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Carnegie Classifications Unveils Major Redesign to Better Reflect Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

higher education institutions, unveiled a significant redesign today that fundamentally changes how colleges and universities are classified and evaluated. This focus on student outcomes reflects growing concerns about higher education's return on investment amid rising costs and student debt.

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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Understanding the identities of students left behind is crucial to mitigating the unintended consequences of any policy. Addressing these issues demands that leaders create spaces where we can explore our own biases and redesign institutional practices to meet students where they are. Open access is inextricably tied to equity.

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Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

PHILADELPHIA-- In a significant recognition of their transformative efforts in higher education, Chattanooga State Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College have been awarded the prestigious Leah Meyer Austin Award by Achieving the Dream (ATD). between fall 2020 and fall 2023. percentage points.

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Community Colleges Test New Model Linking Student Success to Community Impact

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Stout measure success. The Community Vibrancy Framework, developed by Achieving the Dream (ATD), moves beyond traditional metrics of student completion to create a more comprehensive model of institutional and community transformation. Community colleges, which educate nearly 44% of all U.S. Stout, ATD's president and CEO.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMickens, Morris Thomas, and Calvin Hadley There is deep concern about the status of Black men in higher education. A recent report about the enrollment of Black men in postsecondary education indicates that Black men comprise 4.6% million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Palmer, Larry J. Walker, Tryan L.

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New Report Highlights Critical Role of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in Student Success and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report, "Pathways to Opportunity: Examining Students' Academic and Economic Outcomes at HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs," found that these institutions consistently outperform non-minority serving institutions in awarding degrees to their target populations and providing pathways to economic success for underrepresented students.

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Complete College America Offers Playbook on How Higher Education Can Bolster Civic Engagement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

higher education institutions can strengthen democracy by prioritizing civic engagement and civic education in the student experience. By making civic education a priority, higher education can play a role in fostering civic awareness and engagement skills. There should be adequate support services.