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The report, Increasing Student Support and Success by Boosting Medicaid Engagement, draws on data collected from a review of over 1,000 community colleges. My hope is that this report spurs action and increases funding available to support student success at community colleges. But that has to be funded.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

According to ACE's stringent criteria, universities must demonstrate exceptional research capabilities through substantial financial investment and doctoral program success. The minimum requirements include at least $50 million in annual research spending and the production of at least 70 research doctorates.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

During her 14-year tenure at Montana State University, Cruzado has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to expanding access and success for underrepresented students. At Montana State, Cruzado's leadership has resulted in not just increased diversity but also improved outcomes across the board. She holds a Ph.D.

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MARCH 24, 2024

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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JULY 26, 2023

Simmons will deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the highest honor from the federal government for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. Simmons The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) lecture – “Facing History to Find a Better Future” – will take place 7 p.m. Dr. Ruth J.

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JUNE 23, 2023

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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JANUARY 22, 2024

Communication, teamwork, and problem-solving are key “success skills” employers seek in potential employees, according to a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). At a time when we’re all learning how AI can do routine tasks, these are the qualities that set humans apart from machines,” said SREB President Dr. Stephen L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The African American Male Education Network and Development, also known as A²MEND, is led by African American male educators who work for institutional change within California’s community college system to increase the success of African American male students. One thing Compton College and President [Dr. “It Dr. Roderick L.

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JUNE 13, 2024

Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. This includes welcoming and ongoing support for students with a success team dedicated to financial, academic and psychosocial support to achieve a bachelor’s degree.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

Wayne State University has received $6 million for a cluster hire program to recruit and hire 30 new humanities faculty and create a Black Studies center. With this Mellon-supported initiative, we aim to have a major impact on the key work of Wayne State: research, teaching, community engagement, and student success,” said Dr. M.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

He bases that on his research, which focuses largely on how underrepresented and under-researched populations are socialized within academia as graduate students and early career faculty, as well as how they make meaning of student success. I dont care whether [the school] is an HBCU, PWI, North, South, is in Alaska or around the world.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Freeman Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, aptly says, “By understanding human behavior and our values, we develop a moral compass that can guide our decision-making. Dr. Keith Elder, president of Saint Xavier University, emphasizes this point: “The hallmark of universities and colleges is diversity.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2025

Curry, who previously served as the Dean of Student Services at Compton College and has been instrumental in the colleges growth, success, and rebuilding, says that his role in this process was to also be courageous. Louden believes now, more than ever, that Comptons faith in humanity is one of its superpowers. We just wanted to help.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Even on campuses with additional services, a pantry’s success is typically measured in terms of the numbers of students using it or the amount of food distributed. What if the success of pantries and other basic needs services was measured by how students’ opportunities for and experiences in education were changed?

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Steve Keating

JANUARY 8, 2023

One of the biggest mistakes lesser leaders, poor leaders, leaders in name only, or whatever you want to call them make is they treat the people they are supposed to be leading like human speed bumps. The second is that they, the leader, did not give the team member the tools and training needed to be successful.

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MARCH 4, 2025

Our view is weve got to do more to transform higher education, workforce systems in order to meet human talent needs. Dr. Courtney Brown To reach the 2040 goal, Lumina is prioritizing four key areas: credentials of value, access, student success and redesign.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

However, the Minority Male Success Initiative (MMSI), a three-year project from the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) and Watermark, an ed tech company, has offered a glimmer of hope: students who received success coaching using an online platform were 22.4% Success coaches seek to be as involved as necessary.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

A substantial challenge facing colleges as they seek to achieve this equitable improvement is to identify high-impact strategies through which they can apply their limited human and financial resources, time, and change capacity. Dr. Robert.

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Steve Keating

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is a post that might create a bit of controversy because I’m not a huge believer in the idea of a “fixed” unchangeable human nature. I think too often people use “human nature” as an excuse. Human nature may mean you’re likely to do something but it doesn’t mean you have to do it.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Role of Mentorship in STEM Success Numerous minoritized students, especially Black students, face intricate obstacles in higher education, particularly in pursuing STEM fields. Make sure to extend care and recognize each others humanity. These figures underline the disparities faced by various groups.

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JUNE 12, 2024

Erin Castro, the associate dean and associate professor who co-founded the initiative with 12 undergraduate honors students in 2016.

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

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JULY 15, 2024

In their study, “ Inside the Black Box ,” researchers discovered that algorithms used to predict student success produced false negatives for 19% of Black and 21% of Latinx students, incorrectly calculating these percentages of students would fail out of college. All the algorithms can see and learn,” said Anahideh. It becomes biased.”

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NOVEMBER 19, 2023

As my Administration continues to work toward making higher education more affordable and accessible throughout our state, we recognize that success depends on what happens both in and out of the classroom,” said Murphy. OSHE also held a statewide convening Nov.

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APRIL 23, 2024

The academy comprises institutions based in rural areas throughout the nation that will work together to strengthen the capacity of rural colleges to design and implement new pathways to economic mobility for rural learners — and measure their success.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Kristina Londy Kristina Londy has been named director of student success and inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

I adore this human, who started life at barely 4 lbs and has emerged into a thoughtful, sensitive man with a love for soccer and his long-term girlfriend. Making the college search human-centered sounds idealistic, and maybe it is. There’s no way around it.”

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MAY 30, 2024

Collaboration and communication, she added, help build pathways and pipelines to directly hire graduates, and builds a community that “supports a developmental, human-centered approach to the employment ecosystem, involving K–12 education, social services, regional workforce agencies, and training providers.”

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MARCH 22, 2023

degree in Human Services, Social Justice Advocacy. “We We provide an education for a diverse group of people, and many of them are part of groups that have been experiencing social injustices,” said Dr. Denise Rossilli, an associate professor and coordinator of the human services program at HCCC. “We HCCC is not alone.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

The campus centers seek to prepare the next generation of leaders and thinkers to build equitable and just communities by dismantling the false belief in a hierarchy of human value. AAC&U is accepting applications for the 2024 institute , held virtually June 25-28.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

The bill is part of the Roadmap to College Student Success campaign to reform America’s higher education system for students and families. It would require that the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services identify and promote such successful programs.

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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. Dr. Donna Y. mathematics, Rutgers University; Ed.M., mathematics education; and Ph.D.,

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Simmons busily prepared to deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Her mother taught Simmons and her siblings what it meant to be a human being. In September, Dr. Ruth J. Dr. Ruth J. “I’m

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JANUARY 11, 2024

in human development from The Pennsylvania State University. Seed funds are expected to assist selected universities in removing entrenched barriers to student success, improving student outcomes, and creating educational environments that are more effective and equitable for all.

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JUNE 5, 2023

“This achievement reflects our ongoing commitment to cultivating an inclusive and supportive environment for all students, and we remain dedicated to their success and well-being.”

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OCTOBER 22, 2023

Leon Burns III To underscore the importance of accessibility, consider this: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes accessibility as a human right. It's about recognizing and celebrating the rich tapestry of human experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives.

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