Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Higher education is continually evolving, and 2024 has presented new opportunities for institutions to better address students’ changing needs. Traditional metrics, such as retention and graduation rates, don’t fully capture whether students succeed during college. How are they doing this?

Students

Civitas Learning

APRIL 17, 2025

This approach empowers institutions to uncover hidden gaps and drive outcomes like improving retention, scaling advising, and strengthening cross-campus collaboration. What features will help us be more proactive, scale support, and still create a student-centered environment? Are You Enabling for Impactor Just Implementing Tools ?

Advising

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2025

Williams and Jim Runcie At a time when higher education is facing increased scrutiny, economic headwinds, and technological disruption, a group of institutions is charting a new path forwardone grounded in legacy, strengthened by collaboration and built for the future. These are historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

Kim Cassidy Dr. Kim Cassidy will step down as president of Bryn Mawr College in June 2024, bringing to an end an 11-year tenure as the school’s leader, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “I In 1993, Cassidy joined Bryn Mawr faculty at the women’s college and served as provost for six years.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Prairie View A&M University was named among seven colleges and universities and colleges receiving a 2024 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. Additionally, the Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award recognizes a specific program or initiative that contributes to internationalization on campus.

International student

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. To have an institutional-wide approach to student success. These tweaks can help specific subgroups of students, but they also help all students.

Community college

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

JANUARY 17, 2024

Sáenz is the associate dean for Student Success, Community Engagement & Administration at the University of Texas at Austin. Burmicky also forges genuine connections with the graduate students the department serves. “He Otherwise, the research becomes irrelevant.” Dr. Victor B.

Leadership

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We welcomed new colleagues, celebrated a long-time equity champion , and commemorated 30 years of advancing equitable college access and success. Thank you for engaging with our work, sharing your insights and for YOUR ongoing commitment to supporting student success.

Higher education

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.

Tutoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

As indicated by several key metrics, over the past decade underrepresented minority (URM) students have made considerable progress in retention, graduation, and persistence rates. If something is even perceived as being not fully designed for all students, Thompson says a redesign is called for to foster greater student success.

Low income student

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. This job requires being on 24-hours a day,” he says. “I

Retention

The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Innovating Together: 6 Essential Episodes for Higher Education Leaders Elana Thu, 12/12/2024 - 06:25 Image Blog Post Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed Weekly Wisdom Its been another great year for the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), and were happy to share our top six episodes from the Innovating Together Podcast.

Higher education

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The event highlighted progress within the Equitable Value Movement, elevated lessons for driving change at the institutional, state, and federal levels, and showcased data-driven policies to boost student success and continually improve postsecondary value. Apply by January 2, 2024.

Collaboration

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

Not knowing where to find guidance is a common challenge faced by many of today’s college students. To elevate strategies that ease the strain of those challenges to support student success and completion, the U.S. Department of Education and IHEP convened the summit focused on holistic advising and wraparound support services.

Advising

Timely MD

JULY 2, 2024

More than one in three currently enrolled students have considered stopping out of their degree or credential program within the last six months, according to Gallup and Lumina Foundation’s State of Higher Education 2024 report. Why do some students persist while others fall back? Brown, Ph.D.,

Student success

The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Putting Students First While Dr. Gibson spent much of her career within the TAMU System, she’s studied student success programs nationwide. Additionally, she led the Institute for Competency-Based Education, a collaborative focused on experimentation and research to advance the understanding of competency-based education.

Collaboration

The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Putting Students First While Dr. Gibson spent much of her career within the TAMU System, she’s studied student success programs nationwide. Additionally, she led the Institute for Competency-Based Education, a collaborative focused on experimentation and research to advance the understanding of competency-based education.

Collaboration

The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 13, 2024

Speaking with host Michael Moe , she discussed her personal experiences with student success, the UIA’s first ten years, how to scale change, and the value of embracing failure. She encapsulated the UIA’s mission this way: “People describe us as the Ivy League of student success innovation.

Student success

EAB

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Blogs 4 takeaways from marketing to graduate students in 2023—and predictions for 2024 Insights from a former higher ed CMO I recently returned from the Windy City, where I attended the American Marketing Association ’s (AMA) annual higher ed symposium. New growth and centralization of services mandates were imposed on PCO leaders.

Mental health

Civitas Learning

MAY 28, 2024

Austin Community College (ACC) is one of many institutions committed to student success amidst this enrollment uptick, especially among first-generation and underrepresented students. Engagement tracking ACC’s data confirms that students who engage with their advisors are more likely to persist and graduate.

Community college

The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 12, 2024

Speaking with host Michael Moe , she discussed her personal experiences with student success, the UIA’s first ten years, how to scale change, and the value of embracing failure. She encapsulated the UIA’s mission this way: “People describe us as the Ivy League of student success innovation.

Student success

Timely MD

JUNE 4, 2024

According to an Active Minds and TimelyCare survey of nearly 1,100 college and university students in February 2024, college students who report feeling lonely are more than four times more likely to experience psychological distress.

Collaboration

Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

Austin Community College (ACC), one of the top 10 largest community colleges, faces the particularly daunting task of overseeing over 70,000 students across eleven campuses, making personalized outreach and student engagement difficult. The result is a valuable student success resource used by faculty and staff.

Faculty

The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

bridget Mon, 02/26/2024 - 00:33 As a tiny but mighty nonprofit organization committed to transforming higher education through effective collaboration that accelerates innovation, the UIA frequently wrestles with how we can include more people and institutions with our limited resources and small team.

Collaboration

The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 8, 2024

Inside the UIA’s 2023 Annual Report bridget Thu, 05/09/2024 - 00:10 Image Graduation Higher Ed Leadership Student Success University Innovation Lab This coming October, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) will celebrate ten years of collaborating with higher education institutions to increase their graduation rates.

Collaboration

The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 10, 2024

Innovate With Us at the University Innovation Alliance’s National Summit Elana Thu, 04/11/2024 - 00:06 Image Competition is considered the engine of a free-market economy. Innovation and Collaboration As our name suggests, the University Innovation Alliance is focused on collaboration between institutions.

University

The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 21, 2024

Innovation in Action: Overview of the UIA’s Current Scale Projects Elana Tue, 05/21/2024 - 15:52 Black Student Success Initiative Student Success University Culture For ten years, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) has aspired to be an effective force for change. Our model builds upon existing surveys (e.g.,

Student success

The University Innovation Alliance

JANUARY 16, 2024

These achievements are a testament to their leadership and the collaborative efforts of everyone who has made our shared goals a reality. Commitment to Student-Centered Innovation While degrees earned are a significant marker of both student and institutional success, the UIA's impact extends beyond academic achievements.

Collaboration

The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In 2023, the UIA launched its University Innovation Lab (UI Lab), an online hub and practitioner community that helps student success professionals innovate to improve outcomes for all students. Why We Need the UI Lab The UI Lab is for campus leaders and practitioners who are trying to move the needle on student success.

Collaboration

The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 19, 2024

How the University Innovation Alliance Is Expanding Our Impact bridget Thu, 03/21/2024 - 06:06 Higher Ed Leadership University Innovation Lab The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) is a small nonprofit organization with a big objective. In October, we’ll be hosting our second UIA National Summit on Student Success Innovation.

University

Civitas Learning

MARCH 20, 2025

Its relationship-driven education model emphasizes small class sizes, close collaboration, and high-impact experiences. However, in 2021, UNCA observed a significant drop in fall-to-fall retention rates, signaling a need for a proactive, data-informed approach to student success.

Retention

Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Challenge: Confronted with plateaued student outcomes, change was needed to assess the complete student picture and have the right tools to support them holistically. By 2027, the plan aimed to boost Full-Time Enrollment by 250 students and elevate the institutional retention rate by 5%, reaching a minimum of 57.5%.

Retention

COE

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Data’s Role in Shaping Education Policy Highlighted at COE Conference October 16, 2024 — by Terrance L. Department of Education; and Stephanie Miller, Vice President of Data and Impact at Axim Collaborative. New York, NY – To close the 2024 Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) Annual Conference, experts from the U.S.

Education

EAB

JANUARY 1, 2024

Regularly assess portfolio health using student, competitor, and labor market data The first step to a successful portfolio assessment is making sure your team is analyzing the right data. For many institutions, two to three years is about when you should expect to see some changes in enrollment, student success, or other metrics.

Faculty

EAB

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

in spring 2024. 2024 Roundtable for Chief Business Officers Join EAB experts and fellow higher ed CBOs this spring for conversations about the most pressing challenges facing higher education today. staff proximity, access) about redesigns Workflow Simplified processes (e.g., Interested in learning more?

University

Civitas Learning

APRIL 26, 2024

Guided by a mission centered on student success—”every student, every day”—Northwest is committed to supporting the diverse goals of its 9,664 enrolled students on their academic journey. I can focus more on what will happen in the future than just focusing on a given semester.

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