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.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Outcomes: An 8% increase in retention, improved advising efficiency, and more effective cross-functional collaboration. But dispersed student information across multiple systems made implementing an integrated and collaborative student success network challenging.

Retention 135

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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. Working with our campuses, we’ve put in place high standards to raise their overall retention rates, overall graduation rates and overall attainment rates.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Addressing the need Queensborough Community College (QCC), a two-year institution in the City University of New York system, conducted an equity audit that showed there were retention and graduation disparities for male students overall, with Black and Latinx male students disproportionately impacted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday. Everyone does not retain information in the same manner. Everyone learns differently.

Education 298

Education Humanities Curriculum Retention 298

Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

Following the institute’s collaborative sessions, leaders gained fresh perspectives on addressing issues hindering student retention and success. Having one place to track information accessible to those who need it outside of individual teams ensures a seamless handoff, enhancing the impact and focus of student interactions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Patterson-Stephens work has focused on utilizing a data-informed approach by utilizing surveys, data collection and assessments to recommend suggestions. The Alliance works to support faculty and staff recruitment and retention at the university. Engaging directly with students has been a highlight of Patterson-Stephens’ work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015). However, research has demonstrated a clear underrepresentation of minority community college trustees (Moltz, 2009) with no progress being made in hiring African American administrators (Levin, Walker et al.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

Patrick Biddix, professor and program coordinator of the Higher Education Administration Ph.D. For months, the A-Team would gather around long tables covered in institutional materials, as they began sifting through, compiling, and aligning the information needed for the rigorous accreditation process.

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Financial aid Collaboration Application Higher education 345

Active Minds

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

When I think back to myself as a teenager with no expertise or knowledge of self-advocacy, I know that a resource hub within a click away would have helped and informed my advocacy much earlier. It wasn’t until college that I started to own my story and voice to help me obtain the resources I needed but felt they were hidden from me.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

It is evident that the low African American male student graduation rates at a predominantly Black institution in the northeastern United States continue to be a concern for higher education administrators. There are serious inequities among students who graduate from colleges.

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Education Financial aid Mentoring Inclusion 286

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

This process includes the board of trustees, senior administrators, department heads, faculty members, and human resources professionals. Administrative leadership: Identifying individuals with leadership potential for administrative roles, such as finance, human resources, information technology, and student affairs.

Success 242

Success Leadership development Leadership Humanities 242

Civitas Learning

JULY 13, 2023

Our research into how institutions develop financially sustainable student success models reveals that the most effective models are living processes that intentionally knit together strategic decision-making, cross-functional collaboration, data-informed action, and consistent assessment of initiatives and outcomes.

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Advising Student success Retention Communication 97

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Briscoe said institutions need to “reassess how dismantling all these things are actively affecting recruitment and retention.” “How This suggests, said Shapiro, that these students were encountering other barriers to credentials, including fees or administrative holds.

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Students Higher education Financial aid Facilitation 296

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Several months ago, a fellow CDO confided in me about his abrupt reassignment from a leadership role to a non-administrator position with little connection to DEI work. This involves sharing data on positive outcomes of DEI work, such as improved student retention, enhanced campus climate, and a more robust learning environment.

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Higher education Mental health Education Inclusion 297

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging. Another support group, the Hispanic Organization for Growth, Advancement and Retention, has focused on family engagement. She notes it helps build community.

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Tutoring Financial aid Retention Financial aid officer 262

Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Challenge: Delivering timely support to a diverse and sizeable student population to foster improved retention and completion rates. The Outcomes: Achieved significant improvements in persistence and streamlined processes through a data-informed approach and strong faculty partnerships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. After earning tenure, Byrne began taking on administrative roles, one which notably put her in direct contact with Macaulay Honors College. Upon completion of her Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

It really is a structural erasure of queer and trans individuals,” says Dr. Ángel de Jesús González, an assistant professor of higher education administration and leadership at Fresno State. They impact student performance and retention.” They are already pushing back on central administration — presidents, chancellors, provosts. “We,

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Higher education Mentoring Compliance Communication 69

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Launch committees are groups of experienced faculty and administrators that will create programming for new faculty members to plan out their career trajectories, build rapports, and develop mentor relationships. York lauds the program as “really smart.”

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes, information on our expert contributors, and more. The post How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts appeared first on EAB.

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Retention Advising Faculty Communication 97

Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

If the information is inaccurate, it can mean missed chances to help struggling students and lead to unnecessary spending on policies and programs that don’t work. This ultimately limits the institution’s ability to make informed decisions that actually improve outcomes.

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Advising Retention Collaboration Student success 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Information was not provided about new nursing hire recruitment. She says employers need to create conditions that support recruitment and retention. Mahon offers a different perspective on how to diversify the nursing profession and increase health equity: boost ADN programs. The university also has an extensive onboarding process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. I stepped out of a tenure-track role and into an administrative position, where I could create programs to help students be successful.” It is now called Imagination.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

The workgroup, made up of 16 administrators from across the CSU system, was led by Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, president of Fresno State, and Dr. Thomas Parham, president of CSU Dominguez Hills. We need to create an entirely new and holistic approach for supporting Cal State’s Black community.”

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Equity Students Mental health Faculty 274

Student Privacy Compass

APRIL 29, 2025

Data Minimization Principles: about 12 states stress the importance of avoiding inputting PII (Personally Identifiable Information) into AI systems. These included details such as language for contractual requirements with AI vendors, data handling protocols, training programs, and clear policies on data collection, retention, and security.

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Education Retention Compliance Instruction 52

Civitas Learning

MARCH 20, 2025

The Outcomes: UNCA saw an immediate impact, including a nearly 5% increase in first-year fall-to-fall retention and the ability to quickly mobilize outreach during crises using the Civitas Learning Student Impact Platform. Its relationship-driven education model emphasizes small class sizes, close collaboration, and high-impact experiences.

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Retention Students Communication Student success 59

School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

By leveraging historical financial aid and student data, schools can make more informed, equitable, and strategic financial aid decisions that align with their mission and long-term sustainability. Schools can ascertain: Aid Impact on Retention Do students who receive aid remain at the school longer?

Financial aid 52

Financial aid Retention Application Literacy 52

Civitas Learning

MAY 11, 2023

Those who achieved 4-5 times ROI from their student success initiatives use a responsive, strategic process incorporating data-informed decision-making, coordinated efforts, informed action, and consistent assessment. However, it’s no longer sufficient to focus solely on academic support to increase student retention.

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Student success Success Retention Advising 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. Prior to starting this position in April 2024, Salcedo spent two years as assistant director for administration of the Academic Advancement Program working with Alexander, who has directed AAP for over a decade.

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Success First generation Mentoring Counseling 279

Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2024

Tailoring and implementing the right mix of initiatives for each institution is crucial to improving retention and graduation rates. This approach has yielded impressive results: an 8% improvement in retention from 2016 to 2021, and an overall retention rate of 80% from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022, surpassing their retention goal.

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Retention Success Advising Student success 52

Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

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.

Retention 52

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The multi-year effort – TransferBOOST (Bachelor’s Opportunity Options that are Straightforward and Transparent) – helped formulate lessons other community colleges, four-year institutions, and state leaders can apply in their own contexts to increase student enrollment, retention, and completion.

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Student wellness Retention Students Community college 130

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

VenturEd Solutions was proud to be a Diamond sponsor at this annual event where over 3,000 educators, administrators, and industry leaders gathered to explore the future of independent schools. This allows schools to streamline their workflows, reduce administrative burden, and focus on building stronger relationships with families.

Financial aid 52

Financial aid Leadership development Administration Administration 52

Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Challenge: Administrators and staff lacked the real-time information necessary to reach struggling students before it was too late. Slippery Rock University (SRU), a regional comprehensive university in rural Pennsylvania, surfaced the need for a data-informed approach during its strategic planning process.

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Student success University Collaboration Success 97

Student Privacy Compass

JULY 23, 2024

Some platforms encourage or enable the use of student text messaging or personal social media accounts for promotion, heightening the risk of disclosing sensitive information such as phone numbers or private profiles. Have parents/guardians provided informed consent for any student-identifying information used?

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