Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

“Complete College, America: Harnessing the Power of Higher Education to Renew American Democracy” examines actionable steps that colleges and universities can take to prepare students to be ready for today’s workforce and be active, informed citizens. Experiential learning will enhance and heighten the educational experience.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

According to the 2023 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) for returning students and the 2023 Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) for first-year students, 66% of the student respondents to both surveys indicated they felt nervous, anxious, or on edge to the point where it was affecting their lives.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2025

Jim Berg, the organization’s executive director, reflects on a journey that began with informal conversations among LGBTQ presidents and has evolved into a national force for professional development and advocacy. Esterberg reinforces this collaborative imperative. “In

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2025

In a lifeguard training course I took as a teenager, the instructor imparted critical lessons about the importance of strategic, coordinated communication throughout the process of a rescue. Inform fellow lifeguards that someone is in need of assistance and that you are leaving your post.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Over half of Asian students and nearly 40% of white students earn a college degree within eight years of high school graduation, while less than 20% of low-income, Black, or Latinx students reach the same milestone. These gaps persist across California's entire higher education system, from community colleges to the University of California.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. These inform strategic decisions to address inequities and improve outcomes. … Santiago and Sarita E. Neufeldt, president of CSUSM.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

And how do they inform the ways I navigate campus culture and focus on student success? First, I believe a college presidents leadership success can be measured based on the impact that a leader has on the lives of the people they serve. I actively seek out opportunities on my own and in collaborative relationships with stakeholders.

Leadership

Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

If the information is inaccurate, it can mean missed chances to help struggling students and lead to unnecessary spending on policies and programs that don’t work. This ultimately limits the institution’s ability to make informed decisions that actually improve outcomes.

Advising

Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

At Lakeland Community College , leaders used Course Insights to investigate performance in their First Year Experience (FYE) course. But when information is spread across multiple platforms, it slows them down and risks missing the students who need help most.

Scheduling

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. But too often, campus politics or complexity creates silos that block collaboration and coordinated support. Are You Enabling for Impactor Just Implementing Tools ?

Advising

Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Uncovering What Factors Drive Student Success Institutions recognize that student success goes beyond academic supportit requires collaboration across departments and a network of care. This example shows how data-informed strategies enable institutions to deliver precise, meaningful support that drives student and institutional success.

Students

The Advisor That Cares

MARCH 21, 2025

Collaborative discussion about the functions and features of the advising platform and effective solution of setting new availabilities for that last appointment slot to be only for the incoming cohort. I collaborate very well and am always willing to modify solutions that take all parties into consideration.

Advising

The College Pod

MARCH 7, 2025

Or perhaps that highly selective top 50 college you had your heart set on sent you the dreaded “We regret to inform you…” email. How well do you communicate and collaborate? Plenty of successful people didn’t attend a top 50 college. Take a deep breath. Can you think critically and solve real-world problems?

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2025

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is no stranger to cultivating a positive environment for student-athletes. This informs the concept of athletic equity. Riann Mullis serves as Athletic Director and Title IX Coordinator at Neosho County Community College (KS). Roueche and Margaretta B.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A widespread health crisis is undermining American community colleges, with many current and potential students exhibit high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, food insecurity, and more. Let’s be real: it costs significant money and time to address this problem, and most community colleges lack both.

Student health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. Moono, president of SUNY Schenectady County Community College. Felder, president of Harford Community College in Maryland, where Stout began her community college career in 1984.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). Danielle Lopez Lopez will serve as the college’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Section 504 coordinator, according to HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber.

Access

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and Columbia University’s Community College Research Center will be collaborating to produce two publications in support of ultimately improving transfer student outcomes, particularly for students of color and low-income students. And so, the Transfer Playbook 2.0

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

The project is funded by grants from Ascendium Education Group, College Futures Foundation, and Trellis Foundation and is a result of more than two years of discovery and design work among 26 community colleges, four-year institutions, and regional systems.

Student success

Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Outcomes: Achieved significant improvements in persistence and streamlined processes through a data-informed approach and strong faculty partnerships. For many community colleges, identifying the right support for their increasingly diverse population isn’t easy.

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

When the fall 2023 term begins, close to 20% of community college students will also be high school students who are dually enrolled. Students in dual enrollment programs enjoy many benefits — participation provides them a jump-start on gaining college credit, and it can save them money.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab They’ll probably express concern, wonder why colleges aren’t mentioning this, and get confused when they find little information about affordable off-campus housing on school websites. and at the Community College of Philadelphia it is $7,500. This is a problem we can do something about.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Instead, decision-makers and those seeking to improve equity at their two-year institutions must engage in thorough reflection of their own schools and involve collaboration from multiple departments and levels. It's a comprehensive toolkit that goes beyond just looking at data and moves the understanding of data into action and insights.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

Scott Schirmeier The new Recruitment Management module improves Navigate’s customer relationship management capabilities and simplifies recruitment/retention for schools into one platform, allowing schools to implement coordinated communications strategies for prospective students.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With multiple research teams, I’ve collaborated with colleges and universities to test solutions like meal vouchers, emergency aid, basic needs centers, and so on. And it’s why in early 2024 Education Northwest is launching a new, free national community of practice for anyone and everyone who wants to learn and grow together.

Students

Civitas Learning

JULY 13, 2023

Our research into how institutions develop financially sustainable student success models reveals that the most effective models are living processes that intentionally knit together strategic decision-making, cross-functional collaboration, data-informed action, and consistent assessment of initiatives and outcomes.

Advising

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2024

As the call for equity for all students grows louder, community college educators (and other sector leaders) seek to implement equity initiatives to decrease outcome disparities. Recognizing and valuing this diversity is the cornerstone of cultivating an inclusive learning environment in the community college setting.

Inclusion

EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. A common component of accountability is an increased reliance on data to inform decision-making.

Facilitation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

Timothy Alvarez From earning an associate degree to serving as president of a community college, Alvarez understands the value of higher education and the need to create pathways and support systems. Otero is a residential college in La Junta, Colorado. He has a deep connection to community colleges.

Mentoring

Civitas Learning

JULY 25, 2023

Marisa Vernon White, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Services at Lorain County Community College. We begin by discussing Lorain County Community College’s use of data-informed collaboration and case management to understand the needs of its students and the broader community.

Community college

Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

The 1,038 community colleges in the U.S. play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. The average age of a community college student is 27, and 35% of students are between the ages of 22 and 39.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

Succession planning is a collaborative effort involving university and community stakeholders. Administrative leadership: Identifying individuals with leadership potential for administrative roles, such as finance, human resources, information technology, and student affairs. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.

Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

This work includes seriously investigating a major concern: where do regular people get their information about colleges and universities and who is shaping narratives that inform them? They are also learning from other people, sharing, and collaborating. If those purveyors have it wrong, how do we fix that problem?

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

CPE is a coordinating board that oversees Kentucky’s public universities, community colleges, and technical colleges. She is currently engaged in working collaboratively with K-12, higher education, and business partners around dual credits. “We Data, he says, is crucial to informing his and the CPE’s position.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2024

Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, is one of the 10 institutions chosen as finalists for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Wallace State, Northwest Vista College in Texas, and Moorpark College in California are three finalists noted for fostering cultures.

Case manager

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Salcedo is the director of the Center for Community College Partnerships at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Alexander observes that many high school and community college students see no connection to the university, therefore building pathways to higher education is part of AAP’s outreach.

Success

Timely MD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Community colleges are vital in providing accessible higher education opportunities to diverse student populations in rural, suburban, and urban communities alike. What is a community college? Community colleges are often the educational hub and significant workforce development driver in the regions they serve.

Mental health