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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Furthermore, the Black men that attend postsecondary institutions, reportedly have the lowest retention rates of all groups. Perhaps equally concerning is that policies at the state and potentially the federal level that champion the retention and persistence of Black men in higher education such as DEI are being eliminated.

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The Missed Opportunity: Student Affairs and Human Resources Collaboration to [Re]engage College Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jonelle Knox When I reviewed the question posed to me about [re]engaging the college community, I started thinking about a missed opportunity that many colleges and university leaders are not taking advantage of; the collaboration of student affairs and human resources to create [re]engagement activities.

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Dr. Melissa Gilliam to Lead Boston University as Historic First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is so much talent and human potential, I figure in 2023 it should be commonplace. As she transitions into this new role, Gilliam said she had her sights on certain key matters, including student diversity, affordability, retention, and graduation rates. "I And it just isn’t.”

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu. In the last three years EPW’s fall to fall retention ranges from 93% to 96%. “I I track them in retention. Rueda-Acedo says the service learning is extremely beneficial in retention as well as the students’ personal connection to this profession.

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Student Success, Retention, and Employability – Getting Digital in a High Tech, High Touch Environment

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

Retention – Proactive and Triage. I recently read an article about the idea that all online classes should be beta-tested before they “go live” to students. When institutions create first-year experience programs, they are creating foundations for future success and retention potential. That was way back in 2004.

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How Civitas Learning Uses AI to Power Student Success

Civitas Learning

Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be used to augment, not replace, human creativity and intelligence. In this article, I share how Civitas Learning has incorporated AI technologies in its platform for over a decade and how we approach leveraging evolving technologies within our solutions.

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Maximize the Impact of Student Success Initiatives with Regular Efficacy Assessment

Civitas Learning

Despite their best efforts, many institutions still have work to do to improve student retention and graduation. Regular assessment of student success and retention strategies enables you to understand the true impact of each student success initiative to invest in the combination of strategies that are most beneficial for your students.