IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 22, 2023

ED’s latest Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program application includes performance measures recommended by IHEP research By Jessica Vivar Earning a college degree is the best path to turning career aspirations into a successful livelihood and financially secure, fulfilling life.

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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. New measures of success will have to be developed, reflecting more individualized student goals and preferences. Jon Edelman can be reached at JEdelman@DiverseEducation.com.

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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). Having an advocate or mentor is critical We found that the presence of a mentor in the life of the trustee was critical to the participants’ successful selection or election as trustee.

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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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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Pueblo Community College VP of Student Success, Dr. Heather Speed, to examine changes Pueblo made to boost enrollment heading into the fall semester. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Episode 126.

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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. These will include faculty demographics, promotion and tenure success rates, and median salary rates by field. But as time has passed, that excuse has rung less true. Yet, only 28% of STEM full and associate professors are women.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

A students journeyand how prepared they feel for life after collegedirectly impacts long-term success. To make a real impact, institutions need a complete understanding of the student experience and access to outcomes that factor in the many facets of being successful on campus.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Podcast TSU's Systematic Approach to Student Success Episode 151. Raijanel Crockem and Naomi Lawrence-Lee from Texas Southern University join EAB’s Joanie Garcia to discuss their work to strengthen TSU’s approach to student success. Student success is always changing with the landscape of higher education. May 16, 2023.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

The widely accepted belief that student success is a responsibility shared by the entire campus, rather than just traditional student services, is challenging to implement. Silos persist, differing definitions of student success hinder collaboration, and institutions struggle to establish a consistent and centralized knowledge base.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

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. LEARN WHY DATA DEFINITIONS AND GOVERNANCE MATTER FOR UNIVERSITY STRATEGY.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

A students journeyand how prepared they feel for life after collegedirectly impacts long-term success. To make a real impact, institutions need a complete understanding of the student experience and access to outcomes that factor in the many facets of being successful on campus.

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EAB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Over the past decade, we have worked with our 850+ partners to combine cutting-edge technology with deep education expertise and rewrite the student success playbook,” said President of EAB Technology, Scott Schirmeier. Now, Navigate360 supports students’ postgraduate success in three ways.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Between 2018 and 2020, seven University Innovation Alliance institutions utilized change management and human-centered design principles to identify and deconstruct barriers to successful career readiness for first-generation and low-income students. Positioning for Mutual Success. The New Model for Equitable Career Readiness.

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EAB

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Over the past decade, we have worked with our 850+ partners to combine cutting-edge technology with deep education expertise and rewrite the student success playbook,” said President of EAB Technology, Scott Schirmeier. Now, Navigate360 supports students’ postgraduate success in three ways.

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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. But, an effective strategy for student learning might not be enough if school leaders, teachers, and districts are facing some these common barriers to success.

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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. Read on for five key insights and recommendations to ensure Gen P’s success in higher education.

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

Edify serves as a data hub for all of the systems that higher ed already uses, from enrollment and fundraising CRMs to student success platforms. First, it improves retention by giving students the specific form of support they are most likely to benefit from. What might your institution do with all of that extra staff time?

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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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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The creative and imaginative ways in which we make meaning, offer services, engage, and even make predictions for future success are all predicated on a variety of technology-based solutions. Predictive analytics are definitely on the cutting edge of technologies that are being used to help support and enrich the experience of students.

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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. MF: Yeah, in some sense, higher education is the victim of its own success. MG: Definitely, definitely.

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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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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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Blackboard Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Make sure you define student success and satisfaction at your institutions so you can measure those areas, such call and email response times and line reductions. With preparedness and efficiency under your belt, your team will be able to make an even bigger difference by taking on new projects to help with student support and success.

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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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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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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. And we also know there's actually a pretty robust body of research out there that shows sense of belonging leads to student success. Give these folks a listen and enjoy.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Theyre also building research capacity to better understand leadership trends at HBCUs, tracking metrics like presidential tenure and analyzing factors that contribute to successful leadership transitions. The stakes are particularly high given the critical role of leadership in institutional success. The H.E.L.F.

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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

My name is Wenie Lado and I am the associate director of enrollment success on the college Greenlight team at EAB. 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.

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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.’ He shared some of that wisdom with us: “To be successful, you got to get a Ph.D. Most of the job of the presidency is bad news.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

JANUARY 30, 2025

The combination of trying to maintain weight while dealing with hormonal fluctuations from your IUD can definitely add layers of difficulty to the process. Some studies suggest that hormonal birth control can affect appetite or water retention, while others have found minimal impact on actual weight gain (Baer et al., Stay hydrated.

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