Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2025

Todd, who has served as president and CEO of Denmark Technical College (DTC) in South Carolina since 2020, will assume his new role on July 1. "I The institution also saw a 1,104% increase in revenue from its Workforce and Continuing Education program under Todd's leadership. as the institution's 22nd president.

Placement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. We doubled diversity attraction, admittance, retention, and graduation during the time I was there,” he says. “We It’s not easy to do inclusive excellence work in higher education. We did some great work.” Move it forward—disrupt it.

Placement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2024

Done annually, the 2024 Persistence and Retention report shows the persistence rate (returning to college at any institution) rose 0.8 and the national retention rate (returning to the same institution) rose one full percentage point to 68.2%. We’re happy to share that our one-year retention has increased overall 2.3

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

The data shows that, from 2011 through 2020, there was a 39% drop in Black male enrollment in colleges across the United States. This decline should be alarming and open our eyes to a deeper issue within our educational system. Dual enrollment students provide colleges with another opportunity to become a bridge to higher education.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy. The 2024 Higher Education Matters Progress Report shows a 16.1

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

But while higher education experts celebrate the new value of the Pell Grant and how much it can help students in need, many agreed the amount is not enough to combat the rising cost of living and tuition. “We Yet to keep our economy going, we need more graduates of higher education institutes.” Federal Reserve. “On

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

“It was most pronounced from 2016 to 2020, where we dropped about 25% of our enrollment. When he became president of IRSC in late 2020, Moore brought business acumen to his new role. In December 2020, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave the college its largest ever donation: a $45 million unrestricted gift.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, I deeply understand the value of higher education for all. Education is a human right regardless of one’s background, and access and support should be readily available to those in need. Since 2020, our first-generation retention rate has increased by 7.2%

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

“The ability to be flexible, adjust, adapt and still meet your mission, to me that’s resilience,” said Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Ed Excelencia, an organization promoting Latinx success in higher education and at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). 6 and 7, 2020 at a 5.8 Between 2010 and 2020, U.S.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

noa’s Native Hawaiian population has grown tremendously since the 1990s, and doubled between 2007 and 2020, thanks to deliberate efforts to recruit and retain these students, said Dr. Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?noa. They’ve become one of our greatest modes of recruitment and retention,” said Kauai.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. Latino first-year retention has increased from 59% to 71% after implementation of the dual credit program.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

My first NASPA conference was focused on the lack of current research on minority student retention. Terrell said that he went on to co-edit a book with Dr. Doris Wright, a professor at Kansas State University titled , From Survival to Success: Promoting Minority Student Retention. This was in 1988 when I was 29,” he said.

Student affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

However, in recent years, higher education, like many industries, is facing significant challenges in filling critical leadership, faculty, and support staff positions due to an aging workforce, a need for more qualified internal candidates, and increasing competition in the labor market.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Carnevale from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce makes a compelling case that U.S. Economist Dr. Anthony P. MCC is introducing a new framework for leaders that will drive critical thinking, professional development, and community accountability.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

These drops “erase the gains made between 2015 and 2020,” said Dr. Pietro A. Sasso, an associate professor of higher education and program coordinator at Delaware State University. Sasso is an associate professor of higher education and program coordinator at Delaware State University. Dr. Pietro A.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Cochrane is a member of the Faculty Academy, a statewide initiative that trains faculty in a pedagogy called “Real Talk,” created by Dr. Paul Hernandez, senior advisor to the president and CEO at Achieving the Dream (ATD), a partner network of over 300 community colleges working to equitize higher education.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

She also served as a department chair and interim associate dean in the College of Education and Integrative Studies as well as an associate vice president for student success. Gomez was honored in 2024 by Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis for her leadership in empowering vulnerable communities.

Advising

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Given that less than 1% of Americans have served in the military, administrative leaders across all education sectors often have a learning curve. Establishing processes that seek to understand the need of each military-connected learner from a holistic viewpoint can inform persistence and retention.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

During a time when educator retention is experiencing a sharp decline, the data suggests a trend of positive experiences and feelings by educators who are making moves to stay in their field, even as new concerns are emerging in academia. Only 44 percent of tenure-track faculty and 36 percent of full professors are women.

Faculty

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. The population growth in Texas was in urban and suburban areas,” notes Martinez.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

“It is very encouraging to see that the students who entered college in the second year of the pandemic have stayed enrolled at higher rates,” said Dr. Doug Shapiro, the executive director of the NSCRC, in a statement. of entering students were retained, half a point higher than the pre-pandemic average.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The presence and success of faculty of color in higher ed continues to come up short, as these faculty members continue to face countless obstacles as they attempt to progress in their careers, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. population – according to 2020 U.S. Dr. Michelle Y.

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

4%, an encouraging number compared to its previous enrollment losses, losing 20% of their enrollment between spring 2020 and spring 2022. increase in undergraduate credential courses, suggests that potential students are still questioning the affordability of higher education. But community college enrollment only dropped by.4%,

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

Impact “As of 2020, students who live on campus, their [three-year] graduation rate is 4% higher than the students who do not live on campus,” says Andrew Morong, dean of enrollment management at CMCC. Their fall-to-fall retention rate between fall 2022 and fall 2023 was actually 11% higher than commuters.” versus 83.8%

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Achieving HSI status Larry Eby Larry Eby, executive director of advancement at Goldey-Beacom College (GBC) in Delaware, said several years ago the college’s admissions office saw there was a rising number of Hispanic students pursuing higher education. Hiring practices have been implemented to help attract and retain Hispanic faculty.

Tutoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. Coming from such a background drives him. “I The students availing themselves of AAP have found their way to UCLA.

Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

She brings more than a decade of experience in higher education leadership roles that have required strategic planning and execution of diversity-related efforts. Prior to the University of Nebraska, Jenkins spent 14 years at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Past studies have found that corequisite instruction improves retention, completion, and graduation rates for students regardless of their socio-economic background. Corequisite instruction allows students to take a college-level and credit-bearing course while also receiving supplemental support to ensure their success.

Mathematics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Griffin, professor and dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland. The report, based on 2020 data from 543 public four-year institutions, graded schools by comparing the percentage of minoritized students to the percentage of minoritized faculty. The more similar the percentages, the higher the grade.

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In 2020, NJIT created the Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council, which is made up of students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as business and community leaders who work collaboratively to address recruitment, retention, engagement and persistence among Latinx students.

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

When the same trends were juxtaposed with the recently released data, there was a slight decline in giving, but the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 were two of the best giving years on record with $486.26 billion and $516.65 billion in charitable giving, respectively. And herein lies our greatest opportunity.

Database

EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

After losing over 10% of two-year students during the pandemic, both due to declines in new students and to a national dip in retention, this enrollment recovery was a welcomed reprieve. By 2028, six million less working aged adults will be in the workforce, causing more competition for talent across all sectors, not just higher education.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Stokes holds bachelor’s degrees in sociology and journalism, along with a master of arts degree in sociology and a master of professional studies degree in multicultural education from the State University of New York at New Paltz.

Inclusion

#RealCollege Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

By: Traci Kirtley (she/her), Believe in Students In February 2020, the novel coronavirus began making its way into the US, creating one of the most dramatic and widespread emergencies of my lifetime. How We Responded Within days, we launched efforts to meet this need.

Higher education

COE

APRIL 7, 2023

Through its myriad membership services, the Council works with colleges, universities, and agencies that host federal TRIO programs that help more than 800,000 low-income students and students with disabilities each year receive college access and retention services.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

Census Bureau’s 2020 Census. Department of Education, the school can better support and serve that sizable demographic, spurring them to become future leaders. Mental Health TEAS will bring aboard an additional full-time clinical therapist as well to help boost Asian American student retention and completion.

Mentoring

Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As higher education continues to shapeshift to meet the changing needs of students, many leaders are asking what role each department plays in supporting student success. By integrating the efforts of IR and Student Success, UTSA achieved a 16 percent lift in retention and a 14 percent lift in their overall four-year graduation rate.

Student success