Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

The report re-evaluates supports for Black students and addresses trends in low Black student enrollment, retention, and graduation rates.

Student success

EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023. Between a pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and increasing challenges to the higher education business model, student affairs leaders have spent the past few years looking for ways to innovate and collaborate more effectively across the cabinet.

Student affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

The funding will allow for the hiring of four new student support advocates, who will offer dedicated attention and guidance to these students as they pursue their degrees. Radford plans to increase its retention rates by 5% this cohort, and likewise increase its graduation rate, said Trageser. Dr. Susan P.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Despite her vice president title, her role had morphed into a mix of event planning and student affairs tasks, far removed from the strategic DEI leadership she had envisioned. CDOs should actively seek allies across their institutions, including faculty, staff, and student groups who share a commitment to DEI.

Higher education

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.

Success

Civitas Learning

MARCH 20, 2025

The Strategy: An integrated platform with real-time, actionable insights allows for stronger student support and coordinated outreach especially when time is critical in the case of an emergency. Its relationship-driven education model emphasizes small class sizes, close collaboration, and high-impact experiences.

Retention

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

MARCH 2, 2017

It’s not the single engagement event that leads to success, it’s the whole of everything that comes together to lead a student from admission to graduation. Retention – Proactive and Triage. I recently read an article about the idea that all online classes should be beta-tested before they “go live” to students.

Retention

Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Challenge: Delivering timely support to a diverse and sizeable student population to foster improved retention and completion rates. The Strategy: Transition to a case management model that offers students proactive guidance and access to resources, and engages faculty to see a complete picture of their academic journey.

Faculty

Timely MD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

For TCC, focusing on student well-being is central to a broader strategy to boost engagement, retention, and completion figures. According to Dr. Karen Campbell, VP for Student Affairs, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgent need for mental health support in community colleges.

Mental health

EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

While it’s important to support Black and Latino men throughout the entire student lifecycle, our research team found four moments when that support is especially critical for retention and graduation. The first day in college is an important day for all students. More on student affairs. The first day on campus.

Mental health

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes.

Retention

EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A Gallup survey in fall 2021 revealed that two-thirds of community college students and an eye-popping three-fourths of bachelor’s degree students had considered leaving school in the previous six months due to emotional stress. K-12 students are experiencing unprecedent levels of mental and emotional distress.

Mental health

EAB

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Hybrid fundraising, ethical data use, and strong collaboration with alumni networks will also be key in this evolving landscape. Effective stewardship and acknowledging donors’ impact fosters loyalty and is vital to donor retention and annual giving success. This led me to Student Affairs, where I found my niche in Student Activities.

Higher education

Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Challenge: Delivering timely support to a diverse and sizeable student population to foster improved retention and completion rates. The Strategy: Transition to a case management model that offers students proactive guidance and access to resources, and engages faculty to see a complete picture of their academic journey.

Faculty

EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Instead, a collaborative and inclusive approach is more likely to achieve successful implementation and adoption of new initiatives. In practice: Progress reports By thinking creatively and collaboratively, a public university in the Midwest was able to achieve record response rates from progress reports.

Student success

Timely MD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

He cited two initiatives at Stony Brook University: The Student Support Team, which guides students to the right resources, filling a crucial gap between academic advising and clinical counseling, and the Welcome Week program, aimed at connecting new students. Learn more 4.

Mental health

EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

The goal was to map out what the ‘typical’ student goes through from admission to graduation, what actions are they being asked to take, and how our various areas of the institution interact with them. A core team was formed that included the leadership of key offices: Student Affairs, Admissions, and OIT.

Students

EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

To learn more about participating in the collaborative, reach out to your Strategic Leader. To embed more mental health and well-being touch points throughout the student experience and promote improved retention outcomes, EAB developed the Student Mental Health and Well-Being Collaborative.

Mental health

EAB

JANUARY 13, 2023

Connect with us to gain more insight on your score as well as next steps you can take to modernize your institution’s student experience. More on modernizing your student experience. 6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023. Student Success Collaborative Awards.

Community college

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. Despite uncertainty about accessing help, at-risk students are open to getting support.

Academic advisor

Blackboard Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Some common themes we heard about strategy included the following: Depending on the institution’s resources and parameters, a one-stop strategy can be operational within a year through collaborative planning and commitment. How is the one-stop operation helping to provide an education and leading students to completing their programs?

Student services

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Social media interactions, intuitive text messaging systems, and student information systems all provide a variety of touchpoints/functions to assist students throughout their university experience. This post was sponsored by SAP as part of a higher education influencers collaboration. Cross-posted at Medium.com/@ericstoller.

Literacy

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. Black male student veterans are not a monolithic population nor are the institutions they are attending.

Advising

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

It’s launching its Male Education and Graduation Alliance (MEGA), a workgroup charged with developing strategies for the recruitment and retention of Black and Latinx males. For students, it’s really about finding ways to connect with the meaning, the value of education, beyond this goal of, ‘I want to get a college degree.’”

Student affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

Flores, president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), agrees with Crazy Bull about the importance of what he calls “creating a culture of teamwork and collaboration.” Our renewal rate for membership is 96%.”

Leadership

EAB

MAY 17, 2023

The early warning signs showed up most prominently in traditionally marginalized groups, with those students experiencing food and housing insecurity at higher rates than their peers – requiring more support to not only persist in their programs but also to live.

Mental health