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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They needed long-term, data-driven, institutionally customized strategies to build financial resilience, promote academic innovation, and drive student success models that work for their institutions. In the last few years, we've had somewhere between 2-3% of students attending. Student success is the second pillar.

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Leading From the Intersection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And how do they inform the ways I navigate campus culture and focus on student success? First, I believe a college presidents leadership success can be measured based on the impact that a leader has on the lives of the people they serve. As college president, my primary responsibility is to put the needs of students first.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An example of where even completing a FAFSA—a requirement of North Star Promise—can clash with Native American culture is provided by Tiffany Gusbeth, vice president of student success services of the American Indian College Fund (College Fund). It’s a game changer for many of our students,” she notes.

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Furman University and 14 Others Collectively Awarded $8.625 Million to Improve Inclusion for STEM Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Furman’s cohort – LCC1 – will facilitate faculty training in values of equity, social justice, and inclusive pedagogy; elevate student voices; improve the student experience; and engage faculty, staff, and students in making sustainable changes to introductory course curriculum.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A fully designed doctoral curriculum in which all courses focus on the community college. Participants were asked to rate how effectively the KSU-CCLP created a leadership culture centered on the following three values: involvement; embracing varying perspectives; and focusing on student success, equity, and learning.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The TEAS project is approaching the need to support its significant Asian student body from multiple angles, seeking out what would be the most beneficial: mentorship, mental health, and curriculum. The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola.

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Is Your Team Strategically Equipped to Make The Most of Your Software?

Civitas Learning

What features will help us be more proactive, scale support, and still create a student-centered environment? At the core of every institution is one goal: student success. A major driver of success has been the robust training program led by Hilda Gartke, Coordinator of Student Affairs Training.