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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“We are at an interesting point in public higher ed and in the state of California, and I really want thought leaders, energetic people who want to be part of a team that can work together and take good care of the campus as we work to increase our retention and graduation rates.”

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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

Furthermore, the Black men that attend postsecondary institutions, reportedly have the lowest retention rates of all groups. Perhaps equally concerning is that policies at the state and potentially the federal level that champion the retention and persistence of Black men in higher education such as DEI are being eliminated.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. CSUSM gathers and analyzes disaggregated data pertaining to retention, unit completion and graduation.

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Your Voice is Your Power… So Start Telling Your Story

Active Minds

Growing up in a Hispanic household where mental health was not talked about nor prioritized, it was tough for me to know what resources were available to serve me. I had no direction, only my drive to be part of the mental health advocacy world. So, my answer was slacktivism. But I didn’t know where to turn.

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Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Andes said that Radford’s grant submission prioritized “enhanced student services in mental health and mentoring,” which made Radford’s proposal stand out. Radford plans to increase its retention rates by 5% this cohort, and likewise increase its graduation rate, said Trageser.

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The Anti-DEI Backlash: Crisis Facing Chief Diversity Officers in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Drawing on my experience as a mental health counselor and DEI practitioner, I offer practical advice and strategies to help CDOs weather this crisis while maintaining their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. CDOs must prioritize their own well-being to sustain their work in the long term.

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Two Community Colleges in the South Are Bringing Students Back

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He developed a robust recruitment and retention team and had long conversations with all of his faculty and staff to impress upon them a “healthy anxiety” about their enrollment numbers, he said. Eventually, Towner said he discovered that CCC did not have an enrollment problem as much as a retention problem.