Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

However, to move beyond a slogan, community college leaders need to examine how they are creating bridges of empathy (Yelich Biniecki & Berg, 2000) and pathways for success (Kirchner & Yelich Biniecki, 2019) to serve active duty and veteran service members and their families. Dr. Susan M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

The profile of the average community college student is changing. While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

million credit and non-credit students for the 2021-22 academic year; the need to retain top talent among faculty and staff continues to grow. Furthermore, there has been a growing focus on student success, completion rates, and workforce development within community colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

She would like to see underrepresented and marginalized students thrive and succeed in higher education. Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in higher education with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. “My

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 11, 2023

The nation’s public schools lost 7% of their teaching force between 2019 and 2021, and 4% of all teaching positions in the nation’s public schools were unfilled as of last fall. Dr. Mildred García Simultaneously, the nation’s teaching force ( 80% white ) should better reflect public school enrollment ( 55% students of color ).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

HSIs are a federal designation achieved when an institution’s student population is at least 25% Latinx. Being an HSI gives institutions access to grants and funding that must be used to better support and serve Latinx students. UAGM - Gurabo’s retention rate between 2016 and 2020 remained at or above 75%. 6 and 7, 2020 at a 5.8

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

After nearly 50 years of funding community colleges based on enrollment and outreach, the state of Texas is considering making the switch to outcome-based funding, rooted in metrics like retention, completion, and the successful transfer to four-year programs. Like the majority of community colleges in the U.S.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

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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Thrive Alliance Group

MAY 10, 2022

Teacher retention is becoming a critical challenge for schools across the country, as a growing number of teachers are overburdened and burned out. This “great resignation” puts the education of an entire generation of students at risk. Yet there is a way to improve teacher retention by helping teachers recover from the past two years.

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Thrive Alliance Group

MAY 19, 2022

Teacher retention is becoming a critical challenge for schools across the country, as a growing number of teachers are overburdened and burned out. This “great resignation” puts the education of an entire generation of students at risk. Yet there is a way to improve teacher retention by helping teachers recover from the past two years.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 4, 2024

The Challenge: Facing declining retention and cumbersome scheduling, JAX State needed to address barriers to enrollment. The Strategy: Implement a seamless registration experience that facilitates student persistence to the next term, providing advisors additional time and opportunities to connect with students.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Improve the precision of student enrollment forecasting January 31, 2023 Jeff Pidcock Director of Budgeting and Business Transformation, Miami University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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Blackboard Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

College enrollment, specifically in community colleges, has declined due to the pandemic; however, the Hispanic student population has been disproportionately impacted. from Fall 2019, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. from Fall 2019 through Fall 2021. from Fall 2019 through Fall 2021.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Providing them with a unique opportunity — and an imperative — to provide pathways to social and economic mobility to students and the surrounding community. Amid this steady decline, the University of Cincinnati continues improving retention and graduation rates, setting enrollment records, achieving diversity goals, and closing equity gaps.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Financial hardship is the #1 reason students stop out.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In 2023, EAB learned that almost every issue—student success, employee engagement, and community interactions—had deteriorated since 2019, but the greatest concern was staffing shortages ( Read the 2023 Voice of the Superintendent Survey Executive Brief here ).

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Blogs What is “one front door” onboarding and how could it help your students? Insights from Dr. Tiffany Ray-Patterson, VP of Student Success at Germanna Community College Based on our Office Hours with EAB podcast, Episode 166, Could Your Students Benefit from “One Front Door” Onboarding?

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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., Motivation seems to be a major factor in an online student’s success. Why do online students struggle more with motivation? And students’ motivation can be affected by a wide range of factors.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

The report summarizes the results of a new survey of more than 20,000 “Gen P” high school students—those whose college-going behaviors have been influenced by the pandemic. It’s no secret that the pandemic has taken a toll on student mental health and academic preparedness,” said EAB President, Enroll360, Hope Krutz.

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EAB

MAY 8, 2023

Blogs Why chronic absenteeism is so high—and how district leaders can start fixing it The national chronic absenteeism rate has skyrocketed since the pandemic, from 16% in 2019 to an estimated 33% in 2022. This is the highest rate since the U.S. Department of Education released its first national measurement of chronic absenteeism in 2016.

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Believe in Students

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As the #RealCollegePresident at Compton College, it is my job to ensure that students are prepared for a bright future. This is essential work and the heart of Compton College’s mission, which is to offer a welcoming environment where our students are supported to pursue and to attain academic and professional excellence.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

5 Areas to Improve Your Campus Support for Pandemic-Era Students Generation Pandemic (“Gen P”) are the cohort of students whose high school years were significantly influenced by COVID-19. This summer, my friends on EAB's enrollment research team surveyed over 20,000 high school students to gather insight into recruiting Gen P.

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EAB

MARCH 24, 2023

From advancement to enrollment to student success , thousands of leaders in the industry are looking for ways to fill roles or restructure just to maintain operations. Blogs Why advancement employees leave (and how leaders can fix it) By Brad Shafer Recent turnover in higher ed is historic and expansive.

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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. link] Comics and graphic novels can disrupt traditional texts by challenging the worship of the written word ( Torres, 2019 ), a feature of white supremacy that perpetuates textual hierarchies within educational spaces.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The current context of education is riddled with anti-Blackness that continues to find systemic ways to harm Black children and adolescents, ranging from the persistent surveillance and pushout from educational opportunities to anti-CRT legislation that prevents all students — not just Black youth — from learning about Black history and culture.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2023

McManus graduated valedictorian of her high school and went on to Clemson University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in special education and a master’s degree in counseling with an emphasis in student affairs. There, McManus served as the coordinator of disability support services and worked as a minority retention counselor. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

African Americans and Native Americans have been particularly affected, suffering declines of 24% and 26% respectively between fall 2019 and fall 2021. The data, the researchers note, could also be used to let the public know how school districts and higher ed institutions are doing in terms of equity for minoritized students.

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

It’s never been more important to understand and address the unique challenges facing transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) students, raise awareness about support available to them on- and off-campus, and prioritize equitable health and well-being resources that embrace their backgrounds, identities, and experiences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2025

Thomas says the recession drove down enrollment from about 2,700 students then to about 1,700 when he arrived. As for student enrollment, in 2023 it stood at over 2,738, federal data show. But more money in the bank and more students on campus is just part of the story. Dr. Ivory A.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

Angela Nixon Boyd As HBCUs prepare to welcome students for fall semester, some are struggling to overcome enrollment losses and deficits due to the pandemic, but many are thriving. Hudson, vice president for student affairs. “We The number of applications to FAMU from first-time college students increased 87% from 2021 to 2022.

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