Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? No matter how you run the models, the outcomes are for all students,” said Jaeger.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Sáenz is the associate dean for Student Success, Community Engagement & Administration at the University of Texas at Austin. Sáenz says Burmicky came to UT Austin already an experienced higher education practitioner who wanted to do research on problems of practice with an equity lens. Dr. Victor B.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Success for all students in higher education cannot simply be achieved with a “one-size-fits-all approach,” according to a new equity toolkit from Achieving the Dream (ATD). Equity is everyone's job at an institution,” said Francesca Carpenter, director of equity initiatives at ATD and contributor to the toolkit. “S

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It is expected to assist campuses in designing and implementing equity-centered curricular models that connect student learning to career exploration, development of professional purpose, and acquisition of transferrable skills.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

Community colleges were able to persevere through the pandemic thanks to the emergency relief funding passed through Congress. That’s the conclusion of the latest research from the Accelerating Recovery in Community Colleges Network at the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Community colleges are designed to serve and meet the needs of the communities where they reside. That’s why Hudson County Community College (HCCC) has decided to offer a certificate of proficiency in social justice and an A.S. degree at Camden County College. HCCC is not alone.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

I am concerned about what’s happening with local school boards, policies, this misnomer that we don’t have to be worried about diversity, equity, and inclusion and we can be a ‘color blind society,’ that it’s what we should be—which is not true,” said Tchen. The progress is tangible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It was also in 1986 that Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) was designated as the first Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in the US, and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) was born from a meeting at OLLU. Today, the California Community College System, with more than 1.8 Dr. Kimberly R.

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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. Another fellow panelist Kent Phillippe of the American Association of Community Colleges identified one tool that could help at the federal level.

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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. Another fellow panelist Kent Phillippe of the American Association of Community Colleges identified one tool that could help at the federal level.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

In 2022, student leaders launched a campaign to challenge the long-standing stigma associated with attending community colleges. To overcome negative stereotypes, the CCSmart advocacy campaign tells the stories of students’ educational journeys and the positive impact community colleges had on their lives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference. Our colleges have to be inextricably connected to our communities, leveraging our localness.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Community colleges play a critical role, providing affordable and accessible education for diverse populations. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, our nation had over 1,000 public, tribal, and independent community colleges enrolling 10.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Students from underrepresented backgrounds face considerable barriers when it comes to completing a community college program. Nationally, only 24% of African American, Latinx, and Native American students finish within two years. The support that DFC gives its students is not simply financial.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Sonya Christian has been selected to lead California Community Colleges, effective Jun. Dr. Sonya Christian Christian is chancellor of the Kern Community College District. “Dr. I look forward to continuing to partner with Dr. Christian to ensure our community colleges are engines of equity and opportunity.”

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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. Another fellow panelist Kent Phillippe of the American Association of Community Colleges identified one tool that could help at the federal level.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Recently, he has focused on community colleges and the financial and governance elements of these institutions that provide crucial higher education access for millions of people. “My Smith was recently named guest editor for the summer 2023 issue of New Directions for Community Colleges, which will focus on urban community colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Eight community colleges are now members of the Achieving the Dream (ATD) Network, joining more than 300 institutions nationwide as part of the higher education reform network’s 2024 cohort. Dr. Karen A.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

How to Build a Sustainable Model for Student Equity and Increase Student Success. The pandemic and widespread civil unrest of 2020 forced institutions to acknowledge the impact new learning environments and sociocultural issues have on students. Were there any other reasons that pushed you to complete this audit?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision to strike affirmative action, there are still ways to get diverse student populations into higher ed, experts and scholars said at a webinar hosted this week by California student success organization The Campaign for College Opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Back in February, more than 1,000 practitioners from hundreds of colleges across the nation gathered in Orlando, Florida, to exchange evidence-based approaches to accelerating student success and equity. Stout and Dr. Stephanie Fujii, president of Arapahoe Community College, at this year’s DREAM 2024 conference.

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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. Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. in the last two years.”

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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.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2024

“Looking at the current funding models, none of them have appropriately incentivized college completion, especially for colleges that have always been left behind because they’ve had fewer resources,” said Ansell. executive director of public relations, community and cultural affairs at Bergen Community College in New Jersey.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Like many students across the country, Coleen began her journey to a four-year degree at a community college. When I was 18, I realized that I was going to be paying for college on my own and it hadn’t really hit me before, like exactly how much it costs,” Coleen explained. FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS. ix x .

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MAY 9, 2023

The 1,038 community colleges in the U.S. play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Given that over 40% of undergraduate students in the U.S. citizens, and 5% are veterans.

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EAB

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Community College Outreach Campaign Ideas. A targeted outreach campaign is an effort of focused, proactive communication to a population of students in need of a specific intervention or action. 3 ways to combat the community college enrollment decline. Student Success Priorities 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

Antioch University, Bard College, Cuyahoga Community College, and Elizabethtown College will host the newest centers, bringing the total of TRHT partner institutions to 71. AAC&U is accepting applications for the 2024 institute , held virtually June 25-28.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What the mental health crisis means for student success leaders. The long-term impacts of the pandemic on student mental health—and 7 steps you can take to prepare. The pandemic ripple effects on student success will last for years, including the long-term impact on student mental health. Continue reading.

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EAB

JANUARY 13, 2023

Modern Student Experience Diagnostic for Community Colleges. Modern student expectations are everchanging—can your community college keep up? In fact, higher ed leaders identify “student consumer preferences” as the biggest threat facing the higher ed business model today. Download the diagnostic.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

The Strategy: First Year Course Advisory Committee looked deeper using course insights to better understand the course’s impact on persistence and graduation and identify potential opportunities to address barriers to student success. Observe important equity gaps that would otherwise remain unseen.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. Spotlight: Holyoke Community College. Engage the whole family.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

Kelley’s notion of the “ Freedom Dream ,” an invitation to imagine an educational space that is grounded in racial equity, social justice, and collective liberation. It is about taking a bold stance to break the old and create new systems and structures that support our students’ success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Assuming the position when the previous president resigned, she knew everyone was looking to her to bring stability to the community college. In California, we have great workforce needs across the board, and that’s a huge role for community colleges.” Also, the college’s nursing program is experiencing exciting growth.

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