Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

While MSIs play a key role in promoting faculty diversity by consistently employing more educators of color than other institutions, MSI faculty also face pressures, such as heavy teaching and advising loads, high expectations for research and publishing, and limited resources for career development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

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. What began as a small experiment became an avenue for engaging faculty across UToledo and empowering them as agents of change toward equitable student experiences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. As of fall 2023, 69% of the student population at CSUSB identified as Hispanic or Latino.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

She also served as a department chair and interim associate dean in the College of Education and Integrative Studies as well as an associate vice president for student success.

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Timely MD

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Organize, plan, prioritize Learning how to organize, plan, and prioritize time wisely can help students manage their stress and stay on top of their workload. This is a skill that you can build into the learning experience, both from the student success lens and in the academic classroom setting.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 12, 2024

We elevated evidence-based strategies that support degree completion and student success. Our team debuted the College Completion Comebacks film series featuring stories of students who returned to college after stopping out, and the strategies that supported their journeys to graduation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

By Elenaor Eckerson Peters Last week, IHEP joined Results for America to highlight promising postsecondary student success models in Colorado and Massachusetts. Yet another example of both investing in and building this evidence base is the federal Postsecondary Student Success Grant program.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

To elevate strategies that ease the strain of those challenges to support student success and completion, the U.S. Department of Education and IHEP convened the summit focused on holistic advising and wraparound support services.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Challenge: Deliver on the mission to provide holistic services that support the success of every student every day. The Strategy: Adopt an integrated and holistic student success management model and implement a unified student success platform to make personalized support feasible at scale.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

APRIL 23, 2024

Earlier this month, IHEP joined Results for America to highlight promising postsecondary student success models in Colorado and Massachusetts. Yet another example of both investing in and building this evidence base is the federal Postsecondary Student Success Grant program.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Blogs How will we measure student success in the 2020s? A review of how student success metrics have evolved over time—and where they might go in the future Before I studied student success, I studied evolutionary biology. Success is measured by shortening time to degree and reducing excess credits.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 30, 2023

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Youtube Rethinking strategies can be challenging, but with the many changes we see in higher education post-Covid, redesigning systems could be the key to student success. 22:06] – Penny compares what they used to do and what they do now in student outreach. [24:16]

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

On the opening day, academics shared findings on student success at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), while others tackled issues of pay inequity in internships. Youngbull studied TCU concepts of student success by interviewing leadership and faculty at five different institutions in New Mexico, Arizona, and North Dakota.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. To have an institutional-wide approach to student success. For 41 years, Dr. Karen A. Dr. Stout is a thought leader, says Dr. Steady H. These reforms can be broad-based.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 27, 2023

Joining today is Landon Peterson, Director of Academic Advising at Snow College, Julia Carlo, Executive Director of Advising at Northeastern State University, and our own Rob Friedhoff, Vice President of Community Development at Civitas Learning. 13:03] – The students that need to be seen the most are often the least engaged. [14:59]

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For years, colleges and universities have doubled down on their investments in student success. Despite their best efforts, many institutions still have work to do to improve student retention and graduation. With decreasing funding, knowing where to invest limited resources is essential. Read the Story 2.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2024

The strategies that CCA is suggesting—notably a semester-by-semester education plan for each student as well as providing academic and basic needs support—could further increase student success and completion rates. If they are having trouble, get them to the right tutor. Or get them the basic needs support they need.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This work is necessary for advancing higher education, student success, and our economy.” Working in communities of practice, campus teams will utilize specific levers of institutional change, such as holistic advising, work-integrated pedagogies, and digital credentials and resources, to guide implementation strategies.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Earlier this month, IHEP joined Results for America to highlight promising postsecondary student success models in Colorado and Massachusetts. Yet another example of both investing in and building this evidence base is the federal Postsecondary Student Success Grant program.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As higher education continues to shapeshift to meet the changing needs of students, many leaders are asking what role each department plays in supporting student success. Everyone is responsible for student success” is easy to say but harder to do. But this is a missed opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 21, 2024

“I like being able to work with students, faculty, and colleagues in a different kind of way [that] made me more aware of the community of higher education and not just a department, class, or advising relationship with a student. To me, it felt bigger.” Under her watch, Meredith has blossomed.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success. The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) operates as a multi-campus laboratory for student success innovation. Proactive Advising. MAAPS demonstrated the value of an accessible, coordinated approach to advising. College to Career.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 2018, when Dr. Tim Renick took on the role of senior vice president for student success at Georgia State University (GSU), the university’s demographics were rapidly changing. By using innovative advising and proactive supports, GSU’s equity gaps suddenly disappeared. GI 25 is coming to a close, the funding was stopping.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2023

AI is at the core of our Student Impact Platform and has been since the company’s founding in 2011. We use AI in predictive modeling, a type of supervised machine learning, to predict student outcomes and help institutions create and carry out effective student success initiatives. Scores range from 0% to 100%.

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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

Today’s most influential leaders recognize that student success goes beyond traditional measures like retention and graduation rates. A study of Civitas Learning partner institutions reinforces this wisdom, revealing that 39% of students experience a change in their likelihood to persist within a single term.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

We are implementing proven, promising practices to improve access and graduation rates for all students. One of the first significant initiatives the board undertook to improve student success was the development of a systemwide general education framework.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The historic gains made in recent years resulted from colleges and universities across the country focusing on eliminating disparities in educational access and student access based on race, gender, and socioeconomic status. Overall, learners who engaged with academic advising services have experienced an 8.1

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Previously, he was president of Framingham State University, president of Kutztown University; and vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Massachusetts; chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UMass; and faculty adviser to the provost at UMass. AASCU is delighted that our dear friend and colleague F.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Podcast TSU's Systematic Approach to Student Success Episode 151. Raijanel Crockem and Naomi Lawrence-Lee from Texas Southern University join EAB’s Joanie Garcia to discuss their work to strengthen TSU’s approach to student success. Student success is always changing with the landscape of higher education.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As Inside Higher Ed notes, “Students often turn to their faculty members for advice and support outside of academics, including career advice and mental health support, so positive student-faculty relationships are a critical piece of student success.” Investing in faculty development resulted in a significant 11.4%

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Civitas Learning

MAY 11, 2023

Those who’ve found the most success understand that financial stability requires investing in a student success model that supports students and fiscal health. To achieve this, we measured the impact of student success initiatives on student persistence at 48 partner institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Besides letting first-gen students know that they are valued and that there is a place that represents them, campus centers can serve as a place for first-gen students to meet each other and to help each other with the challenges of college life.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2023

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Youtube | Full Transcript In this episode, I’m talking with Allison Chase Padula, Assistant Provost for Student Success at Roger Williams University. Their innovative approach ensures that all students are successful while also ensuring faculty aren’t stretched too thin.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Disjointed systems can lead to feeling like a pinballbeing bounced between financial aid, advising, faculty, and the registrar over a registration holdcausing confusion and frustration. This doesnt just affect the student experience, it also puts a strain on institutional resources and can negatively impact outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. The ongoing goal is to keep building pipelines for students.

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