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Report and New Database Identify Successful Programming for Latinx Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Excelencia in Education, an organization working for increased access and completion of Latinx students in postsecondary education, has released its latest report on programs that have qualitatively and quantitatively shown to improve and increase the success of Latinx students in higher education.

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Leaning Into Best Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Renick’s team also discovered that certain courses did not pair well together, and students should be advised to take them successively instead of concordantly.

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They include those currently in our alumni databases, friends of the college/university who annually comprise the president’s Christmas card list, or perhaps they are associates of Board members. An effective advancement operation realizes the value of the donor cycle and strategically defines success with a donor-centered philosophy.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I stepped out of a tenure-track role and into an administrative position, where I could create programs to help students be successful.” As successful programming became established, the programs were replicated for women and other underrepresented minorities. Initially, she worked with Black students. Watford says.

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The 4 most common barriers to higher ed data and analytics success

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The 4 most common barriers to higher ed data and analytics success. The survey results made clear that leaders consider data critical to the most fundamental priorities at their institutions, such as enrollment, retention, student success. Create data dictionaries to define codes and fields in your databases and systems.

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Building a Sustainable Model for School Wellness Initiatives

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Offering resources to help increase student retention is also beneficial for the financial health of the campus and local economy. Despite the clear need and strong business case for funding mental health and student success resources, securing the necessary funds can be challenging. In 2024, The Larry H. &

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What does a data management platform actually do?

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A data management platform gathers data from your disparate campus databases and platforms—such as your LMS, your SIS, and your CRM—and then compiles and standardizes that data to establish a single, shared source of truth across campus. What is a data management platform? What might your institution do with all of that extra staff time?