Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 25, 2025

Doug Shapiro The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) has released its 2025 Persistence and Retention report which finds that over 86 percent of the college freshman class of 2023 returned for their second semester. percent of students had transferred institutions by the spring. The results indicate that 13.6

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2025

Burrell-Craft, who will begin her tenure in Summer 2025, is the fourth generation in her family to be associated with Grambling, following her grandfather, parents, and brotherall alumni of the institution. "Dr.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

They needed long-term, data-driven, institutionally customized strategies to build financial resilience, promote academic innovation, and drive student success models that work for their institutions. In the last few years, we've had somewhere between 2-3% of students attending. Student success is the second pillar.

Collaboration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Applications for ELEVATE 2025 will open on November 15, 2024. These stressors are often heightened by a lack of clarity around tenure expectations and a reluctance among junior faculty to speak up for fear of jeopardizing progression in their career.

Faculty

Civitas Learning

JULY 8, 2025

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript In this episode of Next Practices , we explore the key insights from the 2025 Student Impact Report, Civitas Learning’s flagship research publication. Beyond the 2025 report, the conversation also highlights a multi-year analysis that spans approximately 5.7

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2025

Of the 2,465 new students registered for the spring 2025 semester at Bergen, 19% are new transfers. Although about 25% of enrolled students at Bergen come from outside the county, the transfers from other community colleges would be students seeking a special program unavailable elsewhere. fall-to-fall retention rate.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Eight community college students from across the globe have been named 2025 DREAM Scholars by Achieving the Dream (ATD), marking a diverse cohort that Dr. Karen A. During the conference, scholars will engage with community college leaders and attend specialized sessions focused on improving student success.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

In 2008, the Lumina Foundation, a national private foundation focused on higher education and workforce development, set a national attainment goal that by 2025 60% of working-age adults would earn college degrees, certificates or industry-recognized certifications.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

Ultimately, this collaborative process ensured that transfer credit advances students' progress toward degree completion rather than being lost as elective credit. Starting in fall 2025, for over 75% of students transferring anywhere within the system, they will carry over most credits in their major.

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

This is the topic we took to task in Fostering Healthier Campuses: Applying Sense of Belonging Theory to Student Affairs Research and Practice at the recent annual meeting of NASPAStudent Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

Student affairs

Civitas Learning

JULY 28, 2025

In Fall 2024, as Hurricane Helene disrupted the region, UNC Asheville was able to identify impacted students, send targeted messages, and receive real-time updates—all within the same platform. The post Coordinating Campus Care: Using Real-Time Data to Support Belonging, Resilience, and Student Success appeared first on Civitas Learning.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2025

The premise that every employee contributes meaningfully to organizational success and every employee deserves recognition and care lies at the heart of Dr. Kevin R. He observes that although a culture of care is more often considered for students than workers, employee well-being and student success are inextricably linked.

Higher education

Knack

AUGUST 1, 2025

At the College of Charleston, student success isn’t just a priority. And starting Fall 2025, that commitment will take an exciting new form: a dynamic partnership with Knack that brings free, flexible peer tutoring to students in science, math, computer science, and business courses. It’s a community-wide commitment.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Michigan State University (MSU) will offer in-state tuition to out-of-state Native American students through their Native American Tuition Advantage Program (NATAP), beginning in Fall 2025.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Kristin Mallory Mallory, who currently serves as vice president for Academic Affairs at Wor-Wic Community College in Maryland, will assume her new role on July 1, 2025, bringing with her a comprehensive vision for educational excellence and community engagement.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

The recent Moodys downgrade of the 2025 U.S. higher education outlook is not merely a financial tremor; it serves as a chilling echo of the cyclone that swept Dorothy into the tumultuous Land of Oza "tempest of uncertainty" driven by rapid policy shifts and financial pressures, threatening the very foundations of higher education.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2025

The initiative allows student-athletes to develop their personal brands at no cost while at PCC, with the added benefit that they can maintain their Opendorse profiles if they transfer to other institutions. "I PCC's initiative represents a significant step in expanding these opportunities to the two-year college sector.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 18, 2025

Stout’s leadership, ATD has transformed from a small nonprofit advancing a narrowly focused reform strategy to a comprehensive organization that supports campus-wide institutional change by focusing on student success through college completion and beyond.”

Leadership

Timely MD

JUNE 6, 2025

These insights support better student outcomes by connecting confidence to academic persistence, mental wellness, and long-term success. At TimelyCare, we’re committed to supporting students on their academic journeys. One of our latest innovations is the academic confidence score, launched in February 2025.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

Wilks, who brings more than 25 years of experience in higher education leadershipprimarily at Historically Black Colleges and Universitieswill officially begin her tenure on June 1, 2025. Clinton holds a sacred legacy grounded in faith, resilience, and opportunity.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

At the campus level, Gomez is faculty advisor for the student organization Semillas de Centro America, which seeks to sustain a supportive community for Central American students and community members. He also facilitates a leadership retreat for Chicanx/Latinx Student Success Center, also known as Centro.

Teaching

Knack

JUNE 9, 2025

This year’s Best Performing Knack Program award honors institutions with the highest percentage of students actively engaging in Knack-supported sessions—true testaments to strategic implementation and student-centered design. Meet our 2025 winners:

Student success

Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

Targeted outreach, such as messaging students who’ve started but not completed registration, is far more effective. The 2024 analysis in our 2025 Student Success Impact Report found that institutions are not only increasing outreach—they’re measuring its impact.

Advising

Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

When we talk about student success, it’s easy to focus on the classroom. But even the most capable students can struggle if they don’t have access to basic resources like quiet study spaces, reliable Wi-Fi, group meeting areas, and academic support services. percentage point (PP) lift in persistence Library Resources — 5.3

Success

Believe in Students

MAY 22, 2025

At the time, we told you to look for updates in 2025. We’ve also created a course specifically focused on meeting the basic needs of parenting students – that phenomenally powerful 20% of college students who are most vulnerable to basic needs insecurity. That time is now.

Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2025

Terry O'Banion, President Emeritus of the League for Innovation in the Community College and one of the most influential figures in American community college education, passed away on July 25, 2025, at age 88. O'Banion's career trajectory reflected his deep commitment to community college education at every level.

Community college

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

Our team just returned from the annual NAIS Thrive 2025 conference, held from February 2628 in Nashville, TN. Discussions on fostering diversity, equity, and belonging emphasized the importance of inclusive school communities and the impact of policy decisions on student success. Missed us at NAIS Thrive? Lets connect!

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2025

ATLANTA — The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) launched its premier UNITE 2025 conference in this week, drawing over 1,300 attendees from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide for a transformative four-day gathering focused on advancing institutional excellence and student success.

Literacy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, CCA is a bold national advocate for dramatically increasing college completion rates and closing equity gaps by working with states, systems, institutions, and partners to scale highly effective structural reforms and promote policies that improve student success.

Low income student

COE

MAY 2, 2025

Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trumps Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs May 2, 2025 by Terrance L.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

She has a record of achievement in a number of areas including student success, enrollment management, faculty development, research, academic program quality, strategic initiatives and partnerships, equity and inclusion, and fundraising.

University

COE

JULY 9, 2025

Pat Williams: A Champion Who Gave Wings to TRIO’s Defiance July 9, 2025 — by Arnold L.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

The Black-Serving Institution designation requires institutions to enroll at least 1,500 Black students or maintain a student population that is at least 10% Black, along with demonstrating academic resources and support services specifically designed to promote Black student success.

Grant

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JUNE 23, 2025

In FY 2024, Congress appropriated $870 million to support IES and sustained that funding level in FY 2025. Students, institutions, educators policymakers, and researchers all depend on timely, accurate data to drive improvements and ensure policy is working as intended.

Educational research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

A communication major, Sarrol hopes to transfer to a California State University system school in fall of 2025. So, I think its important to note that without this type of sustained federal investment, a lot of students are gonna be underserved and its gonna greatly impact student success, Nguyen says.

Tutoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The California State University system has announced a direct admissions pilot program to begin in 2025. Enrollment will begin in fall 2025. In the first year, 68 school districts and individual charter schools were invited to participate with a focus on low-income students.

Mental health