Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015). Trustees reported their college also broadened the definition of diversity to include opinions. There is considerable research generated about African Americans in higher education, specifically faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Also, that year the program’s retention rate of Latino students was 18% higher than the college’s general retention rate. The aims of the CAMP at Washington State University (WSU) are first-year completion, second-year retention and successful graduation. It has done that with an 86% success rate for the 2022-23 academic year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Permitting faculty and staff to rotate in-person work or to only come in on certain days might help with retention. Pope-Ruark emphasized that training for administrators on the psychological definition of burnout is necessary. There was also discussion of how faculty and staff can help institutions see that burnout is occurring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Definitions of student success are changing, and there has been a rise in alternative degrees and credentials, micro-credentials, and apprenticeships. Classic higher ed measures like persistence and retention are already being adapted for the times, according to Dr. Doug Shapiro, vice president of research and executive director of the NSC.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

The PSSG – it was first funded in 2022 via the Consolidated Appropriations Act – recognizes and awards funds to institutions that propose to use the grant for evidence-based reforms and practices in pursuit of bolstering student participation, retention, transfer, and completion rates.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Secretly was hoping maybe we'd be at 1%, but we definitely were not gonna be at 10% down, but that is where we were. Episode 126. November 1, 2022. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

According to the most recent data on undergraduate retention and persistence from the National Student Clearinghouse, only about half of students who start college at a community college are retained at their starting institution into year 2. Dr. Hana Lahr The program onboarding process can take up to a year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Women now receive around 40% of STEM PhDs — far from parity but a definite improvement. Bradley is also looking at other tough changes, including reforms to its tenure promotion, and retention policies, which haven’t been updated in 30 years. But as time has passed, that excuse has rung less true. Several facts stand out.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 22, 2023

Toward Convergence analyzed metrics and definitions used by institutional and state initiatives and specifications used in national data collections designed to assess institutional performance related to student access, progression, completion, cost, and post-college outcomes.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

Introducing the Multi-Outcome Framework: Optimize What Matters Most Colleges and universities must broaden their measures of success beyond traditional metrics such as retention and completion to remain competitive, attract top students, and enhance institutional reputation. Helping them implement more effective interventions at scale.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

Silos persist, differing definitions of student success hinder collaboration, and institutions struggle to establish a consistent and centralized knowledge base. Data-activated cross-functional collaboration as the second step in a responsive process that improves student retention and completion in a way that supports financial health.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

At NACADA, many institutions shared how they have built success teams with roles to supplement advisors’ work, with titles like retention manager, success coach, and student support specialist.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

What was not expected, however, was their expansion of the third-party servicer definition. As predicted, in a recent blog post the ED said they specifically plan to "consider clarifying or narrowing the scope" of the clauses on "software and computer services, student retention, and instructional content."

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

Introducing the Multi Outcome Insights: Optimize What Matters Most Colleges and universities must broaden their measures of success beyond traditional metrics such as retention and completion to remain competitive, attract top students, and enhance institutional reputation. Helping them implement more effective interventions at scale.

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EAB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A young person’s definition of success increasingly depends on whether they believe there will be a strong return on their education investment. These advancements—along with the latest additions to improve postgraduate outcomes—represent a new chapter in our work to boost student success.”

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The survey results made clear that leaders consider data critical to the most fundamental priorities at their institutions, such as enrollment, retention, student success. LEARN WHY DATA DEFINITIONS AND GOVERNANCE MATTER FOR UNIVERSITY STRATEGY. Dive Deeper Download the complete survey report.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

One result of this effort was the definition of robust campus-employer partnerships, co-created by BGEE campus teams, EWG members, and students. We must see career readiness as equally important as graduation rates; in fact, increased student confidence could lead to improved retention and graduation rates.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Today we welcome leaders from Texas Southern University who share what they learned through their efforts to get people processes and technology working together at TSU to improve student retention and boost enrollment. DC: Definitely roles and permissions. DL: Yes, definitely. So definitely closing the loop.

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EAB

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A young person’s definition of success increasingly depends on whether they believe there will be a strong return on their education investment. These advancements—along with the latest additions to improve postgraduate outcomes—represent a new chapter in our work to boost student success.”

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

Retain more students and close equity gaps Retention and student equity efforts rely heavily on data; without establishing benchmarks and tracking progress toward KPIs, there is no meaningful way to judge progress. First, it improves retention by giving students the specific form of support they are most likely to benefit from.

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

Many states have third-grade reading retention laws , which require students to meet a reading standard before moving on to the next grade. Schools also often have inconsistent definitions of ideal reading instruction, and without a shared understanding, administrators and teachers must use their discretion to determine the best path forward.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

If you hear: It would be great if we had data on term-to-term retention. We often hear from institutions about uncertainty regarding the source, the methodology, the timeliness, and data definitions. This has the added benefit of serving as a reference for available analytics that users might only need to visit once or twice a year.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

At the front end of the process, leaders must prioritize enterprise data domains for consideration and definition; at the end, they must work closely with campus to respond to new needs and initiate better data stewardship among those inputting and using enterprise data. If done right, the three tips above will free up staff capacity.

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EAB

APRIL 25, 2023

The survey explores topics such as talent retention, carbon neutrality efforts, deferred maintenance, space utilization, and computerized maintenance management systems. And so we definitely want to make sure that we continue to take those things into account when we're specifically thinking about budgets. MG: Definitely, definitely.

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EAB

APRIL 4, 2023

And so there's definitely a disconnect and so we are having a lot of conversations with institutional leaders about the resources that they need to increase their market share of adult learners, while also setting realistic enrollment goals, right? BD: Yeah, definitely. And by growth, I mean extremely large growth of double digits.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

And although we definitely have the discussions as a 'we,' eventually, a decision has to be made, and that decision has to be carried on the shoulders of the chancellor. I quickly realized that I can have a lot of conversations, but the decision will be mine, and the responsibility of it will be on my shoulders."

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Predictive analytics are definitely on the cutting edge of technologies that are being used to help support and enrich the experience of students. Plus, one of the side benefits of a robust student information/services system is that students are learning how to navigate complex, data-rich, mobile-ready digital environments.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

My team has worked with an increasing number of institutions that are seeking to re-center their student success strategies around a more holistic definition of the student experience. Given the prolonged disruption they faced, it’s unsurprising that their college-going behavior differs from that of their predecessors.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

However, our experts discuss four moments in particular when making a positive connection and drawing that student in is especially critical for retention. They've just done a couple of years so far, but already we're seeing retention gains for students who participate. I definitely remember how tough that moment was.

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EAB

MARCH 14, 2023

They urge listeners to begin cataloging all the “side doors” through which prospective students inquire about your school and then capture those disparate data points into a unified CRM and student retention platform. So we've seen how enrollment has definitely been impacted by the pandemic, right? TZ: Mike, that's a great question.

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Blackboard Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Julie: About 15 years ago when we started our one-stop, our institution was very focused on graduation rates and retention rates. And the third challenge is continuing to evolve the definition of a one-stop. How is the one-stop operation helping to provide an education and leading students to completing their programs?

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

They also offer advice to community college leaders on ways to make measurable improvements in student retention and enrollment. On today's episode, leaders from the Center for Community College Student Engagement point to new studies that highlight important, but potentially overlooked factors that can boost student retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Its definitely not a monolith just like our HBCUs are not monolithic, he notes, emphasizing the importance of understanding each institutions unique culture and needs. Dakota Doman attended a Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) HBCU fly-in event in Washington, D.C. in 2023, he wasnt planning to resurrect a defunct executive search firm.

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EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

But what other acronyms, definitions and understanding of the landscape do we need to get straight before we dive in here? CH: At the same time, back on February 15th, the department decided to pretty expansively broaden the definition of a third party servicer. CH: I'm happy to do that. I always find it easiest if we do.

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EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

But what other acronyms, definitions and understanding of the landscape do we need to get straight before we dive in here? CH: At the same time, back on February 15th, the department decided to pretty expansively broaden the definition of a third party servicer. CH: I'm happy to do that. I always find it easiest if we do.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

So, to answer your first question, I definitely agree that universities, campuses want to diversify. WL: And that definitely changed my perspective of which type of institution is going to see me as a viable candidate. I know we are in a chaotic place. And it's a very rare, complicated time for a lot of reasons. WL: Correct.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We did well improving retention, diversity, and outcomes, moving up in ranks, all these sorts of things, but I want to do this at a scale that could only be done in a place like Arizona State University.’ “Most of the job of the presidency is bad news. If things are going well, you're really not needed that much.

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