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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having served as vice president for student affairs at Cal State, Fullerton, from 2012–19, Eanes was familiar with the Cal State system. I am looking for leaders who are dynamic and courageous and know how to embrace collaboration and communication,” says Eanes. “We

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Going from Family Engagement to Family Partnerships With Black Marginalized Families

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Horsford & Holmes-Sutton (2012 ) define family engagement and family involvement as interchangeable terms. The authors use this to describe collaboration between families and the school communities. Language barriers- Some families' first language is not English and communication may be challenging for them.

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Arrest of Dreamers Highlights Plight of Undocumented Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

since 2012. News reports have indicated that she was targeted by ICE after information about the traffic stop was sent by the deputy to a communication group related to drug enforcement. The term Dreamers refers to undocumented individuals brought to the U.S. as children. Goncalves has been in the U.S. Diego N.

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Instructional Violence Must End: Keeping the Legacy of A. Wade Boykin Alive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Regarding tests, it behooves me to share Janet Helms application of Boykins framework to test performance , and we discussed this in a special issue of the Journal of Negro Education (2012) entitled Testing and Assessing African Americans: Past, Present, and Future Problems and Promises.

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Why Data Quality Matters & 5 Steps to Improve It

Civitas Learning

As Northwest Missouri State University (Northwest) worked to improve retention rates, it recognized that faculty and staff needed a centralized location to communicate and access student data easily. Their data-driven student support ecosystem has led to significant improvements in retention, with a 16% increase from 2012 to 2022.

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3 Ways to Help Students Before They Fall Behind

Civitas Learning

A shared understanding is essentialit connects students with the right resources and opens communication channels that capture past interactions and future recommendations. Since implementing this approach, UTSA has achieved significant gains, including a 16% increase in first-year retention rates from 2012 to 2022.

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E-Communication Skills: Bridging a Gap

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are a few of the ways many college students communicate with their instructors over email, much to the dismay and frustration of many educators. "I Effective and professional communication is expected from students. Time-sensitive requests during off hours. Explanations with too much personal information. 9 Facebook post.