingly hampers their ability to serve todays students, according to a new report from the Community College League of California. The landscape of higher education has changed dramatically since the Eisenhower-era statute was implemented.

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APRIL 4, 2025

While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. IHEP identified these two institutions by using the Equitable Value Explorer , a free, publicly accessible site that analyzes data from colleges and universities across the country. Data is critical for UNT’s student success as well, said Voight.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Highlighting excellence in community college education, Achieving the Dream (ATD) has named 23 institutions as either Leader Colleges or Leader Colleges of Distinction for 2025, celebrating their commitment to student success and institutional reform.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Stewart previously served as the Secretary of Education for New Mexico and has inspired his thinking about how K-12 schools accessed student resources through Medicaid. Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, report co-lead and senior fellow at Education Northwest, brought a higher education perspective to the project.

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APRIL 1, 2025

The announcement comes at a pivotal moment for the Durango, Colorado, college, which continues to grapple with its history as a former federal Indian boarding school while working to advance its commitment to student success, equity, and community engagement.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This is so much more than a traditional real estate project or campus housing development—it’s a statement about what higher education can be for all of us – those who attend our schools and those who do not,” said Dr. Michael J. The farm serves as a learning tool for students and donates 15% of the produce.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Since taking the helm in 2020, Jenkins has orchestrated a data-driven renaissance that has revolutionized student success rates and institutional effectiveness. The introduction of the Fannie Jackson Coppin Scholars program has been another game-changer in student success. Coppin was always my first choice, says Muhammad.

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MARCH 12, 2025

A new study reveals alarming trends among college students nationwide, with seven in ten considering taking a break or dropping out entirely due to mounting pressures. The survey, conducted by higher education virtual health provider TimelyCare, highlights the significant challenges threatening student success across American campuses.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement.

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JULY 18, 2024

New proposed regulations could increase college access for high school students and provide better public data on student outcomes, according to officials at the U.S. Department of Education. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

That is largely because these justice-impacted students are often invisible to educators, their identities simply erased. Being members of an unprotected class (a term used by Dr. Joe Louis Hernandez ) limits the potential for higher education to transform the lives of people affected by the justice system.

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As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Our higher education institutions must reflect this reality and prepare students for the world they will inherit.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Im also guided by a quest for inclusion and student success. Both the school and the University have a wealth of programs designed to raise awareness and increase access to a Carolina education. Political and social tensions centered around higher education are by no means new phenomena.

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JUNE 14, 2024

Six individuals have been recognized in The California State University’s (CSU) first-ever Black Student Success Scholarship Program.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The California Community Colleges system is rolling out an ambitious new project aimed at making higher education more Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng accessible through shortened academic courses, the organization announced this week. As the largest system of higher education in the nation, California Community Colleges serves 2.1

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APRIL 9, 2025

They needed long-term, data-driven, institutionally customized strategies to build financial resilience, promote academic innovation, and drive student success models that work for their institutions. DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE.

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MARCH 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions. Dr. Michael A.

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MARCH 19, 2024

At Generations College, nestled in the heart of Chicago, we have witnessed firsthand the life-changing power of education for single parents. In conclusion, when we invest in the education of single parents, we not only uplift individual lives but also contribute to the collective prosperity and well-being of society as a whole.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education Dr. Brian Bridges has joined the Institute for Higher Education Policy’s (IHEP) Board of Directors. Dr. Brian K. AT UNCF, Bridges oversaw and led its Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute (FDPRI), its Institute for Capacity Building (ICB); and its Career Pathways Initiative.

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APRIL 9, 2025

This structured approach makes complex psychological concepts accessible and immediately applicable to educational settings from K-12 through higher education. Though the book addresses educational settings broadly, it holds particular value for higher education professionals.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, I deeply understand the value of higher education for all. Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. We are fully committed to first-generation students, but commitment is just the start.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

I think this makes MSU much more accessible than ever before,” adds Leonard. Supporting Native Students Beyond Tuition Waivers Although NATAP answered one of the requests the Native American Institute was receiving from tribes to make MSU more accessible and affordable for Native students, this is just a first step. “We

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

We serve Midland, Michigan, Saginaw, and Bay City, and we actually are trying to embrace the real, full concept of equity,” says Gavin, who is the author of T he New White Nationalism in Politics and Higher Education: The Nostalgia Spectrum. “So One way Delta is investing in student success and support is through mentorship.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Over the last year, many consequential changes have been thrown at higher education – new legislation impacted DEI, artificial intelligence entered the classroom in a big way, and we’re still working through the residual effects of the pandemic. Take the example of the courseware we deliver to students in gateway classes.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. At FSU, the program has also worked to increase access to STEM majors. “My When that happens, they’re more willing to reach out.”

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

The detrimental ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education won’t be going away any time soon, and student mental health is becoming an increasingly urgent issue, according to a recent EAB report. We can't assume that there's one pathway and that suits every student preferences and needs.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has launched a digital toolkit to help higher education governing boards proactively oversee equitable student success. When I started at AGB, the Board of Directors, staff, and I incorporated student success into the association’s vision.

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DECEMBER 8, 2024

Supreme Court struck down race-consciousness in college admissions upending four decades of precedent and reshaping the landscape of higher education (Edelman, 2023, par. Developing policies supporting strategic goals and values to retain open access and success for all students is mission centric. in press, p.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is looking to enhance its student success coaching program as its student demographics change. And it is partnering with student coaching non-profit InsideTrack to do so. That is a much bigger issue to resolve in that moment.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Day three of the 2023 Dream Conference in Chicago kicked off with a heightened focus on building partnerships that strengthen students and fortify the community workforce. The Dream conference is hosted annually by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a reform network of over 300 community colleges working to equitize higher education.

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