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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs. 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. Students attend a six-week course contextualized for their needs.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Venture capitalist John Martinson is donating $3 million to NJIT to broaden and deepen the curriculum and real world experiences for top scholars at the Albert Dorman Honors College and throughout the university. Applications and enrollment are at record highs as is the diversity of the student body. Research activity is ahead of last year.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says. Elliott says the retention rate for online is over 96%, which she attributes to the stellar faculty and flexibility. underrepresented minorities. Online, 18.1%

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Connecting Black students with each other made them feel stronger and more determined to support each other through the curriculum. “It After undergraduate programming demonstrated improved retention and graduation rates, Watford was able to recruit students to Virginia Tech. Watford says. It is now called Imagination.

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Athletics and Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Organizations rooted in sports incorporate educational curriculum that helps participants be better prepared for higher education. Middle schoolers receive STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) curriculum and high school application guidance. “We years at St. Both graduated. “I

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. She oversaw 15 departments and was responsible for the academic success of John Jay’s 13,000 undergraduates.

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Emphasizing 'Purpose' Among Leadership Facing Diversity Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

HACU provides student scholarships, internships, retention and advancement programs, as well as career development opportunities for educators. Flores said when he first took the helm, the organization had about 110 members “and now we represent 572 Hispanic-serving institutions. Our renewal rate for membership is 96%.”