Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Prior to her role at MATC, Martinez Powless accumulated 17 years of higher education experience at Marquette University and MATC, working in administration, enrollment, student affairs, and multicultural outreach. In September 2023, she was promoted to interim vice president of enrollment and retention, reporting to King.

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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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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A seasoned education leader with extensive experience in academic administration, college officials say that Mallory brings a proven track record of enhancing student success and developing workforce programs.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Johnson has more than 30 years of higher education experience as a faculty member, researcher and administrator. She is currently the president of the University of New Orleans.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Administrators, especially those who work closely with racially minoritized students in various capacities, must play a crucial role in this transition and require adequate support to navigate these changes effectively. These administrators (e.g., Here are four ways that institutions can provide practical support: 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Martha Enciso, associate vice president of student affairs at California State University, Fullerton, has won the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ (NASPA) 2023 Mena Valdez Award. Enciso is the 10th winner of the award and the first from CSUF.

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MAY 23, 2024

million in state funding has been awarded to the University of California Berkeley School of Education to provide tuition assistance for aspiring school leaders from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue an advanced degree and administrative credential with the Principal Leadership Institute and Leadership Support Program. Young About $1.2

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AUGUST 20, 2024

Its stated goal was to enhance diversity and inclusivity through the recruitment and retention of an increasingly diverse population of faculty, administrators, staff and students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

He researches college student self-efficacy ; STEM research ; college retention ; school closing and massive resistance ; high school to college transition, spirituality among college students ; and psychological well-being of students and administrators in higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In this role, she has improved re-enrollment, retention, and graduation rates for the school. “Dr. For her work, Akey was Minnesota State System Academic and Student Affairs Administrator of the Year in 2021. in educational policy and administration from the University of Minnesota. Akey holds a B.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A plan for mainstream colleges and universities has been laid out for intentional engagement in recruitment and retention. There are 11 federally recognized American Indian tribes in Minnesota. Among the requirements for some Native American specific scholarships are uploading tribal I.D.

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MAY 10, 2023

Sharif El-Mekki This second session of the “How to Improve Educator Recruitment and Retention: Stories from the South” series took virtually on Tuesday. Dr. Terry Lamar Hearing from such teachers is central to addressing their needs and ultimately strengthening recruitment and retention, said Darcy Pietryka from EAC-S.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The Outcomes: An 8% increase in retention, improved advising efficiency, and more effective cross-functional collaboration. Streamlined workflows that reduce administrative burdens and improve efficiencies to make holistic advising feasible. Increased collaboration, strengthened communication, and improved alignment across departments.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Funds will target policies and practices that help improve student retention and graduation rates such as standardizing academic advising systems and protocols. Faculty and administrators must be more agile and flexible in addressing the complex needs of our students.

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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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JANUARY 7, 2024

Guillory will serve as a senior cabinet member and in the administrative office, next in line to Ford. As the chief academic and enrollment officer at Dillard, she is expected to manage academic offerings and faculty initiatives and lead the implementation of an institutional recruitment and retention strategy. “I

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Permitting faculty and staff to rotate in-person work or to only come in on certain days might help with retention. Shomaker said that it was important for administrators to make faculty and staff feel appreciated, to acknowledge their hard work in an ongoing way. Panelists were also asked about more granular solutions.

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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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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

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.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

Following the institute’s collaborative sessions, leaders gained fresh perspectives on addressing issues hindering student retention and success. Additionally, it prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions and made it harder for administrators to manage classroom space and class scheduling effectively.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Addressing the need Queensborough Community College (QCC), a two-year institution in the City University of New York system, conducted an equity audit that showed there were retention and graduation disparities for male students overall, with Black and Latinx male students disproportionately impacted. Dr. Roderick L.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Pierre, a seasoned legal scholar, had been serving the Southern University Law Center in numerous roles since 1990, first as a faculty member and then as an administrator. In 2016, he was tapped to lead the school’s law center, which was founded at the historically Black university (an HBCU) in 1947.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

We doubled diversity attraction, admittance, retention, and graduation during the time I was there,” he says. “We That philosophy, and his dedication to achieving his goals, inspired Dr. Katrice Albert, a veteran higher education administrator, to ask him to consider joining her where she serves as vice president of community relations at UK.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

So far, administrators have already set aside over 6,000 square feet of space to house the college. Wood — whose research focuses on racial equity in education — saw an opportunity. The end goal, he said, is to create a “system and network within institutions focused on creating the highest quality of access for Black students.”

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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. As the chief academic and enrollment officer at Dillard, she is expected to manage academic offerings and faculty initiatives and lead the implementation of an institutional recruitment and retention strategy. “I

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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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OCTOBER 6, 2024

The Alliance works to support faculty and staff recruitment and retention at the university. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). She also prioritized the development of the Queer/Trans Alliance, a newly developed affinity space for faculty and staff.

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JULY 25, 2024

This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underrepresented students.

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JULY 7, 2023

In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015). However, research has demonstrated a clear underrepresentation of minority community college trustees (Moltz, 2009) with no progress being made in hiring African American administrators (Levin, Walker et al.,

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MARCH 14, 2023

By embedding DEI in faculty, administrative and staffs’ roles throughout the campus, the work is not made a target for cuts. What’s more, campuses that have implemented the SEL approach become much more diverse in terms of hiring, promotion and retention of faculty and staff from diverse racial backgrounds.

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OCTOBER 23, 2022

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. She brings more than a decade of experience in higher education leadership roles that have required strategic planning and execution of diversity-related efforts.

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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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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. The post How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts appeared first on EAB. Episode 126. November 1, 2022. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. Transcript. So I think.

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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. When we think about retention rates, especially with Black males—HBCUs are still significant. Lundy said it was Brown who reached out across town to connect with the University of Tennessee (UT) Knoxville.

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