Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. Applications from under-represented students increased by 10% during his first academic year. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr., We did some great work.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Also, that year the program’s retention rate of Latino students was 18% higher than the college’s general retention rate. It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. The aims of the CAMP at Washington State University (WSU) are first-year completion, second-year retention and successful graduation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

The college is anticipating submitting its application for approval in April. Some materials, like the faculty and student handbook, had to be created from scratch and then reviewed by KC’s Board of Trustees for approval. When we think about retention rates, especially with Black males—HBCUs are still significant.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

Skills like number sense, measurement, algebraic reasoning, spatial reasoning, and analytical problem-solving are not only vital for STEM careers but are also applicable across various fields in today’s job market. It is imperative to equip students with the mathematical skills necessary to navigate their chosen fields.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

As of now, we have over 300 applications for next fall from students that have applied for housing,” says Nicholas Hamel, vice president and dean of student services at Central Maine Community College (CMCC). Another 100 more have indicated on their admissions application that they may have interest. versus 83.8%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The application processes are daunting. According to the most recent data on undergraduate retention and persistence from the National Student Clearinghouse, only about half of students who start college at a community college are retained at their starting institution into year 2. Connections with faculty are important.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003. Less than 10% of applicants are accepted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu. In the last three years EPW’s fall to fall retention ranges from 93% to 96%. “I I track them in retention. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. They also provided more hands-on training for faculty and students to spur wider adoption of the Navigate student success platform and improve communication during the registration process. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Episode 126.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Applications and enrollment are at record highs as is the diversity of the student body. It’s about preparing our students to thrive in their careers and throughout their lives, because they have experiences and exposures that ready them for a rapidly evolving world.” Research activity is ahead of last year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. Mental Health TEAS will bring aboard an additional full-time clinical therapist as well to help boost Asian American student retention and completion. The search for the new hire is currently underway, according to Rola.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

Michael Cunningham, Tulane University; Dr. Nghana Lewis, Tulane University; Dr. Colleen Capper, Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Madison Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Run your race and remember your why. Remember why you got into this. Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.,

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MARCH 3, 2025

Each year, this award is presented to one undergraduate faculty advisor, one undergraduate staff advisor, and graduate advisor. Advisors are nominated by students, faculty, and staff. All nominees are given a chance to submit an application packet. A committee of past award recipients review and select the winners.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

Leadership development and faculty retention were also central themes, with speakers sharing best practices for cultivating strong, sustainable school communities. “Attending NAIS Thrive 2025 was a remarkable experience.

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EAB

MARCH 24, 2023

Blogs What 70+ higher ed leaders are saying about staff recruitment and retention in today's competitive labor market Competition for talent is at an all-time high, forcing colleges and universities to rethink their historical approach to attracting and retaining talented staff on their campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. Mental Health TEAS will bring aboard an additional full-time clinical therapist as well to help boost Asian American student retention and completion. The search for the new hire is currently underway, according to Rola.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Colleges can make progress toward helping students feel they belong in the following ways: Hire diverse staff and faculty. They’ve leveraged their student success technology, Navigate, to recruit new, current, and former students to the program which has supported both their recruitment and retention efforts. Engage the whole family.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

While loan payments will continue to be stalled for students actively enrolled at your institution, there are a number of ways they could negatively impact your students—and your retention rates— today. These concerns could impact retention as current students think critically about taking on more debt.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

While this is worth celebrating, it’s also important to look at short-term retention rates to understand who is leaving community colleges early on. Even though completion rates have improved, one-year retention rates have remained relatively flat for the past decade , with a 51.3% for students starting in fall 2020.

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EAB

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The director will provide supervision and mentorship for the academic technology team and partnership with others in information technology services as we support faculty members in their ability to leverage technologies and their experience of the Carleton classroom environment. Teacher Recruitment and Retention. December 1, 2022.

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EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In those conversations, CHROs need to immediately identify and demonstrate how they can provide value as a strategic partner—for example, brainstorming ways to diversify candidate pools or sharing retention data to help them prioritize investments. Retention rate. Teacher Recruitment and Retention. Turnover rate. Time-to-hire.

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EAB

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As a result, institutions must do more than ever before to convince prospective applicants to choose higher ed jobs over those in other industries. Here’s what they are and how institutions can update their job descriptions to strengthen their applicant pools: Audit methodology. Highlight tangible benefits (e.g., entry-level expert”).

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EAB

AUGUST 25, 2023

How to effectively manage people: Faculty, staff, and school leadership Independent school leaders are responsible for a host of management duties, including faculty recruitment, professional development, performance evaluations, and determining compensation, so it’s no surprise that people management was our most requested topic.

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Timely MD

MAY 3, 2024

“Whether that be RA checks in the residence halls…as well as peer mentors, that we might have in some of our first-year experience courses and then, the first year experience, staff or faculty leading that particular course.” Faculty and staff are encouraged to co-create experiences with students.

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EAB

JUNE 27, 2023

Blogs How to expand opportunities for Hispanic adult learners in nursing and health care 3 ways UCF is increasing enrollment (and retention) of Hispanic graduate students in nursing Based on our Office Hours with EAB podcast, Episode 131, How UCF is Expanding Opportunities for Hispanic Adult Learners. Nursing school is stressful enough.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

IT Strategy Decentralized IT infrastructure, data management, and a patchwork of point integrations across applications and infrastructure put many institutions at risk of serious cybersecurity incidents, while also making it difficult if not impossible to make data-informed decisions. Explore the resources today.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Resource If you are considering reviewing your talent strategy our Employee Recruitment & Retention Center can equip you with tools, resources, and best practices. Also, read how Pueblo Community College increased their faculty progress report response rate by 11.2% Send us a note via the form below.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Applications were pouring in, but by the time classes began, nearly half of the prospective students had vanished. Applicant-to-enrollee conversion rates increased 17% between Spring 2019 and Spring 2021 , ensuring more students were successfully integrated into the college community. Enrollment saw a 16% increase.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

If you hear: It would be great if we had data on term-to-term retention. Case in point Share the data, good and bad, in an open forum like a faculty meeting or training. The more broadly applicable solution to this challenge is consistently utilizing a single analytic tool that is accessible to non-technical users.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

Full-Time Retention Rate Percent of full-time, first-time students enrolled the prior year that re-enroll the next year. Student-Faculty Ratio Total full-time undergraduate students per full-time undergraduate faculty. Student-Faculty Ratio Total full-time undergraduate students per full-time undergraduate faculty.

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College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

Full-Time Retention Rate Percent of full-time, first-time students enrolled the prior year that re-enroll the next year. Student-Faculty Ratio Total full-time undergraduate students per full-time undergraduate faculty. Student-Faculty Ratio Total full-time undergraduate students per full-time undergraduate faculty.

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Blackboard Blog

MAY 20, 2020

Not only did teaching and learning have to quickly shift to an online environment, but support faculty and staff also had to undergo a transition to working remotely. Higher education institutions everywhere have been met with one of the most significant challenges to their operation because of COVID-19.

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EAB

APRIL 4, 2023

And you know, some of these insights sound like they would be applicable to nearly all adult learners, but what do you find best that really sets the career switches apart in this regard? When we survey students, they really talked about the importance of their connection with faculty, but also their connection with peer to peer, right?

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

They also offer advice to community college leaders on ways to make measurable improvements in student retention and enrollment. On today's episode, leaders from the Center for Community College Student Engagement point to new studies that highlight important, but potentially overlooked factors that can boost student retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Financial issues, along with enrollment, retention and graduation, will be newsworthy also. Republicans and some Democrats aren’t happy with campus protests about the Israel/Hamas war, and many Democratic-leaning faculty don’t feel comfortable speaking up on issues if they work for red-state public universities,” says Kelchen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

In an effort to reverse this tide, scholars at San Diego State University’s Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) have created a series of recommendations for state and institutional policy dedicated to the enrollment, retention, and success of minoritized men. This can make school seem like a less attractive choice.

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