Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

Currently at Radford, we have a [student] population of 37% Pell-eligible students, and depending on the year, there’s usually 30% to 35% first-generation students as well. Radford plans to increase its retention rates by 5% this cohort, and likewise increase its graduation rate, said Trageser.

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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. This contributes to their overall success and life development. It is the institution’s responsibility to ensure long-term success and retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2024

EST to share insights on student success and rising college costs, expressing the urgency of the curriculum. These students are disproportionately affected by basic needs insecurity, making it essential for institutions to address these challenges to improve retention, academic performance, and post-graduation success,” said Fraire.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

Its “The Impact of Digital Learning on Minoritized and Poverty-Affected College Students: 12 Instructors’ Stories ” report explains how digital learning tools can transform education for vulnerable student populations — students who identify as Black, Latino, and Indigenous; poverty-affected students; and first-generation students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The formal work of AANAPISI at UCLA is in its very early stages, but it builds upon a legacy of programs in many different units across the campus such as academic and student affairs, admissions, academic support and retention programs, and alumni affairs,” said Yoo.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 2018, when Dr. Tim Renick took on the role of senior vice president for student success at Georgia State University (GSU), the university’s demographics were rapidly changing. Renick’s team also discovered that certain courses did not pair well together, and students should be advised to take them successively instead of concordantly.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC) partnership with One Million Degrees (OMD) will begin at Malcolm X College this fall, providing students at the college dedicated support towards academic and career success. Many times, that's what students need in order to be successful." That is the power of what we do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Community congruent An institution’s success in serving Latine students is tied to its ability to reflect the surrounding community. This sense of belonging is critical for student retention and success. Dr. Roberto Montoya is associate vice president of partner success at InsideTrack.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Seventy-one percent of its students are first-generation college students and more than half are Pell eligible. Together, we are ensuring an educated, well trained workforce dedicated to our mutual success.” This leadership position enables her to further her commitment to inclusive excellence.

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Timely MD

MARCH 4, 2024

TimelyCare Student Success Coaching Q&A With Dr. Nicole Guerrero Trevino Vice President for Student Success LinkedIn Tell us about your career journey and dedication to student success in higher education. In 2014, the position was elevated to Associate Vice President for Student Success in Academic Affairs.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Blogs How will we measure student success in the 2020s? A review of how student success metrics have evolved over time—and where they might go in the future Before I studied student success, I studied evolutionary biology. To my eyes, the evolution of the major student success schools of thought has happened in the same way.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

For example, several states continue to use funding formulas that shortchange historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), denying them resources necessary to provide a quality education to students who have historically faced discrimination and continue to face systemic barriers to success. Dr. Ivory A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Higher education leaders face an obligation to Kansas families to remove barriers to access and success and ensure that our system lives up to the ideal of equal opportunity for all. Is it developing boutique programs on each campus for diverse, first-generation students? Structural change is needed.

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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

APRIL 9, 2024

Latino college students are more likely to be first-generation students and less likely to leave college having earned their degrees, according to a new report from Excelencia in Education.

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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. SHSU has done focus groups asking students the supports they desire.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The IIT-Wright Engineering Program is an open-ended multi-year agreement that reflects the commitment of both institutions to support the successful transfer of community college students to complete four-year degrees in STEM and related fields. One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Through carefully targeted programs and partnerships that remove barriers to educational access and success, these leaders hope their latest numbers portend future growth. The mission was a success. The program reached first-time college goers as well, and 56% of the 2022 promise cohort identify as first-generation.

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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. More than 50% of this year’s registrants were first-time ATD attendees, an indication, says Stout, that “we’re still young in our movement.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

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. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. We did some great work.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

I stepped out of a tenure-track role and into an administrative position, where I could create programs to help students be successful.” As successful programming became established, the programs were replicated for women and other underrepresented minorities. Initially, she worked with Black students. Watford says.

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

Within the context of TRIO programs, this research will focus on identifying institutional assets and barriers affecting first-generation and low-income learners’ career growth and developing an evidence-based theoretical model toward increasing awareness about institutional capacity.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

As a first-generation student, U.S. 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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Access to high-quality higher education is perhaps the strongest path towards reversing the poisonous culture, but today, the success of males in college lags behind their female counterparts-– with ‘cis’ and ‘identified’ Black and Hispanic/LatinX male outcomes the most concerning.”

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Civitas Learning

MAY 28, 2024

Austin Community College (ACC) is one of many institutions committed to student success amidst this enrollment uptick, especially among first-generation and underrepresented students. Proactive advising One of ACC’s biggest and most impactful student success developments has been the rollout of academic alerts.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success. Student Success. These respected campus leaders are skilled in change management, and we look to them for spearheading and scaling student success initiatives at our member institutions. Thu, 08/11/2022 - 06:00. How to Improve Student Outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.” The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola. “We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2023

Eight were first-generation, and eight were students of color. Although the collaboration between Alamo and CHCP was obviously successful, team-ups between community colleges and for-profit institutions remain relatively rare. The program will cover job training, job placement, and retention services, but not student stipends.

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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). Of them, 2,718 were first-generation college students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

And that is because many of our students are first-generation and low-income.” The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola. “We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

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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. ACC faced several obstacles to fulfilling its goal of improving retention and providing students with the support they need to persist and graduate on time with a credential.

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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. ACC faced several obstacles to fulfilling its goal of improving retention and providing students with the support they need to persist and graduate on time with a credential.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Create a Sense of Urgency UWM recognized the pressing need to address equity gaps in student success. Their vision focused on student success, inclusion, and a commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students to thrive in their academic pursuits. The results of the hold reform were both inspiring and heartening.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

This view is particularly prevalent among first-generation and lower-income students. I’m not mentally ready for college” was a concern expressed by 28 percent of first-generation students versus 20 percent of non-first-generation students.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

are the most likely to choose community college as their first step when pursuing a higher education. They’re also more likely to be first-generation, come from families in the bottom half of earners, and delay or cancel their college plans due to financial struggles or caregiving responsibilities. Engage the whole family.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Career services offices, like higher education more broadly, have struggled with access and opportunity issues for first-generation and low-income students. To identify the most promising and effective solutions, campus teams identified key elements critical to the success of their innovative, piloted solutions.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 21, 2024

Innovation in Action: Overview of the UIA’s Current Scale Projects Elana Tue, 05/21/2024 - 15:52 Black Student Success Initiative Student Success University Culture For ten years, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) has aspired to be an effective force for change.

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