Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

Dr. Terri Gomez Gomez’s “deep understanding of our campus’ strengths and opportunities; her student-centered approach to leadership; her dedication to faculty and staff excellence; and her unwavering commitment to the success of our diverse students,” said President Dr. Soraya M. She holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s, and a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Throughout all of my higher ed positions — department head, dean, provost and now president — I have continued to be involved in research by advising graduate student thesis or dissertation work,” said Lim, who has been extensively published and presented at more than 100 conferences. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership. Leadership strategies must clearly demonstrate that there is an intentional focus on Latino student success at the institutional level. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Student success experts have prescribed potential solutions to declining Black student enrollment and retention numbers in California’s public universities in a recent report published by The California State University (CSU) Office of the Chancellor. Dr. Thomas A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. “My Sustaining success Retention rates have steadily increased.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Dr. Natalie Youngbull, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Oklahoma, shared research on how TCUs are improving the lives of their students and their communities. Dr. Natalie Youngbull, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Oklahoma.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

Williams-Goliday has been helping guide students for decades, first as an academic adviser for Eastern Illinois University’s Office of Minority Affairs beginning in 1998. And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University. There, she worked with students academically underprepared for college, she says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In the early aughts, Renick says, it was standard practice for student support programs to address equity gaps and low graduation or retention numbers through the creation of targeted programs, like initiatives for first-generation students, and African American male initiatives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

As a result, DFW rates declined and retention rates improved for students who took a course taught by an Equity Champion, with a sizable decrease in retention equity gaps. Working together, faculty reflected on their Ascend data and identified SEP resources to support the constructs they wished to improve.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Retention efforts Morgan State is currently number one in the United States in producing Black electrical engineers and civil engineers, Wilson notes. This requires thoughtful retention efforts. At that time, they transition to either a professional advisor in their school or major or mostly to faculty advisement.”

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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). Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Dr. Margaretta B. Mathis serves as senior director of the John E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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 sense of belonging is critical for student retention and success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

We are also working together to place dedicated college advisors in Kansas high schools through the Kansas State College Advising Corps. Common recommendations included improved advising services, guided pathways for students, and proactive, targeted financial aid and completion grants. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.

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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. These coaches bridge success and retention efforts, aiding students in accessing campus resources and conducting exit interviews.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

Hudson Scholars, an innovative student support model, focuses on retention and improving student outcomes by scaling successful elements of national best-practice models, providing high-touch advisement, financial stipends, and early academic intervention. Martinez serves as director of the Bellwether College Consortium.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

We discovered the key steps leaders and institutions are taking to strategically –and sometimes dramatically– improve their retention rates. 5 High-Impact Retention Strategies While institutions continue working hard to ensure their students graduate, initiative results often fall short of expectations. PP when misapplied.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

My data mindset was shaped very early in my leadership career, Stout says in an interview with Diverse. We picked colleges we aspired to be like, looked at their data, and then we had a habit with the leadership team to look at the data on a regular basis, quarterly at least, and assess goals based on the data.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Leadership began by listening to staff to identify and resolve disconnects between departments, which had been limiting their ability to market and fill open courses. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Episode 126. November 1, 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

The PSSG – it was first funded in 2022 via the Consolidated Appropriations Act – recognizes and awards funds to institutions that propose to use the grant for evidence-based reforms and practices in pursuit of bolstering student participation, retention, transfer, and completion rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Johnson, his team, and university leadership recently attended a caucus weekend, a gathering of New York State Black, Latinx, and Asian legislators where CUNY presidents and deans were able to directly engage with people who can provide funding. Guttman engaged with lawmakers and policy makers as a collective through CUNY.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. And that's how I started to solidify my position to keep us moving forward."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

By example, the counseling/advising unit uses an intrusive model, monitoring students’ progress and regularly checking in on them. That data show that the students who attend the summer bridge program build great resilience skills, and resilience leads to retention. She asked many questions, which he gladly answered.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 11, 2023

Data-Activated Strategic Decision-Making and Planning as the first step in a responsive process that improves student retention and completion in a way that supports financial health. However, it’s no longer sufficient to focus solely on academic support to increase student retention.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Other AI enhancements in Navigate will make it easier for staff and administrators to generate reports on institutional student retention and success efforts. We are excited to pilot EAB’s new AI features to help staff save time, create deeper connections with our students, and have a measurable impact on their lives.” Learn more at eab.com.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We’ve been hard at work developing a new course demand analytics solution, refining the academic planning experience for students and advisors, and elevating the visibility we provide advising and student success teams. This approach can significantly impact student retention, resulting in 2-5% uplifts in persistence.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

We discovered the key steps leaders and institutions are taking to strategically –and sometimes dramatically– improve their retention rates. 5 High-Impact Retention Strategies While institutions continue working hard to ensure their students graduate, initiative results often fall short of expectations. PP when misapplied.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 13, 2023

Enabling Data-Informed Action is the third step in a responsive process that improves student retention and completion in a way that supports financial health. Achieving Financial Stability Leadership Brief Learn the four crucial steps to construct a student success model that produces ROI and bolsters fiscal stability.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Despite their best efforts, many institutions still have work to do to improve student retention and graduation. Regular assessment of student success and retention strategies enables you to understand the true impact of each student success initiative to invest in the combination of strategies that are most beneficial for your students.

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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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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity Change leadership acts as a vital bridge between intent and action. What does effective change leadership look like in practice? Change leadership goes beyond the mechanics of managing a change; it’s leadership beyond execution.

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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Instead, campuses primarily tap traditional student success services like advising, academic coaching, and tutoring. By integrating the efforts of IR and Student Success, UTSA achieved a 16 percent lift in retention and a 14 percent lift in their overall four-year graduation rate. But this is a missed opportunity.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2023

UTSA Achieves 16% Retention Lift with Data-Activated Student Support Ecosystem Explore how the U. Each student is scored on their likelihood to persist on Day 1 of a term and then every week thereafter (every day in our Advising Analytics and Workflow solution). Scores range from 0% to 100%.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 1, 2024

These initiatives can continue for years without scrutiny, or they may be evaluated during leadership changes or budget reviews to assess their effectiveness in helping students succeed. When institutions look for ways to boost persistence, they often default to adding new programs or resources.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 11, 2022

Dr. Renick recently joined our panel discussion on the future of academic advising , hosted by the UIA and The Chronicle of Higher Education , during which he spoke about how academic advising has changed from a casual add-on to a necessary support for a very different generation of students. Thu, 08/11/2022 - 06:00. Student Success.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

We’ve performed these virtual secret shopper audits at over 100 institutions at the request of their leadership. Our research revealed that these two onboarding steps continue to pose the largest hurdles to prospective students: complex admission requirements and underutilization of advising services. About the audits.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

Data-activated cross-functional collaboration as the second step in a responsive process that improves student retention and completion in a way that supports financial health. In this step, leadership teams facilitate cross-functional collaboration by establishing alignment around a shared definition of student success.

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Timely MD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The recent TimelyCare webinar “Student Belonging on Campus: A Key to Suicide Prevention” , part of the Gen Ztressed thought leadership series, brought together experts in higher education and mental health advocacy to discuss student belonging and suicide prevention. “Not everyone is meeting criteria for clinical diagnosis.”

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