Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

All the while, Curry has kept his focus on expanding equity for his students, with his sights specifically on food and housing insecurity, an issue that impacts many of his students. In collaboration with the Los Angeles County Food Bank, Compton College offers a mobile food pantry. The trio call themselves the Equity Avengers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Student affairs leader Quamina Carter did not take a traditional route to higher education. There, she had opportunities to work with the school’s student affairs division and began to learn that she was “sort of good at that side of the camp,” she says. “So, in higher education and student affairs from CGU.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2023

"In particular, their support of eight HBCU Fellows allows the summit to expand our reach to student-athletes at HBCUs. Further, the NCAA's office of inclusion, education and community engagement also serves as a thought partner of the Black Student Athlete Summit.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

The widely accepted belief that student success is a responsibility shared by the entire campus, rather than just traditional student services, is challenging to implement. There are numerous collaboration models in higher education, and each institution must create a model that suits its identity and needs.

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Blackboard Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

We already know the benefits of investing in a one-stop student services solution –you will improve consistency of service and answers, improve the student experience, and better utilize overburdened staff. Q: How Do You Overcome Individuals Who Aren’t Supportive of Centralizing Student Services?

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 31, 2024

RELATED: Providing Support to Financial Aid Awardees During the School Year Current Research While an abundance of financial aid research exists for the higher education space, Clapp found a lack of existing literature around this subject as it concerns PreK-12 schools.

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Symplicity

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is no surprise to those in higher education the continued rise in student mental health concerns. had at least one major depressive episode, and the prevalence was much higher among individuals ages 18-24. Among college students that number unfortunately follows the same trend. million adults in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2024

“Student success is at the heart of everything we do as a college,” said Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics. Karolewics said the college’s intentional focus on providing holistic student services, informed and inspired by its work with Caring Campus, has helped it move the needle on student success.

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EAB

MARCH 10, 2023

“Hundreds of students apply to our school each year but never enroll, representing missed opportunities to boost attendance and help more students access higher education,” said Dr. Sandra Davis, Vice President of Student Services at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

Data suggests that nearly 98% of students who complete these degrees find employment in the same field of study as their degree. Collaborating with local businesses to create training programs that meet specific industry needs. Of the higher education institutions located in low-employment counties, 83% are RSIs.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs An agile solution to higher ed problem solving A new change management model for UW Oshkosh January 31, 2023 Kimberly Langolf Chief of Staff, Finance and Administration, University Affairs, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In the wake of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) era, federal emergency funds for higher education has concluded, but its impact endures on campuses across the country, as demonstrated in a recent Washington Post article. We cannot simply ignore what our students are facing.” John Maduko, M.D.,

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EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

Dismissing AI as just another hype Many higher education leaders view AI as a passing trend, like the Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs) hype of the 2010s, rather than a lasting innovation. Anecdotally, student usage is even higher. This can lead to redundant or suboptimal purchases on campus.

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Counselors' Corner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Combined with what other reports see as rising personal and social pressures, it is easy to understand why more students than ever before are looking for reassurance at a time of transition that seems to offer so little of it. To those students applying to college this fall, we say to you -- we hear you, and we are here to help.

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Blackboard Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Lisa Hansen is the Director of OneStop Student Support and Retention Services at Blackboard and works collaboratively with partner institutions to increase student satisfaction and persistence through 24/7 Virtual Student Engagement and proactive outreach and retention support. Sounds easy right?

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. The culminating experience for the EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship was the capstone project that substantively contributed to the fellows’ professional advancement and helped solve a pressing challenge facing their home institutions.

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Blackboard Blog

MARCH 8, 2017

The most rewarding moments in my job as a higher ed consultant are those in which I learn from my clients. I’m a big believer in collaboration, and it’s through the exchange of ideas with our partners that our services have evolved and expanded over the years. Our Design Thinking Approach to Understanding the Student Experience.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 16, 2024

RELATED: Providing Support to Financial Aid Awardees During the School Year Current Research While an abundance of financial aid research exists for the higher education space, Clapp found a lack of existing literature around this subject as it concerns PreK-12 schools.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

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. In the end, the institution spurred enrollment growth by pairing the right technology with stronger collaboration and process improvements.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For those of you who haven't heard of College Greenlight, the simplest way to describe it is that we're a network of partners dedicated to supporting first generation, lower income and historically underserved students on their path to and through higher education.

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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Many advisors and student success professionals feel overwhelmed, overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated by their institutions. Eighty-four percent of student affairs professionals say stress and crisis management lead to burnout. Four out of 10 share they plan to leave higher education in the next five years.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The pain of losing students is worse than the temporary pain of making a change to better serve those students.” Dr. Tiffany Ray-Patterson VP of Student Services, Germanna Community College [link] Learn More Check out this podcast to learn more about Germanna's streamlined onboarding approach for workforce and for-credit students.

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COE

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The ability to customize views, whether it’s an Excel-style screen or a student-by-student breakdown, gives us unparalleled flexibility. Schedule a demo empower ’ s individual student services tracking goes beyond grades and testing, providing insights into financial aid, application status, and other crucial data.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

At a time when our students need more understanding, they’re met with suspicion and censorship. Even the fundamental promise of higher education—as a gateway to opportunity—is being recast as suspect or expendable. On behalf of students, we must confront this crisis with compassion, collaboration, and conviction.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

It will take all of us working across education, healthcare, philanthropy, government, and community spaces to prioritize mental health. On behalf of students, we must confront this crisis with compassion, collaboration, and conviction. It is central to student success, institutional mission, and employee well-being.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. The importance of workforce development for non-degree seeking Black male students will be explored.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Access to high-quality higher education is perhaps the strongest path towards reversing the poisonous culture, but today, the success of males in college lags behind their female counterparts-– with ‘cis’ and ‘identified’ Black and Hispanic/LatinX male outcomes the most concerning.” Responding to a crisis The charge from Dr. Junius J.

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Timely MD

MAY 1, 2023

“We have requested that there are some therapists of color that look like our students so that it could help to address the stigma around mental health and make our students a little bit more comfortable with accessing and utilizing the services,” Parsons told The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 14, 2025

Faculty, students, and higher education workers across the country are preparing to participate in a National Day of Action this Thursday, April 17, to defend academic freedom and advocate for higher education as a public good.

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