Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Despite the fact that faculty are so crucial to students’ academic lives, they are often underutilized as levers of institutional change. Moreover, institutions are grappling with faculty burnout, dissatisfaction, and resignations at growing rates.

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JUNE 30, 2023

A new study by Course Hero, an online learning platform for educators, suggests that a rise in job satisfaction among faculty has improved since the start of the pandemic. According to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) women make up the majority of non tenure-track faculty across institutions in higher education.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

We discovered the key steps leaders and institutions are taking to strategically –and sometimes dramatically– improve their retention rates. 5 High-Impact Retention Strategies While institutions continue working hard to ensure their students graduate, initiative results often fall short of expectations. PP when misapplied.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. CSUSM’s inclusive hiring practices have increased Latino representation among faculty, administrators and staff. Neufeldt, president of CSUSM.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Outcomes: An 8% increase in retention, improved advising efficiency, and more effective cross-functional collaboration. Faculty and staff needed ways to easily communicate and access student data in one place so they had the shared context they needed to meaningfully help students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Kirkwood Community College will be closing or modifying three programs and is laying off faculty and staff, citing low enrollment, Corridor Business Journal reported. The greater the number of our graduates, the greater the impact they will have on our region.” One such program that will be receiving changes is the truck driving program.

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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. It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. The aims of the CAMP at Washington State University (WSU) are first-year completion, second-year retention and successful graduation.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

We discovered the key steps leaders and institutions are taking to strategically –and sometimes dramatically– improve their retention rates. 5 High-Impact Retention Strategies While institutions continue working hard to ensure their students graduate, initiative results often fall short of expectations. PP when misapplied.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. They also provided more hands-on training for faculty and students to spur wider adoption of the Navigate student success platform and improve communication during the registration process. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Episode 126.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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EAB

JANUARY 10, 2023

Lessons Learned from a Student Retention Revamp at Syracuse. Syracuse University’s Kal Srinivas joins EAB’s Andrina Musser to talk about how the technology, people, and processes changed at Syracuse to boost student retention efforts. EAB · Lessons Learned from a Student Retention Revamp at Syracuse. Episode 133. Transcript.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Student success experts have prescribed potential solutions to declining Black student enrollment and retention numbers in California’s public universities in a recent report published by The California State University (CSU) Office of the Chancellor. strategies that support faculty and staff in support of Black student success; and 3.)

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Timely MD

MARCH 7, 2024

Faculty and staff at colleges and universities have the second-highest burnout rate out of industry in the country, just behind K-12 workers, according to a recent Gallup Panel Workforce Study. Why are faculty and staff leaving their positions? during the same period.” “There’s also record turnover for faculty,” said Bichsel.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Other AI enhancements in Navigate will make it easier for staff and administrators to generate reports on institutional student retention and success efforts. We are excited to pilot EAB’s new AI features to help staff save time, create deeper connections with our students, and have a measurable impact on their lives.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Students benefit tremendously from seeing themselves reflected in the faculty, staff, and student peers who make up the campus community.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

How Ogden School District is Restoring Teacher Morale and Improving Retention with EAB Ogden School District's Success Through EAB's Teacher Morale Collaborative About Ogden School District consists of thirteen neighborhood elementary schools, six secondary schools and one youth-in care school. These barriers are probably why.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For institutions looking to measure their DEI efforts, the tool of choice has typically been campus climate assessments, surveys of groups like faculty or students that provide an aggregate picture of the impact of a college’s endeavors. The instrument also revealed that some basic DEI practices were less common.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. Black student enrollment, for example, went up 2.3% in Hispanic enrollment. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

Dr. Terri Gomez Gomez’s “deep understanding of our campus’ strengths and opportunities; her student-centered approach to leadership; her dedication to faculty and staff excellence; and her unwavering commitment to the success of our diverse students,” said President Dr. Soraya M.

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EAB

AUGUST 1, 2023

Infographic 3 Reasons Why Faculty and Staff Leave Their Jobs Due to Climate How higher ed institutions can foster inclusive interactions with leaders, managers, and colleagues This infographic outlines ways that institutions can foster an inclusive campus climate among leaders, managers, and colleagues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

The report re-evaluates supports for Black students and addresses trends in low Black student enrollment, retention, and graduation rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The report, titled “Unblocking the Pipeline: Supporting the Retention, Progression and Promotion of Black Early-Career Academics,” was the culmination of a monthslong survey of Black ECAs by the Higher Education Policy Institute, a U.K. where harassment reporting mechanisms often fail to protect Black faculty. think tank. “The

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Challenge: Delivering timely support to a diverse and sizeable student population to foster improved retention and completion rates. The Strategy: Transition to a case management model that offers students proactive guidance and access to resources, and engages faculty to see a complete picture of their academic journey.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Challenge: Delivering timely support to a diverse and sizeable student population to foster improved retention and completion rates. The Strategy: Transition to a case management model that offers students proactive guidance and access to resources, and engages faculty to see a complete picture of their academic journey.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 15, 2023

Previously, she was dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences at California State University, Los Angeles; interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and founding director of the psychometrics graduate program at Morgan State University; faculty at Spelman; and senior research scientist for Kraft General Foods. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Such a dual designation, he added, reflects the university's broader goal to support diversity and equity across the student body, faculty, and campus culture. AANAPISI can boost the good work already happening as well as serve as a catalyst for new opportunities and collaborations.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2024

As the chief academic and enrollment officer at Dillard, she is expected to manage academic offerings and faculty initiatives and lead the implementation of an institutional recruitment and retention strategy. “I I believe my extensive professional journey has prepared me for this opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

In some cases, it includes data on student retention, pass rates, and engagement and insights into student confidence and connection. The report concluded that, while there is no one-stop solution, willingness to experiment with various digital tools and institutional support can help faculty make progress toward closing equity gaps.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

Since 2020, our first-generation retention rate has increased by 7.2% Edward’s “familia” or family of students, faculty, staff, and leadership. Our Fall 2022 first-gen, first-year retention rate (81.5%) outpaced their non-first-gen peers (78.6%). For many, the hilltop is their “segunda casa” or second home with the St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

Clarence Lang, dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, had refused to follow through on a commitment to hire two new tenure-line faculty. Penn State has had ongoing issues in recruitment and retention of Black faculty, something that Black faculty have repeatedly mentioned, West said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In the role, he worked to improve the school’s recruitment and retention of African American students and faculty. Slaughter Slaughter was a trailblazer, leading the school as its first African American chancellor from 1982 to 1988.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

For example, HSIs identify several purposes for academic advising such as course registration, retention, sense of belonging, learning, familial learning environments, and contemporary communication trends (using popular social media apps). Many also adopt varied, shared advising models involving faculty and professional academic advisors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 20, 2024

Its stated goal was to enhance diversity and inclusivity through the recruitment and retention of an increasingly diverse population of faculty, administrators, staff and students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This involves fostering partnerships between institutional leaders, students, faculty, staff, community organizations, and elders. This sense of belonging is critical for student retention and success. Hire and promote Latine faculty and support the creation of courses that honor Latine culture and history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

As indicated by several key metrics, over the past decade underrepresented minority (URM) students have made considerable progress in retention, graduation, and persistence rates. Working with our campuses, we’ve put in place high standards to raise their overall retention rates, overall graduation rates and overall attainment rates.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Dr. Consuelo Wilkins The Vanderbilt Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation Program (V-FIRST) – funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – will aim to accelerate hiring, promotion, and retention efforts for diverse, early-career investigators. American Indian, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

million credit and non-credit students for the 2021-22 academic year; the need to retain top talent among faculty and staff continues to grow. A successful balance between employee recruitment and student retention requires constantly evaluating strategies and implementing changes.

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