IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Insights from IHEP’s Community of Practice to Policy to Increase Degree Completion By Janiel Santos Higher education can be a pathway to economic security and social mobility – but only if a student earns a degree. Over 40 million Americans have earned some college credits but stopped short of receiving a credential.

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Supporting Student Success

MAY 6, 2021

Schedule the virtual coffee or happy hour, participate in the Twitter chat, rediscover the power of a hand written note. As you think about those inciting incidents that drew you to higher education, take time to connect with those who have been by your side on your journey. My students are my why.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Community colleges are vital in providing accessible higher education opportunities to diverse student populations in rural, suburban, and urban communities alike. A community college is a two-year school, with open admissions, that offers reasonably priced higher education, often as a pathway to a four-year degree.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As Inside Higher Ed notes, “Students often turn to their faculty members for advice and support outside of academics, including career advice and mental health support, so positive student-faculty relationships are a critical piece of student success.”

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

For example, 27% of community college students reported that they have had difficulty paying their rent or mortgage in the past year, and 21% have skipped or reduced meals. Some states, like Washington, California, and Illinois, have implemented policies that require public colleges to assist students with access to basic needs.

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Supporting Student Success

AUGUST 3, 2021

I have long thought that this blog could be a place where student affairs and services practitioners globally share the tremendous work they do to support students in realizing their academic and personal goals. Tricia Seifert is a student success innovator, researcher, writer, and speaker.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In higher education, our use of technology has always run in step with the world around us. From the days of old when punch cards held reams of research to the present day when information is stored in data-rich, mobile accessible clouds, the student experience is directly connected to an institution’s technology.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Blogs EAB Strategic Advisory Services Extends Breadth and Depth of Coverage The challenges facing higher education have become increasingly complex and interconnected over the past 15 years and in many cases require the collective action of multiple cabinet leaders and divisions to make progress.

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EAB

JANUARY 13, 2023

Use this diagnostic to help you begin thinking holistically about how your community college can improve student outcomes by providing a more efficient, customized, and supportive path through the academic journey. In higher education, the student experience continues to become more synonymous with the consumer experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Realigning TM 2 to enhance the leadership initiatives for our member schools at the executive level is essential to the future of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) and the students they serve, says Dr. Harry L.

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Timely MD

JULY 2, 2024

More than one in three currently enrolled students have considered stopping out of their degree or credential program within the last six months, according to Gallup and Lumina Foundation’s State of Higher Education 2024 report. Why do some students persist while others fall back? Brown, Ph.D.,

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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Many advisors and student success professionals feel overwhelmed, overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated by their institutions. Eighty-four percent of student affairs professionals say stress and crisis management lead to burnout. Four out of 10 share they plan to leave higher education in the next five years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

She is scheduled to attend the May 5 dedication ceremony. For hundreds of students in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Charles Bell was the first Black professor they ever saw,” said Dr. J. Luke Wood, SDSU vice president for student affairs and campus diversity. His wife, Mary Bell, will attend the Apr.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Armed with the right resources, Howard’s leadership team has either met or surpassed the goal metrics for four out of their five strategic initiatives a year ahead of schedule. This allowed them to set new, higher goals for their final year of Howard Forward. “ Our conversations with EAB are invaluable.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Three rulemaking sessions were scheduled for October, November, and December. “If

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