IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

AUGUST 22, 2023

ED’s latest Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program application includes performance measures recommended by IHEP research By Jessica Vivar Earning a college degree is the best path to turning career aspirations into a successful livelihood and financially secure, fulfilling life. The result?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Dr. Terri Gomez Gomez’s “deep understanding of our campus’ strengths and opportunities; her student-centered approach to leadership; her dedication to faculty and staff excellence; and her unwavering commitment to the success of our diverse students,” said President Dr. Soraya M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Holding students back a year may have its benefits, according to a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Opponents of the practice have argued that grade retention is punitive and can harm students socially and emotionally, Hwang said. As of 2019, 18 U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2024

FAMU received the gift — a donation to support of student success initiatives and athletics — from the Issac Batterson 7th Family Trust and Chief Executive Officer Gregory Gerami, a Texas hemp farmer and the founder of Batterson Farms Corp. “I million gift.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success. The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) operates as a multi-campus laboratory for student success innovation. Leveraging strong data-driven tools to help advisors guide students. Completion grants are an emerging form of student aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, TCU students often transfer to PWIs to continue their education or engage in bilateral mobility between TCUs and PWIs while working toward degree requirements. The movement and transition between these institutional types can be jarring to Indigenous students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. The intent is to bring attention to evidence-based practices that are making a positive difference for Hispanic students,” says Santiago, chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education. Santiago and Sarita E.

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#RealCollege Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Where can students turn for help with basic survival needs when their colleges and government programs fail them in a crisis? At a growing number of campuses, students are getting aid from the same people they turn to for classroom help: their professors. Many Students are Like Halima U.S. How do students make up that 40%?

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EAB

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Infographic What happens to 100 students who start a bachelor’s degree? In 2018, we used a representative 100 students to illustrate how colleges and universities across the country were delivering on the promises of higher education. Recruit, retain, and empower students in college and beyond. View a full list of sources below.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s higher education landscape, creating a successful student experience means seeing the whole student—not just their academic performance. The reliability of data and the institution’s willingness to use it can create significant barriers to success.

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Scholarship America

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Picture “a college student.” Just how many non-traditional students are there? Just how many non-traditional students are there? While we still tend to think of traditional college students as the “default,” the fact is more than half of all college attendees fall into one or more “non-traditional” categories.

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

What we learned about the future of student success from 1,200 success leaders. CONNECTED is my favorite time of year in the Student Success Collaborative , and this year did not disappoint! Here are my 3 biggest takeaways from CONNECTED22: The pandemic is still affecting student success in critical ways.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9% rate for students starting in fall 2009, compared to 52.4%

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Our LGBTQ students’ lives and wellbeing are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist. My experience was no different.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

A lot can stand in the way of a students decision to enroll for the next termfrom a required course not being offered to scheduling conflicts with work. Even the smallest issues can have a big impact on your ability to retain students. In other cases, outdated or inflexible policies can slow students down.

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Timely MD

AUGUST 29, 2024

is accustomed to success. He led a wide range of student groups, from the Student Government Association to the Multicultural Mentoring Program to Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Making mistakes comes with being human, but when you’re a college student, you don’t always have the life experience to know that yet.”

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 20, 2023

The panel explored what's possible with the technology and shared success stories. So the image of an out-of-control AI that's going to start talking to the students in a way you don't understand, that's not really the present of this type of tool. Another myth is that a chatbot is going to automatically save you time and money.

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Supporting Student Success

APRIL 1, 2021

Everyone had a story that connected them to rural students. Or maybe they had stood at the crossroads in a small community during a recruiting trip and saw with fresh eyes how big their campus must feel to students whose town has nine buildings along Main Street. ” Students’ Strengths. Place matters.”

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 1, 2024

These initiatives can continue for years without scrutiny, or they may be evaluated during leadership changes or budget reviews to assess their effectiveness in helping students succeed. Regularly measuring the efficacy of student success initiatives is crucial for strategic decision-making and planning.

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Postsecondary educators have been increasingly focused on supporting positive student mental health over the past decades. Additionally, much of the difference in academic performance among students with marginalized sociodemographic identities was statistically explained by disparities in mental health. times that of their peers.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Accountability comes in many forms: to state or governing agencies, students, key performance indicators, operating measures, and more. educational policy is a focus on using evidence, or data, to inform decisions about institutional and educator quality, budgetary decisions, and what and how to teach students” (3). link] 1353/rhe.2017.0013

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2024

Once students enroll and begin classes, an institution’s work is far from over. Effective communication, guidance, and resources are foundational to an effective student success strategy. Every effort matters to keep students enrolled and persisting to graduation.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Surveyed adult learners consistently identify student support services as an important factor when making an enrollment decision. But as my colleague Ed Venit described , student success efforts for graduate students and other adult learner populations often lag behind those at the undergraduate level.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 24, 2022

“Angel Pérez is a renowned national leader and noted speaker on issues of education equity, access, and success in American education who brings a valuable perspective to our advocacy efforts supporting students from diverse backgrounds,” said Mike Nylund, president and CEO of Scholarship America. million students.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

What happens when you disaggregate your student success data? Organizing for evidence-based decision making and improvement. Change, 44 (4), 45-51. link] 1080/00091383.2012.691865. Wishon, G., & Rose, J. Institutional analytics and the data tsunami. EDUCAUSE Review. M., & Walz, A. September 15, 2022. August 23, 2022.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Challenge: Confronted with plateaued student outcomes, change was needed to assess the complete student picture and have the right tools to support them holistically. Its 5,468 enrolled students come from a diverse population surrounding Broome County and extends throughout New York.

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NACAC's Admitted

AUGUST 10, 2023

In a previous post , we provided an overview of the project, which is grounded in the work that the Task Force on Standardized Admission Testing for International and US Students completed in 2021. How do Black, Latino, and Indigenous justice-impacted students perceive test-optional policies at higher education institutions?

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

But there are times in which the tables change and crisis emerges, something happens on your campus, something happens to a faculty member, something happens to a student, the world keeps spinning, and you can't stop. Sometimes you'll be able to take time off. You have to spin with it." Fellowship at Arizona State University.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

percent, 1 which has prompted institutions to reflect on practices that impact student success and on barriers students face in their pursuit of higher education. percent compared to the prior fall, driven entirely by the growth of dual enrolled high school students (+11.5 percent) and 18- to 20-year-old students (+1.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

of Asian American Pacific Islander college presidents nationally when Berkeley City College hired her to Dr. Rowena Tomaneng its top job in 2016. Last fall, Tomaneng climbed a significant rung on the career ladder by becoming deputy chancellor of California Community Colleges, which has 2 million students. This high-profile No.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 3, 2023

More than half of all college students in the U.S. are first-generation college students, according to recent findings from Forbes Advisor. These students are distinct in other ways as well. And looking at specific racial and ethnic groups revealed stark numbers of first-gen students among certain communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

We and many others have written about how Black males are the most disenfranchised students in our nation’s schools. Giving all of our students access to contemporary literature that centers Black youth perspectives is not only important in decolonizing literature education but also in presenting a holistic view of Black childhood.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

Joyce Payne is founder of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the national advocacy organization designed to support students who attend the 47 publicly supported HBCUs. In 2021, TMCF launched the CSJ to advance social justice for Black Americans. Knaus, a race scholar and critical race practitioner, is a member.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 24, 2023

I've dedicated my life to helping more and more diverse students be more successful in the world of higher education so that they have more opportunities in their lives. If it wasn't for the education opportunities I had and the right people showing up at the right time, there's no chance I'd be doing the kind of work I'm doing now.

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