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Analysis: Degree Completion Gaps for Hispanic Students are Widening

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Degree completion gaps had been closing up until about 2019, Santiago said. And we have an entire database of what's working, so there are no excuses for inaction." "One of the challenges we face, in looking at this data, is that acceleration is not happening for Latino student success in a way that we need to."

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Billionaire Robert Smith’s pledge to pay off $35 million in student loan debt for the Morehouse Graduating Class of 2019 was not only transformational and liberating for those directly impacted, but it would also go on to cause a catalytic movement that resulted in several individuals to follow his lead.

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 2

EAB

The 2019 Campus Computing Project survey of chief information officers and senior campus officials found the following (4): %. A deep knowledge of database management, statistical analysis, and research techniques are generally necessary skills for an analytics team. Research & Practice in Assessment , 9 , 17-28. Krawitz, M.,

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How to stay ready for donors who “aren’t ready yet”

EAB

Grow your donor database You can’t reach potential donors if you don’t have their correct contact information. Are you spending a ton of time cleaning up your donor database? Once you reach these contacts where they are, you can de-duplicate who’s in your database, ensuring your tailored messages are actually being received.

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The Financial Impact of College Closures

College Planners of America

From 2016 to 2019, 86 colleges shut down or merged with other schools. Then 53 colleges closed during the 2019-2020 school year alone. From 2019 to 2021, total undergraduate enrollment fell by 8% — the largest 2-year drop in the last 50 years. Why Is College Enrollment Falling? News & World Report , and the College Board.

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The Financial Impact of College Closures

College Planners of America

From 2016 to 2019, 86 colleges shut down or merged with other schools. Then 53 colleges closed during the 2019-2020 school year alone. From 2019 to 2021, total undergraduate enrollment fell by 8% — the largest 2-year drop in the last 50 years. Why Is College Enrollment Falling? News & World Report , and the College Board.

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Senate Appropriators (Again) Direct Department of Education to Keep Vital Student Aid Study Intact

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

The study connects multiple data sources, including detailed student surveys and administrative data from colleges and government databases, such as enrollment records and financial aid disbursements. Importantly, NPSAS enables follow-up surveys so that students’ experiences and outcomes can be assessed over time.

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