Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

The college has also updated its approach to academic advising and refreshed the curriculum in several programs. Lehman has made a deliberate decision to restore recruitment efforts to pre-pandemic levels. This includes in-person presence at high schools in the Bronx, Manhattan and lower Westchester.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

Established under the advisement of AASCU's African American member presidents, MLI specifically aims to prepare higher education leaders from traditionally underrepresented communities for the nation's top academic posts. The cohort begins programming June 11-14 in Washington, D.C.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2025

percent increase, while contributions from donor-advised funds grew by 12.1 Alumni giving saw the most significant increase among donor categories, rising 7.5 percent from the previous year. Foundation giving led the growth with a 13.3 However, corporate donations decreased by 7.3

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2025

If theyre over the age of 24, were admitting them into our adult degree program, so they receive specialized advising geared for adult learners. We are trying to wherever possible, if theyre adult learners, integrate credits for prior learning, integrate academic experience, said Finger.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2025

I advise anyone considering higher education to learn the facts and seek information from admissions and financial aid experts. Of course, while earning a degree is likely to widen ones career opportunities it is not right for everyone, nor is it wise to leave school burdened by crushing debt.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

While MSIs play a key role in promoting faculty diversity by consistently employing more educators of color than other institutions, MSI faculty also face pressures, such as heavy teaching and advising loads, high expectations for research and publishing, and limited resources for career development.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

While individualized support may work for small cohorts, it becomes unsustainable when advising caseloads exceed 100 students. At the same time, those with stronger indicators might benefit from group advising or a targeted message about upcoming workshops. But more emails aren’t the answer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2025

In these roles, she soon recognized a larger issuemany of the systemic challenges that her students faced could not be solved through one-on-one advising alone. After receiving her masters, Breeden worked in student affairs at Spelman College, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), and NC State.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2025

Changing our mindset in how we serve these students and trying to meet them where theyre at, instead of the traditional way of if they need help with their courses, theyll walk into their advising office, said Fagan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2025

For emerging leaders in higher education, Bumphus advises: “Know who you are as a leader. When asked about the personal qualities that made him successful, Bumphus emphasizes listening—truly hearing people and putting himself in their position to understand what support they need. He adds, “Don’t be too full of yourself.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2025

I often advise mentees to build relationships with at least five staff or faculty members—people they can turn to for help, advice, or encouragement. But it’s not just because someone told them—they go because a mentor walked them there. Mentors demystify offices like financial aid, counseling, and career services.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 12, 2024

We also partnered with the Department of Education for the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Advising Summit. We will continue partnering with students and field experts to identify and uplift promising strategies for improving student success.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 29, 2025

This new feature enables colleges and universities to integrate Civitas Learning advising functionality directly within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), providing a seamless user experience for faculty and advisors. Why This Matters Time and ease of use are critical for users balancing teaching, advising, and administrative tasks.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 18, 2025

So that they have a chance that when this is resolved they can finish their education,” said Pacheco, who advises colleges and universities to conduct assessments to see where they can step up to ensure that students can persist and complete. Also, the ability to switch courses to hybrid mode if they can’t come to campus.”

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Student Research Foundation

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

You may even benefit from investing in one-on-one advising through a college counseling service like CollegeAdvisor. However, if you feel like your high school counselor can’t give you the support you need, don’t hesitate to look elsewhere.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Whether addressing a financial hold or advising on course enrollment, UTSA knows that every interaction impacts the student experience. Actionable analytics helped Snow College assess the effectiveness of its advising program and maximize its limited advising resources.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Lawrence Excellence in Advising Awards at the Kathy J. Brewer serves as a Senior Academic Advisor in the Business Advisement Center. The recipients of this award have demonstrated excellent advising to Missouri State students. Davis Master Advisor Reception on March 10, 2025, from 4-5 p.m. The post 2025 Curtis P.

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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

This approach fosters proactive, collaborative support by enabling the coordination of services such as academic coaching, advising, financial aid, and career guidance. This approach overwhelms advising and support teams and contributes to declining retention rates.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 10, 2025

Make Advising Personal—at Scale To scale their impact, GTC aimed for every student to have an advising appointment. After reaching 44% of their goal, they doubled down, and ultimately hit 109% of their advising outreach target. to 58% , a stunning 25 percentage point gain.

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Student Research Foundation

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Helpful resources might include everything from research grants and advising services to specialized workshops and student groups. Some colleges offer specialized internship advising services within a certain department or school. For instance, at USC, the School of Cinematic Art has its own Internship Program.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Gates Breedlove-Koepke, academic advisor in the Academic Advising and Transfer Center, has been named President Elect of the Missouri Academic Advising Association (MACADA) Executive Board. The post Gates Breedlove-Koepke Named President Elect for MACADA appeared first on Academic Advising and Transfer Center Blog.

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Active Minds

APRIL 22, 2025

I would advise them to lean on others for support, whether it is campus leadership, departments, or student clubs. At these specialized drop-ins, we expand our services to offer complimentary food and stress-relief activities, such as DIY essential oil rollers, creating a space to gather in community.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

The Outcomes: Scaled a proactive advising model campus-wide, streamlined advisor workflows to reach more students efficiently, and established continuous measurement to track the impact of support initiatives. One area quickly rose to the top: targeted advising.

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Timely MD

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Just as time blocking can be effective for students, it can help faculty and staff to dedicate certain parts of the day to specific tasks – like advising, preparing for meetings, and professional service or development – to stay focused and prevent multitasking, which can reduce productivity.

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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. The result is a thoughtful, high-impact approach to advising that empowers staff and strengthens the student experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

On his drive back home, an advertisement on Pandora radio advised him that the Speed Art Museum was adjacent to the University of Louisville campus, and, as an avid art lover, Williams decided to stop by. He drove to the city of Louisville where Taylor had lived and was killed at the hands of police officers who forced entry into her home.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Partner with student organizations, residence halls, and cultural centers to offer pop-up counseling sessions, financial aid workshops, or academic advising. Embed support within existing structures Dont wait for students to find youbring resources to them. For online students, email campaigns and regular check-ins are essential.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 8, 2025

Whether it’s learning centers, peer mentoring, or proactive advising, the findings emphasize that student success doesn’t hinge on one magic initiative. The 2025 report uncovers which programs, practices, and interventions correlate with persistence gains across a diverse group of Civitas Learning partner institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. Morales, president of CSUSB. This is a paid, on-campus internship for undocumented students at CSUSB.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 3, 2025

Adaptable analytics surface these intersecting patternslike major status and advising frequencyso institutions can take action and improve outcomes where it matters most. The data also showed that students who met with an advisor at least twice were more likely to persist.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

By identifying the specific factors affecting studentssuch as LMS compared to their peers, last advising appointment, or shifts in engagement or persistence likelihood advisors can proactively engage and offer tailored support. Successful institutions are also digging deeper to understand not just who needs help but why.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It’s advisable to submit them as soon as possible, regardless of whether you’re applying Early Action or Regular Decision. Need-Based Aid and FAFSA Timing Need-based financial aid is determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Many schools use the FAFSA and CSS Profile for additional aid analysis.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

By equipping staff and faculty with a centralized platform to access and share student information, Northwest streamlined advising and made it easier to provide timely, personalized support.

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College Aid Services

APRIL 4, 2025

Institutions are advised to log into the COD website to review the final Campus-Based program funding worksheets, which have been calculated using the applicable statutory formula and amount of funds appropriated… More Final Funding Authorizations for 202526 Campus-Based Programs (Apr.

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Counselors' Corner

JANUARY 7, 2025

This will affect how college counselors advise student athletes in high schools, even though counselors wont have nearly enough information to read all the tea leaves, leaving the potential for bad choices, wrong choices, and unhappy parents.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 7, 2025

Now Enrolling: College Financial Aid Advising for the Class of 2026-2027! The earlier you plan, the more likely you are to secure the financial aid you need to make college affordable and stress-free. Happy planning, and good luck! Want more personalized help paying for college?

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Disjointed systems can lead to feeling like a pinballbeing bounced between financial aid, advising, faculty, and the registrar over a registration holdcausing confusion and frustration. Initiative analysis revealed that one-on-one advising boosted persistence by 20% for lower-performing students, compared to 3% for high-performing students.

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