Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

“One of the concerns I have is many college-bound students do not have the tools or the know how of securing adequate funding before they go to college,” says Dr. Karen R. Communication is key on how the funding works to benefit students.” Events and activities happen throughout the academic year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Leonard understands the power of word-of-mouth in the Native community, and he plans to speak with the United Tribe of Michigan group about NATAP. “I I think this makes MSU much more accessible than ever before,” adds Leonard. That’s huge for many in our community. Language matters,” she says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 8, 2023

Nwosu Nwosu is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs and student success at Herbert H. My career has been and will continue to focus on student success, and what struck me at SUNY Oswego was the energy around campus to create opportunities,” Nwosu said. Dr. Peter O. Lehman College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? We’re faculty led, driven, and focused. We’re doing it because of them and with them.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

However, the cost of tuition can be a barrier for families considering private school options, limiting access to these institutions. To address this challenge, private K-12 schools can proactively implement strategies to ensure equitable access to financial aid. Key Strategies for Equitable Access and Promoting Diversity 1.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Challenge: Deliver on the mission to provide holistic services that support the success of every student every day. The Strategy: Adopt an integrated and holistic student success management model and implement a unified student success platform to make personalized support feasible at scale.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

Minoritized students are particularly affected—they’re more likely to start at two-year institutions and less likely to wind up finishing a four-year program. You need to have really clear lines of communication [and] consistent understanding of policies and processes to do everything that we wanted to do,” said Roberson.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

Scott Schirmeier The new Recruitment Management module improves Navigate’s customer relationship management capabilities and simplifies recruitment/retention for schools into one platform, allowing schools to implement coordinated communications strategies for prospective students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

in community college leadership. The professors come to the students for much of the face-to-face learning, thus making this program highly accessible to working adults. between departments) and take the initiative in undertaking outreach activities that positively impacted the COD community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Besides letting first-gen students know that they are valued and that there is a place that represents them, campus centers can serve as a place for first-gen students to meet each other and to help each other with the challenges of college life. However, BU is an outlier for having a first-gen campus center at all.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Excelencia in Education, an organization working for increased access and completion of Latinx students in postsecondary education, has released its latest report on programs that have qualitatively and quantitatively shown to improve and increase the success of Latinx students in higher education. Dr. Jimmy E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Even with these successes, the long-term viability of many HBCUs remains precarious if we don’t take advantage of this moment to create lasting, systemic changes to advance the ways HBCUs operate and provide more Black Americans with access to the distinct educational opportunities these historic campuses offer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Since its founding, Achieving the Dream has been focused on helping institutions deliver more equitable results in student success. MCC is introducing a new framework for leaders that will drive critical thinking, professional development, and community accountability. Francesca I.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It was clear that social mobility is increasingly important, but the best ways that colleges can help students achieve it and the best ways that it can be measured and communicated were less certain. A school might be offering access to a great many low-income students, but not graduating many of them. Or vice-versa.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2021

S o she decided to first enroll at Ivy Tech Community College, “because it was affordable, and it had the degree program I was looking for,” with the goal of eventually transferring and earning a bachelor’s degree. For every 100 students who enroll in community college, 31 percent transfer to a four-year institution and just 14.6

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

It is a space to establish community, which is important for persistence and student success. Johnathan Gooch, communications director for Equality Texas, says that, by spring, many schools had to shut down their LGBTQ+ centers. Some institutions even started shutdowns at the start of the academic year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Each grounded in a social justice mission, we collectively seek to build communities that work for everyone—fighting to alleviate poverty, providing relief for food and housing insecurity, creating solutions to address public health concerns, and ensuring a high-quality education is accessible and possible for all.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Podcast TSU's Systematic Approach to Student Success Episode 151. Raijanel Crockem and Naomi Lawrence-Lee from Texas Southern University join EAB’s Joanie Garcia to discuss their work to strengthen TSU’s approach to student success. Student success is always changing with the landscape of higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

The impact of DEI programs on student success Recent research continues to demonstrate the positive effects of diversity and inclusion initiatives on student outcomes. 2019) found that academic engagement and psychological capital resources were significant antecedents of academic performance among university students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The study also suggests a policy shift: a move away from assessing, sorting, and tracking students and towards supporting faculty development. All faculty, the study argues, should have access to high-quality professional development and be compensated for time spent in trainings and offering mentorship.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, D.C. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill highlighted the confusion that such messaging creates when, after their board of governors instituted a DEI ban, university officials voted to divert $2.3 Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

Community colleges play a critical role, providing affordable and accessible education for diverse populations. According to the American Association of Community Colleges, our nation had over 1,000 public, tribal, and independent community colleges enrolling 10.2

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Civitas Learning

MAY 11, 2023

Those who’ve found the most success understand that financial stability requires investing in a student success model that supports students and fiscal health. To achieve this, we measured the impact of student success initiatives on student persistence at 48 partner institutions.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

When institutions work as a unified team, they break down barriers and overcome common challenges, including: Too Many Systems Navigating multiple platforms is time-consuming and increases the risk of missed opportunities to support students. Ensuring open communication channels across departments.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 2, 2023

These questions provoked some deep uncertainty from Brianne Sanchez, the dean of student success at South Seattle College. This is reminding me of the importance of staying in those spaces that I have access to.” I can be in spaces and say things that are going to be listened to or received differently than my colleagues.

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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

Today’s most influential leaders recognize that student success goes beyond traditional measures like retention and graduation rates. A study of Civitas Learning partner institutions reinforces this wisdom, revealing that 39% of students experience a change in their likelihood to persist within a single term.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s higher education landscape, creating a successful student experience means seeing the whole student—not just their academic performance. Insights help teams create tailored support plans, but many institutions find it difficult to access quality data. So, how can schools access clean, usable data?

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 29, 2025

At Civitas Learning, we’re always looking for ways to make student success tools more accessible and intuitive. With the Canvas LTI integration, faculty and staff can now access key Civitas Learning features without leaving the familiar Canvas environment. How Does It Work?

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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.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

But sometimes, the root issue is closer to home students cant access the courses they need to stay on track to progress toward their degree. This helps ensure support reaches the students who need it most, not just the ones who raise their hands. Communication and integrated workflows also play a critical role.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

Civitas Learning’s Texas Leadership Workshop recently brought together leaders from ten different institutions across Texas and beyond to discuss student success strategies for higher education. The traditional one-size-fits-all approach is no longer keeping up with the complex needs of today’s diverse student population.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This data-activated approach has resulted in Administrators knowing sooner and more precisely which students need support Student success staff working more efficiently and effectively thanks to enhanced workflow and communication capabilities.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 13, 2023

Student success has always been a primary goal of higher education institutions. With unprecedented demographic and social changes, colleges and universities now face even more pressure to develop student success models that help students thrive academically and help institutions thrive financially.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Now imagine those very characteristics that make us who we are inadvertently becoming obstacles to accessing health care. It’s a reality experienced every day by historically underrepresented and marginalized college students. These barriers are a significant roadblock that impacts students’ academic and personal health outcomes.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 9, 2023

Recent research from New America indicates that poorly designed early alert interventions can work against your student success efforts and even deepen equity gaps for students of color and other underserved student groups. When Do Early Alerts Harm Student Success Efforts?

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