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Cultivating a Culture of ‘Servingness:’ Institutional Considerations for Emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For instance, partnerships with local community organizations can provide leadership development, internships, and scholarships tailored to Latine learners, while fostering a connection to space and place and bolstering a learner’s sense of belonging. This includes integrating Latine epistemologies into teaching and advising practices.

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Eye to the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Upon admission, someone from the office oversees the transition process—orientation, advisement, financial clearance and registration prior to the student’s first term and support through the first year. At that time, they transition to either a professional advisor in their school or major or mostly to faculty advisement.”

Retention 301
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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. The last two years, ASU has seen the highest retention rates of all students, but particularly Latino students.

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EAB Strategic Advisory Services Extends Breadth and Depth of Coverage

EAB

EAB introduced the Enterprise Data Management Resource Guide to help chief information officers develop a comprehensive data governance strategy, secure executive buy-in, and manage implementation. To learn more about participating in the collaborative, reach out to your Strategic Leader.

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The Connections that Keep Students on Track

Scholarship America

Finally, scholarship providers are in a unique position to help students develop peer networks among their fellow recipients. In addition to these tangible supports, peer-focused and student-led networks can also help with academic and mental health challenges—especially when colleges’ counseling and advising departments are overwhelmed.

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Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

In her professional life, President Sacks collects mentors whose leadership skills or strengths have impressed her and whom she can always count on for advice. Advice for Future Higher Ed Leaders Another side of sharing experience and advice is what we tell younger people interested in leadership. President Sacks advises them: “Read.

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The Transformational Power of Higher Education

The University Innovation Alliance

For the past decade, she has advised university presidents, system chancellors, and state and federal policy leaders on strategies to expand access to higher education, address costs, and promote completion for students of all backgrounds.