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). Events and activities happen throughout the academic year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Ken Atwater “Over the years, BBCB has been a national event for young men of color to come together and discuss the unique issues they face in this country and in their community,” said Hillsborough President Dr. Ken Atwater. The path to that success beginning with completing a college degree.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

He had been very excited to attend, until the week of the event. “We He was so successful, in fact, that by the time he graduated from high school, Williams had achieved access to the same country club that barred him due to his race. Williams found great success in business, but at the same time, felt the effects of imposter syndrome.

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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. Also, that year the program’s retention rate of Latino students was 18% higher than the college’s general retention rate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? Stout’s speech hit Jaeger and Colclough in their hearts.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Retention efforts Morgan State is currently number one in the United States in producing Black electrical engineers and civil engineers, Wilson notes. This requires thoughtful retention efforts. Once students transition out of that first-year format, the success and retention office continues to work with them through graduation. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

Scott Schirmeier The new Recruitment Management module improves Navigate’s customer relationship management capabilities and simplifies recruitment/retention for schools into one platform, allowing schools to implement coordinated communications strategies for prospective students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Once I had an opportunity to speak with [Passion], I was struck by the grasp and depth of her intellectual interest, as well as her drive and commitment, not only to her success, but to benefitting others,” says Allen, one of the nation’s most prominent educators. She is finishing her Ph.D. Higher education is a form of business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Back in February, more than 1,000 practitioners from hundreds of colleges across the nation gathered in Orlando, Florida, to exchange evidence-based approaches to accelerating student success and equity. Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis delivers a keynote address at the DREAM 2024 conference.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

“These spaces were created out of a demand to recognize our existence in these spaces, to serve us, provide us the resources that we need to be successful in our educational trajectories, and, in doing so, be successful overall. It is a space to establish community, which is important for persistence and student success.

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EAB

MARCH 10, 2023

Press Release EAB’s Navigate Platform Now Supports Student Recruitment and Retention EAB expands Navigate’s CRM capabilities to engage prospective students March 10, 2023 Tempe, Arizona (March 10, 2023) — EAB announced today an extension of its flagship student success technology, Navigate , to help colleges engage and enroll prospective students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

“This is an important segment of the college-bound market and [GBC] continues to make inroads in successful recruitment of Hispanic students, especially with the expansion of the Goizueta Scholarship to now cover full tuition and in some cases room and board,” Eby said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

When it comes to catastrophic events, Puerto Rico has experienced its lion’s share in the last decade. With these events have come economic vulnerability and population decreases. Méndez (UAGM), said the series of events that have impacted Puerto Rico “required the ability to move quickly and constantly update work plans.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Despite her vice president title, her role had morphed into a mix of event planning and student affairs tasks, far removed from the strategic DEI leadership she had envisioned. This involves sharing data on positive outcomes of DEI work, such as improved student retention, enhanced campus climate, and a more robust learning environment.

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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

Today’s most influential leaders recognize that student success goes beyond traditional measures like retention and graduation rates. Comprehensive Support Drives Better Outcomes Challenges like being in the wrong major, financial stress, and major life events can all hinder student outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This includes issues of 1) campus climate where Indigenous students coming from a TCU are often entering a school environment with primarily white peers for the first time and 2) academic affairs in which advisors must have a clear sense of transfer agreements and credit structures across institutions to ensure successful degree completion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Student affairs professionals are responsible for engaging students in activities and connecting them to resources which has proven to lead to student success. He currently serves as Assistant Provost for Student Success and Retention at New Jersey City University and adjunct associate professor at Bronx Community College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday. The event took place as part of University of Phoenix's Educational Equity Webinar Series.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 17, 2025

This approach empowers institutions to uncover hidden gaps and drive outcomes like improving retention, scaling advising, and strengthening cross-campus collaboration. In higher education, successful implementation often means rethinking long-standing processes, habits, and team dynamics.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

It was an event that crystallized, for me, the CSU’s institutional, societal, and moral imperative to take meaningful action,” said Koester in a statement. “We Another recommendation was that each school develop retention and persistence strategies for Black students using a personalized student support model, along with enhanced advising.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 11, 2023

Those who’ve found the most success understand that financial stability requires investing in a student success model that supports students and fiscal health. We aimed to gain insight into how our partner institutions create fiscally sustainable student success models to overcome the significant challenges their students face.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It sponsored a cohort of faculty to participate in an ESCALA program with an eye toward closing the gap in educational access and success for Latinx students. She also encourages nurses of color she meets at various events and offers to mentor individuals who are considering entering academia.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

MARCH 2, 2017

Student Success. Student engagement is everything when it comes to student success. The more engaged a student is during their university experience, the more successful they will be. Retention – Proactive and Triage. Engagement is what creates a meaningful student experience. Employability.

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Steve Keating

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Give employees a sense of ownership in their roles and the company’s success. Create a fun and engaging workplace through team-building activities and social events. Consider offering retention bonuses or stock options to key employees as incentives to stay with the company for a defined period.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

VenturEd Solutions was proud to be a Diamond sponsor at this annual event where over 3,000 educators, administrators, and industry leaders gathered to explore the future of independent schools. Our team just returned from the annual NAIS Thrive 2025 conference, held from February 2628 in Nashville, TN.

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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. And I know firsthand a lot of folks said this was such a highlight of the event. May 16, 2023.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

To elevate strategies that ease the strain of those challenges to support student success and completion, the U.S. One featured partnership between the City Colleges of Chicago and One Million Degrees is having a measurable effect on student retention and success.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

assistant vice president for retention at Emory & Henry University, weighed in on what colleges and universities can do to help support underrepresented student groups to ensure they receive the care and support they need to succeed. Launching outreach campaigns to highlight underused resources in emails, social media, and campus events.

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Timely MD

MAY 3, 2024

For many college and university students, the road to success is littered with emotional traffic, financial potholes, and academic speedbumps. The journey to reaching one’s goals hinges on access to and awareness of vital student success resources. VP of Student Success at Texas State University, and Emily Stone, Ed.D.,

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9% The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach to success 1.

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Knack

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Our recent virtual event, " Partnerships to Promote Student Success ," focused on addressing Florida’s critical nursing shortage by exploring collaborative strategies aimed at improving student success, retention, and workforce preparation.

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

This org design trend may be a response to recent political events and a sense of mistrust of campus safety officers among students. Trying to decide on the right advising model, or whether your institution needs a chief student success officer? Watch our webinar on leading your student success enterprise. Go to resource center.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Smith University and Dr. Michelle Batista, Vice President of Student Services at Lake Tahoe Community College, to offer tips and strategies for inclusive care that drive student success. For example: Co-sponsoring events with different departments and offices can help remove silos and bring students together.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In the last few months, I’ve seen reports of a fire-bombing just outside the walls of a college campus just because that establishment hosted a drag event. Efforts to boost student retention are more critical than ever as overall enrollment numbers decline. What happens when you disaggregate your student success data?

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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