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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In order to enact human values, we have to start with ourselves. The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. These values run contrary to systemic oppression.

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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

million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Furthermore, the Black men that attend postsecondary institutions, reportedly have the lowest retention rates of all groups. This stifles Black student success and contributes to low graduation rates from high schools. or a little over 850,000 of the 18.6

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Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference Plots Agenda for the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the opening keynote to the conference, Dr. In his speech titled, "From Mirage to Oasis: The Role of Higher Education in Advancing Opportunity for All," Baston noted that food and housing insecurity and access to the internet, are among the litany of challenges that continue to serve as barriers to student success. Dr. Michael A.

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Intentionality is Key in First-generation Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. We are fully committed to first-generation students, but commitment is just the start. Since 2020, our first-generation retention rate has increased by 7.2%

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Success Coaching and Online Platform Shown to Improve Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s easy for a student who needs help to slip through the cracks. The software, called Student Success & Engagement, uses data to send alerts to success coaches about when they might need to reach out to a student. For part-time students, a change in coach led to a decrease in persistence.

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The Missed Opportunity: Student Affairs and Human Resources Collaboration to [Re]engage College Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jonelle Knox When I reviewed the question posed to me about [re]engaging the college community, I started thinking about a missed opportunity that many colleges and university leaders are not taking advantage of; the collaboration of student affairs and human resources to create [re]engagement activities.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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). Among the larger two-year programs are law enforcement, nursing and human services.