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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. And I was determined to have access,” says Williams. I made sure everyone had access, especially my Black classmates and friends,” says Williams. Tapping into access became a deliberate decision. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

COE

By partnering with the Pell Institute, Ascendium is working to reduce institutional barriers to accessing and completing college and to help more learners from low-income backgrounds achieve their educational and career goals.

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6 trends impacting community college enrollment in 2023

EAB

After losing over 10% of two-year students during the pandemic, both due to declines in new students and to a national dip in retention, this enrollment recovery was a welcomed reprieve. Some states, like Washington, California, and Illinois, have implemented policies that require public colleges to assist students with access to basic needs.

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Proactive Student Success Culture Improves Outcomes for All at the University of Cincinnati

Civitas Learning

Amid this steady decline, the University of Cincinnati continues improving retention and graduation rates, setting enrollment records, achieving diversity goals, and closing equity gaps. percentage point lift in first-year retention from 2012 to 2020 and even stronger gains for second and third-year retention A 7.7

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The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success

EAB

Even more impressively, there has been a 4% improvement in completion rates when compared to the fall 2008 cohort. While this is worth celebrating, it’s also important to look at short-term retention rates to understand who is leaving community colleges early on. rate for students starting in fall 2009, compared to 52.4%

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Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success

The University Innovation Alliance

They need tech help, they need Wi-Fi access at home. The advisors aren’t necessarily the experts in all these areas, but they are the touch point by which the student can access these sources.". With the right coaching and support, institutions can create more equitable enrollment, retention, and graduation outcomes.