Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Expanding the definition of diversity to include diversity of opinion may elicit honest conversations and intentional/inclusive strategies. Developing policies supporting strategic goals and values to retain open access and success for all students is mission centric. in press, p.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Johnson expressed disappointment with how the bill’s definition of “high-need” students does not include students with foster care experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 6, 2024

Well before the first college lecture, however, newly enrolled college students should consider a couple questions and a few simple steps that can lower barriers to college success. He is the author of How to Solve A Problem: Insights for Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, and Success in College. The who and the what ?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

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. Through support from the Macquarie Group Foundation, we've been investing in student-led activities to drive student success improvement.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As part of the Collaborative, they will finalize a working definition for its Economic Mobility Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and analyze how academic programs influence students long-term success. CCC is leveraging the Postsecondary Value Framework to predict economic mobility outcomes early.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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). Providing that for students allows them to have some grounding.”

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Steve Keating

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Hearing Definition : Hearing is the physiological process of perceiving sound. Being a Good Listener Definition : Listening is an active process where you not only hear sounds but also focus on understanding and interpreting the meaning of what is being said. Hearing and being a good listener are fundamentally different.

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Steve Keating

JANUARY 15, 2023

That’s because when I asked them about their goals their most frequent answer was “to be a success.” I could put 100 people in a room and ask each of them for their definition of success. Success is and should be very personal. Success is and should be very personal. Goals are literally the engine of success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

John Lane, vice president for academic affairs and equity initiatives with the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, individuals from the City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) shared models for student success. Change is the most critical dimension of a successful program,” she continued.

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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

JUNE 13, 2024

So, Ithaka S+R, a research organization that promotes student success and access to higher education, and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) teamed up to compile standing research on postsecondary institutions and civic engagement to find out what is really going on behind the scenes. Dr. Ioana G.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

On the opening day, academics shared findings on student success at Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), while others tackled issues of pay inequity in internships. Youngbull studied TCU concepts of student success by interviewing leadership and faculty at five different institutions in New Mexico, Arizona, and North Dakota.

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Steve Keating

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The things he needs to do in order to be a successful salesperson. He asked, “What are the ‘signs’ of success? How could he know at all times whether or not he was on the path to success?” I wondered if there were indeed definitive signs to look for on the journey to success. That really got me to thinking.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We have questioned and tweaked programs, policies, and practices in an effort to help more students (and faculty and staff) find success and achieve equitable outcomes. It is time to craft our own tools by defining meaningful outcomes and what is incumbent on our institutions to do to achieve success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As the ranks of HSIs grow and enroll even more students, it’s long overdue that we begin to operationalize the concept of “servingness” as a central factor to the success of these institutions. In my own life, the unwavering support and influence of my aunt was crucial to my own success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

A more recent Supreme Court ruling relates to restrictions on affirmative action in higher education, which negatively impacts the opportunity for low-income Black and other minority students to make a successful high school to college transition. Board of Education , but it also represents a new definition of public schools in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

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. Trustees reported their college also broadened the definition of diversity to include opinions. These recommendations include: 1.

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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

JANUARY 8, 2025

While working at the medical school, Witcher Walker developed a deep passion for enhancing the student experience, recognizing the critical role support systems play in shaping academic and personal success. I know there are students out there that could definitely succeed, they just need the resources.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Although a full discussion of HICC is beyond the scope of this opinion editorial, we begin with the working definition proposed by Billy Vaughn and the Diversity Officer Magazine : “…an ability to successfully negotiate cross-cultural differences in order to accomplish practical goals.”

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 23, 2024

Previously, MENA was included under the definition of White. Updated Definitions: The standards include changes to terminology and definitions, including the definitions of “Hispanic or Latino” and “American Indian or Alaska Native.” For example, Asian students can share their specific ancestry (e.g.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 30, 2022

There are clear models of success, scholarship opportunities to major universities, lucrative professional contracts, elevated social status, and the potential to dramatically change the economic conditions for themselves and their families in place. The context around football has been infused with value.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

A lot of the alumni are very successful; they work at Pixar and Disney” they said. Having that dark knowledge on top of all of the mountains of work that I have to do definitely would affect my mental health.” But because of the all the anti-LGBT laws that were being passed, I didn’t feel comfortable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Now almost a year since its release, Brown says CSU faculty and administration are coming to terms with the fact that “policing students’ use [of ChatGPT] is probably impossible, usually ineffective, and definitely inefficient.” Calhoun, assistant vice president and dean of the Center for Academic Success at Seton Hall University, agrees. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

If something is even perceived as being not fully designed for all students, Thompson says a redesign is called for to foster greater student success. We did an external evaluation for a couple of our cohorts to find that the greatest retention and success is actually with our students entering into community college,” Ellis says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

Some measures of academic success also declined for law students of color in 2023. The law school application process] was definitely very intimidating,” Terrel said. law students and applicants. Thankfully, I have friends from undergrad, other black attorneys, who really held my hand and guided me through the entire process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. It has done that with an 86% success rate for the 2022-23 academic year. One is a very high college success rate. This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

In a new briefing, Excelencia in Education, a Latino student success organization, isolates the challenges that HSIs are experiencing and the strategies that they are using to get this critical money. One of the main obstacles that schools have in applying for Title V grants is decentralized structures for doing so, the briefing found.

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Active Minds

APRIL 5, 2023

As a daughter of immigrant parents, I am still both grateful and saddened by the awareness of my parents’ struggles in coming to the United States and working their way to their definition of success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I definitely didn’t think I was going to be a law professor, but I always wanted to be a teacher,” she says. “I grew up in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, and we had Johnnie Cochran on T.V. Fast forward a few decades, and Morgan has successfully been able to integrate her love for both professions. “I

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Without the data, it’s hard to tell anything definitively. Or maybe it’s because of other factors that have come into play since the Supreme Court decision putting an end affirmative action. For example, no one can say if the numbers of Asian students are above the high 30 percent level like at some of the University of California schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2023

A school first has to settle on the character traits that best fit its institutional mission and establish common definitions of the traits through training of the admissions team. More affluent students are more likely to be successful at tailoring their essays to what the institution is looking for.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The nuance of this definition should be noted, with a key emphasis on institutions. I always do my best to mitigate these issues but may not always be successful. Gordon defines these terms as “the attitudes, behaviors, and social systems that specifically marginalize, exclude, underserve, and oppress fat bodies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

She called it “definitely a unique experience that allowed me to meet well-known behavior analysts.” We want them to be successful at home, at school, in the community, or at grandma’s house.” they are responding well in other settings where it is actually most relevant for them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

It will also provide opportunities for school systems to develop targeted strategies and resources to promote academic success and close achievement gaps. Those students are then considered "two or more races" for data collection purposes, and the Native American portion is unaccounted for in school reporting.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

definitely sets this fellowship apart,” Williams says. And what the ongoing success of Columbia’s HBCU Fellowship means is that there is a “scalable design” that other schools can also adopt, says Strayhorn. you belong at Columbia, and you can succeed at Columbia,” Williams says.

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