Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Gilliam, a physician and higher education leader, will take on the mantle of president of Boston University, effective Jul. Dr. Melissa Gilliam Boston University Photography Gilliam, 58, is no stranger to firsts. There is so much talent and human potential, I figure in 2023 it should be commonplace. And it just isn’t.”

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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Voluntary turnover in the higher education workforce continues to rise, according to findings from a recent College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) survey. The talent retention problem in higher education is not abating,” said Dr. Jackie Bichsel, director of research at CUPA-HR.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

Georgia State University has launched a teacher prep and retention program to help ensure students in metro Atlanta school districts receive stable, qualified classroom instruction.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Hicks is a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University, where he has served as a dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development. in counseling and counselor education and higher education from North Carolina State University.

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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

MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I Zamani-Gallaher holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Western Illinois University, a master’s in general experimental psychology, and a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ford, a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, says she is impressed by Leyva’s scholarly productivity, noting that his research addresses important gaps in STEM educational research and literature. Ford envisions him having an impact on recruitment and retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, I deeply understand the value of higher education for all. Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. Edward’s University following the introduction by President Johnson in 1972.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Britt Rios-Ellis Since assuming the presidency of California State University, Stanislaus (CSU Stanislaus) in July, Dr. Britt Rios-Ellis has immersed herself in Warrior culture, becoming acquainted with the local communities of California’s Central Valley. This leadership position enables her to further her commitment to inclusive excellence.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 4, 2024

The Challenge: Facing declining retention and cumbersome scheduling, JAX State needed to address barriers to enrollment. Jacksonville State University (JAX State) has evolved significantly from a state teachers’ college in 1883 to an Alabama regional university with the highest percentage of accredited programs.

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EAB

MARCH 24, 2023

Blogs What 70+ higher ed leaders are saying about staff recruitment and retention in today's competitive labor market Competition for talent is at an all-time high, forcing colleges and universities to rethink their historical approach to attracting and retaining talented staff on their campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

10 online panel – hosted by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) – invited a number of scholars in higher ed to weigh in on the potential and challenges that AI tools may bring to the field. Roth, president of Wesleyan University. "We Barabino, president of the Olin College of Engineering.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

Bienvenu, SJ, Distinguished Chair in Humanities, and Professor and Co-Chair of Languages and Cultures at Loyola University New Orleans joined Dr. Carolin Aronis, an assistant professor of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University, to call attention to the dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents on campuses over the last few years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Neither of these images creates a holistic portrait of a human being. Although 82% of institutions have a designated point of contact for student veterans (Department of Veteran Affairs, 2018), determining how students find the point of contact and what their experiences are can provide valuable information for recruitment and retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday. The event took place as part of University of Phoenix's Educational Equity Webinar Series.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Addressing the need Queensborough Community College (QCC), a two-year institution in the City University of New York system, conducted an equity audit that showed there were retention and graduation disparities for male students overall, with Black and Latinx male students disproportionately impacted. Dr. Roderick L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Ford, EHE Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, said that she is impressed by this effort. "I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

James Runcie While higher education has traditionally shied away from comparisons to the corporate world, recent trends—including the demographic cliff and the Great Resignation—have illuminated the need for colleges and universities to consider new ways of doing business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Sasso, an associate professor of higher education and program coordinator at Delaware State University. Sasso is an associate professor of higher education and program coordinator at Delaware State University. These drops “erase the gains made between 2015 and 2020,” said Dr. Pietro A. The decreases, he added, make him nervous. “In

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

Succession planning is paramount in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as it can play a critical role in preserving these institutions' legacy, values, and unique contributions. Succession planning plays a vital role in the long-term success and stability of the university.

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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. CPE is a coordinating board that oversees Kentucky’s public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

A 2022 Gallup poll found that educators reported the highest level of burnout of any industry , and 35% of college and university workers reported “always” or “very often” feeling burned out at work. University workers have adjusted their practices and accepted extra responsibilities. They’re worn down. Dr. Margaret W.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

University of Maryland Global Campus Dr. Pam Carter University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) offers a broad range of programs, primarily online. Among the programs are accounting, business administration, health administration and services, finance, human resources, and marketing. in management and leadership.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Blogs Five Things University Leaders are Prioritizing This Year (And Two They Should Be) The results from EAB’s Spring 2023 Pulse Survey are in! Now in 2023, issues with academic readiness and social isolation are having meaningful impacts on retention and student success, including an entirely new phenomenon – “move-in melt.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Daniel Jean talks with young male scholars at Montclair State University (MSU) in Montclair, NJ, he asks them to raise their hands if they know someone who died from street violence. Dr. Daniel Jean, assistant provost for special programs at Montclair State university. She said this work is deeply personal for both her and Jean.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For over 20 years, I have been an avid reader of the Giving USA Report on Philanthropic Giving, an annual report on fundraising in America produced by the Indiana University Lily Family School of Philanthropy. Their Passions Donors continue to prioritize Education in the top three giving categories (Religion, Human Services and Education).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Title: Professor Emeritus, Educational Policy and Leadership The Ohio State University Anne S. Pruitt-Logan is professor emeritus of educational policy and leadership at the Ohio State University. State College. From the start of her career, she has focused on improving access to education for underserved populations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2023

Instead, it has remained outside our normal ways of conducting the business of the universities and colleges. Not only does this approach shield DEI from cuts but also ensures the work has the critical mass of human resource to be embedded and move forward to transform the experience of students to be more positive.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

MARCH 2, 2017

Every interaction that a student has with a university representative is important. The more engaged a student is during their university experience, the more successful they will be. Retention – Proactive and Triage. It would be interesting to see a university engage in beta-testing for all of their classes…online and offline.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

While this is not a program specific to Native Americans, the state’s four tribal colleges are eligible institutions along with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and all University of Minnesota campuses. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education. Dr. Gresham D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

There was also a robust focus on the humanities. Thanks to funding from The Kresge Foundation, ATD has partnered with The Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative to enhance South African universities’ data capacity to enhance student success. ATD is not just a conference,” says Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey Lincoln University In an email sent on the day of her death , Candia-Bailey, who served as vice president of student affairs at Lincoln University in Missouri, a historically Black university, accused Dr. John Moseley, the university's president, of harassment and bullying. “You

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Dr. Frank Fernandez, assistant professor of higher education leadership and policy at the University of Florida. “We We were hopeful we’d see continuing improvement, because we know there’s been so much work going on in terms of retention and completion in colleges,” said Shapiro. Dr. Travis C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

There are also partnerships with laboratories at Princeton University and Northeastern University that provide students with research internships. One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu. In the last three years EPW’s fall to fall retention ranges from 93% to 96%. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

grade point average (GPA), retention rates, and persistence rates) and socio-emotional concerns (e.g., Michael Steven Williams is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis in the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Missouri.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

At NACADA, many institutions shared how they have built success teams with roles to supplement advisors’ work, with titles like retention manager, success coach, and student support specialist. It said no—advising requires a human touch and an understanding of students’ needs on a deeper level than AI can comprehend.

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