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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are last-dollar funds, which means it covers a student’s remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid—scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers—has been awarded, and it does not cover the cost of housing, food, transportation, books or supplies.

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East Tennessee State Professor Wins Social Science Scholar Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hicks is an award-winning author with 10 published books and works in over 100 combined research publications or presentations. He is a cited authority on the first-generation college student population and has presented academic papers both nationally and internationally.

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Two Scholars are Building Diversity Initiative Database for All

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Curtis Byrd, co-author of the 2021 book Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor’s to the Professoriate. Dr. Rihana Mason, coauthor of the 2021 book Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor’s to the Professoriate.

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Report Presents New Approach to Increasing Completion Rates at Public Institutions

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The goal of virtually all colleges and universities is to increase retention and completion. While performance-based funding has brought increases in retention and completion, it has not had the desired effect. Typically, the current funding model involves receiving funding after the institution shows improvement.

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Student Affairs Professionals Gather to Discuss Future of the Profession

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“My first NASPA conference was focused on the lack of current research on minority student retention. Terrell said that he went on to co-edit a book with Dr. Doris Wright, a professor at Kansas State University titled , From Survival to Success: Promoting Minority Student Retention. This was in 1988 when I was 29,” he said.

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The Missed Opportunity: Student Affairs and Human Resources Collaboration to [Re]engage College Communities

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Stop-Out, Drop-Out, The Great Resignation There are countless books, articles, and dissertations framed from scholar Dr. Vincent Tinto’s theory of social integration. Although the activity is designed for students, the college books the center for both internal and external team building activities. They need to have fun!

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How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts

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How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. We found out quickly one of the reasons faculty didn't want to connect their calendars, they thought we were gonna start booking up all their time. Episode 126. November 1, 2022. Transcript. So I think.