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How Civitas Learning Partners are Removing Retention and Completion Barriers

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Following the institute’s collaborative sessions, leaders gained fresh perspectives on addressing issues hindering student retention and success. While all members of an institution share the goal of guiding students to timely graduation, working in isolated silos often leads to inconsistent communication and redundant service.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. That sends a powerful message to students and also the faculty that they’re valued, and it has led to retention and growth.” Hawkins Jr.

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Affirmative action policies have been instrumental in increasing access and opportunities for historically marginalized groups in higher education. A critical precursor to providing targeted support is strengthening communication channels. We cannot support people if we do not know what they need.

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SUNY Broome Addresses Enrollment Declines with Data-Informed Approaches

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The Strategy: Implement student success technology to generate actionable insights, improve visibility, and create workflow efficiencies to lift enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. However, like many institutions, it faced challenges in boosting enrollment, retention, and completion rates.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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By partnering with the Pell Institute, Ascendium is working to reduce institutional barriers to accessing and completing college and to help more learners from low-income backgrounds achieve their educational and career goals.

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How Slippery Rock University Uses Actionable Analytics to Deliver Proactive Support

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SRU recognized they must invest in data-driven initiatives that increase retention and graduation rates for all students while also allowing them to identify the needs of different class cohorts and specific populations. Access to a breadth of insights provides context success coaches need to determine which alerts need immediate attention.