Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2023

To identify and cut DEI in higher education. Model state legislation has been written — and if passed, would prohibit colleges from hiring DEI officers, spending money on DEI, and bar trainings that instruct staff/faculty to identify and fight against systemic racism. Their goal? Now, it’s time to change this paradigm.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

Georgia State University has launched a teacher prep and retention program to help ensure students in metro Atlanta school districts receive stable, qualified classroom instruction. At the same time, licensed and certified classroom teachers will earn a Master of Education degree to enhance their skills and advance in their careers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

Audrey Jaeger, professor of community college education at North Carolina State University and director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research. Dr. Kristin Redfield, an instructional coordinator for English at Forsyth Tech with 25 years of teaching experience, is co-director of the Piedmont Hub.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Corequisite instruction allows students to take a college-level and credit-bearing course while also receiving supplemental support to ensure their success. Past studies have found that corequisite instruction improves retention, completion, and graduation rates for students regardless of their socio-economic background.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Hawkins Jr.

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Student Privacy Compass

APRIL 29, 2025

More than two years into the advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 schools, many state departments of education are issuing guidance or policies for responsible school and student use of AI. A helpful map from AI for Education shows that half of U.S. Actionable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

Hudson Scholars, an innovative student support model, focuses on retention and improving student outcomes by scaling successful elements of national best-practice models, providing high-touch advisement, financial stipends, and early academic intervention. Campbell, founder of the consortium and assembly. Dr. Rose M. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether learning remotely, on-campus, or as a hybrid, students begin their higher education journey to build their future. We discovered the key steps leaders and institutions are taking to strategically –and sometimes dramatically– improve their retention rates. They’re critical to retention and student persistence.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

Moving the needle on graduation rates might be the most pressing challenge for today’s higher education leaders. Though on-campus child care centers have improved retention and graduation rates, the current regulatory environment has inflated operating costs, so fewer colleges are now offering this service.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

While there is a broad understanding that participating in higher education leads to increased levels of civic participation, conflicting narratives exist about this link. One important discovery they highlight is the fact that, when students are more civically engaged, they have a better academic persistence and retention.

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Knack

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Equity in education remains one of the most pressing challenges in higher education. While strides have been made to increase access and inclusion, persistent gaps in achievement and retention continue to disproportionately affect students from underserved backgrounds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

Title: Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenured: Yes Age: 36 Education: B.A., This intellectual awakening led him to pursue a career in education rather than law, though he maintains that he accidentally fell into the academy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Another recommendation was that each school develop retention and persistence strategies for Black students using a personalized student support model, along with enhanced advising. Black] instructional staff need to be seen in the classroom because they are symbols of possibility,” said Parham. Other ideas centered on teachers.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 3, 2025

SUMMARY : Adaptable analytics empowers higher education leaders with real-time, actionable insights that evolve with changing circumstances, enabling smarter decisions, more effective planning, and stronger team collaboration to proactively support student success. Adaptable analytics simplifies that process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Through the lens of the individual donor, we must take note of a few other points that may be instructive for advancement professionals who seek to better understand and make connections with this category of contributors. He is also a Professor of Education and Special Assistant to the President at VUU. Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, Sr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

After undergraduate programming demonstrated improved retention and graduation rates, Watford was able to recruit students to Virginia Tech. Sanders says CEED makes sure that Virginia Tech undergraduates are exposed to graduate education. It is now called Imagination. His dissertation research was on the CEED summer programs.

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2023

But additional instructional time alone won’t help. There are many strategies district leaders have used to combat learning loss that focus on building more instructional time, like extending the school year and encouraging summer prep classes. What district leaders need to focus on now is the quality and efficacy of that instruction.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Additionally, an AI-powered knowledge bot will give students an easier way to get support, instructions, and answers to common questions straight from their smartphones while easing the burden on university staff. EAB has assembled a cohort of institutions to test the new features and expects to expand availability in 2024.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether learning remotely, on-campus, or as a hybrid, students begin their higher education journey to build their future. We discovered the key steps leaders and institutions are taking to strategically –and sometimes dramatically– improve their retention rates. They’re critical to retention and student persistence.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Higher education institutions that bring together previously disjointed approaches to student care gain greater clarity and drive measurable improvements in retention, completion rates, career readiness, and the overall student experience. Discover: Common challenges that institutions face in aligning care.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 4, 2024

The Challenge: Facing declining retention and cumbersome scheduling, JAX State needed to address barriers to enrollment. However, navigating enrollment has become increasingly complex, with students taking classes alongside work and family obligations, often needing help balancing life with their education.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Higher education is continually evolving, and 2024 has presented new opportunities for institutions to better address students’ changing needs. Traditional metrics, such as retention and graduation rates, don’t fully capture whether students succeed during college.

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EAB

JANUARY 20, 2023

Eager Although your institution may already have a policy in place, it is important to make intentional decisions that actualize the cost savings, talent retention, and productivity benefits of flexible work. To support institutions in these efforts, this toolkit offers seven tools that provide detailed, step-by-step instructions.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

Ascendium Education Group , a nonprofit organization committed to helping people reach their education and career goals, has awarded the Pell Institute at the Council for Opportunity in Education a $748,000 grant to research TRIO programs. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

For the fiscal year 2023, the institution’s unrestricted education and general (E&G) revenue budget was made up of 78% net tuition, 18% from the state share of instruction (SSI) in Ohio, and 4% from other sources. Additionally, Miami faces strong headwinds similar to those faced by many other institutions of higher education.

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Good Tutors Finder

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Students benefit not only from improved reading skills but also from feeling understood and supported by educators who genuinely get dyslexia. These multisensory methods help forge stronger connections in the dyslexic students brain, making learning more enjoyable and retention more successful. Were proud to offer: 1.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 4, 2023

Technology Partnerships and Higher Education A Conversation With Drew Magliozzi, CEO of Mainstay Alan Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:00 Chatbots Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight In our mission to promote equity in higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) highlights the strategies of our member institutions.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 28, 2024

Ruth Reinhart, Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Support Services at ACC, we learn how the college is transforming its student success initiatives through strategic scheduling, engagement tracking, proactive advising, and instructional collaboration.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

1: Instruction and academic programming This year, AskEAB received more than 100 different questions on instruction and academic programming from our partners. These questions came from a wide range of district leaders—from superintendents, to directors of curriculum and instruction, to principals. Other (e.g., PE, science): 7.5%

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Gallup’s most recent poll revealed a concerning trend: only 36 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education. What sets this year’s results apart is that, for the first time, a majority of survey respondents expressed a lack of confidence in educational institutions.

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Timely MD

APRIL 18, 2024

Creating a supportive environment where every student can succeed is essential, but it also requires supporting educators. Complicating matters further, many states face contentious political debates over their K-12 curriculum, affecting educators’ relationships with parents and families. Dr. Chris Balow, Ph.D.,

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

Third grade is a critical transition in K-12 education. Many states have third-grade reading retention laws , which require students to meet a reading standard before moving on to the next grade. Without the proper training and tools to teach reading, educators work off instinct rather than science-backed methods.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

Blogs What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape Recent releases from the Department of Education have put Online Program Managers (OPMs) front and center of the news cycle. These narratives only bolster the skepticism a majority of young adults without degrees already report feeling toward higher education.

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Timely MD

MARCH 4, 2024

Nicole Guerrero Trevino Vice President for Student Success LinkedIn Tell us about your career journey and dedication to student success in higher education. I am a first-generation college student, whose parents instilled from a very young age the importance of a college education. I attended St.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The culminating experience for the EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship was the capstone project that substantively contributed to the fellows’ professional advancement and helped solve a pressing challenge facing their home institutions. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Strategy: Implement student success technology to generate actionable insights, improve visibility, and create workflow efficiencies to lift enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. However, like many institutions, it faced challenges in boosting enrollment, retention, and completion rates.

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