IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MARCH 10, 2025

By capturing data on veterans use of resources like advising and student services, NPSAS and BPS insights can inform policies and practices that ensure veterans receive necessary support. Only 17% of veteran students earned a bachelors degree by 2017, compared to 37% of nonveterans.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

That penchant for student affairs stuck, recently bringing her into her current role as vice president of student affairs at CGU. CGU’s former dean of students and campus life, she arrived on campus in 2017 and became the school’s chief student affairs officer in June 2023. "A

Therapist

Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

Before implementing a unified student success platform, it was difficult to see the full picture of a student’s interactions across campus. Northwest needed the right infrastructure and processes to reach the level of coordination to support students holistically. That is something our campus colleagues really buy into.

Retention

School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) notes that median enrollment at independent schools reached 396 students in the 2021-2022 school year, the highest admissions level in the past five years. Enrollment declines in 2020 were temporary, as private schools rebounded to report higher enrollment in 2021-2022 than in 2017-2018.

Financial aid

Blackboard Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

Institutions should be prepared to see even more students, and their families, who speak Spanish, especially as the Hispanic population grows, the possibility of Pell grants for DACA students continues to be a topic of conversation, and states expand their financial aid resources to include broader communities.

Financial aid