Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2025

Jackson, who was appointed president at Nashville State Community College in 2018. I dont really have fears, Whitaker told The Catalyst, an independent student newspaper at Colorado College. Women are leading institutions with amazing student outcomes, raising significant resources and building innovative partnerships, she notes.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Highlighting excellence in community college education, Achieving the Dream (ATD) has named 23 institutions as either Leader Colleges or Leader Colleges of Distinction for 2025, celebrating their commitment to student success and institutional reform. The announcement was made last week at the organization's annual meeting in Philadelphia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

In 2018, Dr. Audrey Jaeger and Dr. Monique B. Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. He became executive vice president in 2013 and assumed the presidency in 2018.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Bartell, Sandra Robinson & Willie McKether Only two-thirds of new college students will complete their degree within six years. For Black, Latinx, and Native American students, this number is much lower. Moreover, institutions are grappling with faculty burnout, dissatisfaction, and resignations at growing rates.

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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

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Sometimes it is difficult for cultural outsiders to navigate how best to engage with military-connected individuals, and we may end up unintentionally dehumanizing students. For example, within a student veteran center, diverse groups of veterans may experience inclusion and belonging differently.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

But PSU’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) cultural groups helped him become acquainted with research, and, in 2018, he received an internship with the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). “It was very isolating, a culture shock for sure,” says Delgado.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

After two years of COVID-19-related disruptions, the percentage of first-time college students sticking with school has returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC). of entering students were retained, half a point higher than the pre-pandemic average.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 2018, when Dr. Tim Renick took on the role of senior vice president for student success at Georgia State University (GSU), the university’s demographics were rapidly changing. We’re also one of the largest enrollers of Pell Grant students in the country, enrolling about 30,000 Pell students every semester.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Before the 2024 season, Ward emerged as the most sought-after quarterback in college football’s transfer portal, a mechanism created in 2018 that allowed student-athletes to switch schools and compete immediately without the previous requirement of sitting out a season.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. Black student enrollment, for example, went up 2.3% in Hispanic enrollment. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015). Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

The career goals and objectives of business students have evolved greatly over the past decade. While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. The questions the students asked, she says, helped her to understand the power of community colleges. Where were the students coming from? For 41 years, Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

“The main way that we can help prepare athletes for college is to [make them] really good gymnasts, which means they are focused, and they understand hard work — all of the things that help them become good students,” says former rhythmic gymnast Wendy Hilliard, who established the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) in 1996.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

These six trends will have long-term impacts on how community colleges interact with students and getting ahead of them now will position you for success in the future. 4% enrollment , and these gains were driven completely by the recovery of dual-enrolled high school students (+11.5%) and 18- to 20-year-old students (+1.4%).

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Podcast TSU's Systematic Approach to Student Success Episode 151. Raijanel Crockem and Naomi Lawrence-Lee from Texas Southern University join EAB’s Joanie Garcia to discuss their work to strengthen TSU’s approach to student success. May 16, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. Learn more. Transcript 0:00:12.0

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Purdue University Global

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Melinda, it seems like more and more students are enrolling in online courses (Peck et al., For comparison, other online programs have dropout rates that fluctuate between 40 and 80% (Hobson & Puruhito, 2018), so we’re doing well overall. Motivation seems to be a major factor in an online student’s success.

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The Advisor That Cares

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Care about students. how vital the role of a strong advising relationship is to students’ retention and success. Providing students with 24/7 access to personally curated information resources can guide them throughout their programs’ completion. Who do our students want to become? CSLE2COVA, 2018).

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

For many students, it's also the primary goal. Unfortunately, only 27% of college students report securing that good job before graduation, and 4 in 10 graduates are underemployed in their first job. We've found a misaligned perception between how campus leadership and business leaders view student career outcomes.

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The Advisor That Cares

OCTOBER 30, 2022

This post is the first step in developing an influencer strategy that can help in the Innovation of Advising , which empowers students and advisors in creating authenticity in the advising relationship. check-ins with students and advisors. Satisfaction surveys for advisors to express bottlenecks and pinch-points described by students.

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EAB

JULY 7, 2023

According to LightCast, there has been 22% growth in job postings for Leadership Annual Giving Officer positions from June 2018 – May 2023. Donor acquisition and retention – at any gift level – requires new investments in both staff and resources. Meaning more competition for talent for your advancement team.

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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

APRIL 25, 2023

The survey explores topics such as talent retention, carbon neutrality efforts, deferred maintenance, space utilization, and computerized maintenance management systems. So, certainly something that students and their families are keeping in mind when they decide which institutions to enroll with them. And so even for.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 22, 2023

Smith University (JCSU) in January 2018, he brought his experience in law and investment banking as well as his experience in education that encompassed both K–12 and higher education. Armbrister highlights his experiences getting to know the university’s students and helping them fulfill some of their dreams. In 2018, Clarence D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

These decreases are especially concerning because of how popular a path community colleges have been for these groups: 44% of all Black undergraduates and 57% of all Native undergraduates attended community colleges in 2018. Some of the researchers’ ideas for state policymakers were student centric.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

As more states with conservative leaders pass laws to end or curtail diversity initiatives in higher education, a number of higher ed stakeholders say they are intensifying efforts to ensure access and success for the very students who are being targeted. However, she noted, Native student enrollment is declining across the country.

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Timely MD

MAY 1, 2023

A recent nationwide survey found nearly 60% of Gen Z college students have received mental health care before arriving on campus – during their K-12 years. Many college and university leaders already have made significant investments in creating a connected system of care that improves student outcomes by supporting student mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2025

When he took the reins of the men-only historically Black college in 2018, the institution was still struggling with declining enrollment that began with the 2008 recession. Thomas says the recession drove down enrollment from about 2,700 students then to about 1,700 when he arrived.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Dhahan is a Doctoral Student in Counselor Education & Supervision at the University of Arizona Dr. Katie Mitchell-Dodge is a Doctoral Student in Counselor Education & Supervision at the University of Arizona “When I think of Black youth mental health, my first thought is that we don’t talk about it enough….And

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