Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In this role, she has improved re-enrollment, retention, and graduation rates for the school. “Dr. Akey’s leadership at Minnesota State Mankato has steered our University’s direction to be one of student focus and data-driven priorities,” said Minnesota State Mankato President Edward Inch. Akey holds a B.S.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The additions will help students get faster and more accurate answers to common questions through a conversational AI knowledge bot, help advisors and other support staff write more effective student communications, and give administrators better tools to analyze institutional student success efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2024

Guillory will serve as a senior cabinet member and in the administrative office, next in line to Ford. in comparative literature and performance studies from New York University, has nearly 30 years of executive leadership experience at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership. Leadership strategies must clearly demonstrate that there is an intentional focus on Latino student success at the institutional level. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. Black student enrollment, for example, went up 2.3% in Hispanic enrollment. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2024

Guillory will serve as a senior cabinet member and in the administrative office, next in line to Ford. in comparative literature and performance studies from New York University, has nearly 30 years of executive leadership experience at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Given that less than 1% of Americans have served in the military, administrative leaders across all education sectors often have a learning curve. Establishing processes that seek to understand the need of each military-connected learner from a holistic viewpoint can inform persistence and retention. Dr. Susan M. Mathis of the John E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

With a strong succession plan, HBCUs can ensure a smooth transition of leadership, cultivate a pipeline of diverse and visionary leaders, and continue to fulfill their vital mission of empowering generations of students and advancing social justice. Succession planning is a collaborative effort involving university and community stakeholders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015). Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Dr. Terry Calaway is president emeritus, Johnson County Community College (KS).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

Since 2020, our first-generation retention rate has increased by 7.2% Our responsibility as educators and administrators is to intentionally address their needs through a highly personalized holistic education plan tailored to their interests and goals. Edward’s “familia” or family of students, faculty, staff, and leadership.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Leadership began by listening to staff to identify and resolve disconnects between departments, which had been limiting their ability to market and fill open courses. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Episode 126. November 1, 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Department of Education projects that the number of Asian American and NHPI students enrolling in college will grow by 12% in the next four years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Nearly twenty years later, Patterson-Stephens returned to her alma mater in 2021 to become CMU’s Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging after honing her leadership skills at several other colleges and universities across the nation. The Alliance works to support faculty and staff recruitment and retention at the university.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. And that's how I started to solidify my position to keep us moving forward."

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Chris Howard , Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Arizona State University , arrived at his present position by an unconventional route, and he spoke with us about how leadership is more than a title, what a president actually does, an early lesson from the military, and three books that helped him define his role.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., an associate professor of educational leadership and research methodology at Florida Atlantic University, commends Dueñas for her innovation. Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

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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

APRIL 4, 2023

Dozens of panel and plenary sessions were offered at this year’s meeting of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) including a panel titled, “Historic Role of University Presidents in Shaping Racial Policies and Practice,” and keynotes by David Hogg and Jaclyn Corin, co-founders of the March for Our Lives.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity Change leadership acts as a vital bridge between intent and action. What does effective change leadership look like in practice? Change leadership goes beyond the mechanics of managing a change; it’s leadership beyond execution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

I requested to be removed under your leadership and from (the president’s advisory council) as this was causing significant attacks. In the days following her suicide, Moseley went on paid administrative leave while the school hired a a third party to review “potential personnel issues and concerns.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2023

We’ve identified Shared Equity Leadership (SEL) as the approach for making true progress that creates culture change. By embedding DEI in faculty, administrative and staffs’ roles throughout the campus, the work is not made a target for cuts. The SEL approach deeply and successfully embeds DEI into day-to-day campus operations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Our report shows patterns around how promotional and leadership opportunities, relationships with supervisors and colleagues, and workplace policies either diminished or empowered [SOC] sense of professional agency and expertise.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

She brings more than a decade of experience in higher education leadership roles that have required strategic planning and execution of diversity-related efforts. She is responsible for developing and implementing strategies, programs and activities to enhance access, inclusion and retention of a diverse student body, faculty and staff.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Several months ago, a fellow CDO confided in me about his abrupt reassignment from a leadership role to a non-administrator position with little connection to DEI work. This involves sharing data on positive outcomes of DEI work, such as improved student retention, enhanced campus climate, and a more robust learning environment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

“The resource centers serve as one-stops with many tailored supports that can help male students of color find a sense of purpose because it typically will include things like mentorship, academic support, career exploration, leadership development opportunities, and peer support networks,” says Jez. Dr. Roderick L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

She began her presidency at JCSU following an impressive, nearly 30-year-long career as an educator, writer, and academic administrator, most recently as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean and Professor of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. Ellis describes Kinloch’s leadership style as “windows and mirrors.” “She

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Our community was designed to reduce hierarchy and share power between faculty and administrators and was open to all who taught at UToledo. As a result, DFW rates declined and retention rates improved for students who took a course taught by an Equity Champion, with a sizable decrease in retention equity gaps.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

NAU applied for classification and then appointed key leadership to ensure we serve our Hispanic students well,” Cruz Rivera said. This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging. She notes it helps build community.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

During her approximately 24 years at EIU, she also served as director of academic services for its athletics department; instructor in its African American studies department; and academic and retention adviser for its Office of Inclusion and Academic Engagement. And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

Patrick Biddix, professor and program coordinator of the Higher Education Administration Ph.D. Biddix’s team of graduate students, who Lundy called “the A-Team” as a nod to accreditation and the superheroes of the 1980s, began working with KC leadership and Brown in June 2022. Early photo of McKee Hall at Knoxville College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

During a time when educator retention is experiencing a sharp decline, the data suggests a trend of positive experiences and feelings by educators who are making moves to stay in their field, even as new concerns are emerging in academia. Only 44 percent of tenure-track faculty and 36 percent of full professors are women.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. Prior to starting this position in April 2024, Salcedo spent two years as assistant director for administration of the Academic Advancement Program working with Alexander, who has directed AAP for over a decade.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Direct customer feedback is a critical part of our process to ensure we create solutions that work for student success leadership and teams. Improved Advisor Experience Many of our partners share experiencing a plateau in their retention rates despite efforts to improve student outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education. A plan for mainstream colleges and universities has been laid out for intentional engagement in recruitment and retention. Communication is key on how the funding works to benefit students.”

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