Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For many community college students, gateway math courses—required for entry into many programs of study—have functioned more like gatekeeper math courses. The colleges were in different regions and settings, ranged in size from small to large, and had racially diverse student bodies.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

For many community colleges, identifying the right support for their increasingly diverse population isn’t easy. Students balance work, personal commitments, and school and come to school with backgrounds ranging from first-generation college students to adult learners seeking career advancement through additional certifications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

So, in addition to delivering instruction that focuses on skills, technique and emerging technologies, we must also provide safe and inclusive space for students to explore visual storytelling in service to critical issues.” Akbar, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Fort Valley State University, an HBCU institution in Georgia.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

Findings from the 2025 Student Success Impact Report reinforce a powerful truth: supplemental instruction (SI), tutoring, and writing centers aren’t just add-ons—they’re foundational to a healthy student success model. Proactive Support in Action At Austin Community College (ACC) , support starts before students even set foot on campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Long Beach College Promise is another Latino-serving program in which students are tracked from the K-12 system (the Long Beach Unified School District), through community college, and into CSULB to make sure students are fully supported through all the educational pathways. Morishita, interim president at CSULA. Dr. Janine E.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

SUNY Broome Community College (SUNY Broome) identified 184 students with academic warnings and financial aid concerns and launched a targeted outreach campaign. For example, SUNY Broome Community College identified three critical courses that significantly impacted graduation rates. This was a key factor in their 3.7%

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

By investing time and resources into supporting faculty, higher education institutions can help bridge academic and systemic gaps by: Addressing Academic Gaps: Offering professional development helps faculty become stronger instructors, improves early alert communication, and enhances student outcomes.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

For many community colleges, identifying the right support for their increasingly diverse population isn’t easy. Students balance work, personal commitments, and school and come to school with backgrounds ranging from first-generation college students to adult learners seeking career advancement through additional certifications.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Topics covered on her podcast include excellence in teaching, instructional design, open education, diversity and inclusion, productivity, creativity in teaching, educational technology, and blended learning. In addition to her podcast, Stackowiak shares resources for education professionals on her blog and through her workshops.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2024

Effective communication, guidance, and resources are foundational to an effective student success strategy. With information dispersed across departments and communication gaps between teams, implementing an integrated student success network is challenging. Every effort matters to keep students enrolled and persisting to graduation.

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Blackboard Blog

MAY 20, 2020

First, we had to look at the immediate challenges institutions would face and identify the areas where support needs were greatest: Student communication Technical support for students and staff. Student Communication with Outbound Engagement Campaigns. Technical Support Redundancy Campaigns with IT Help Desk.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Virtual Tour Promotion—What Our Data Showed Given this ongoing digital engagement, many of our partners wondered: how important is it to promote a virtual tour in outbound communications? This past fall, we ran an instructive, real-world test that gets to this question. Check out these case studies. Review our poll results to find out.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

As part of the State University of New York (SUNY), the country’s largest integrated public higher education system, SUNY Broome Community College is committed to giving everyone a chance at success. However, departmental silos and limited communication between faculty and staff hindered student support efforts. ” —Dr.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Developmental education: Implementing or expanding credit-bearing supplemental instruction models in anticipation of increased demand. Employer demand: Communicating with local employers to showcase institutional strengths and encourage them to hire more graduates.

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EAB

MAY 25, 2023

We provided annual workshops on the process, increased data literacy, explained how decisions were made (and by whom), and tracked how decisions got communicated and followed up on. Support the people doing this work and institutionally communicate its importance regularly.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Developmental education: Implementing or expanding credit-bearing supplemental instruction models in anticipation of increased demand. Employer demand: Communicating with local employers to showcase institutional strengths and encourage them to hire more graduates.

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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Center for Community College Student Engagement Executive Director Dr. Linda Garcia, as well as Associate Director of Publications, Dr. Courtney Adkins, to discuss new research on student engagement. Today, community colleges are being asked to rise to new challenges.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Director for Transfer & Pathways, Central New Mexico Community College University Research Optimizing institutional resources for research growth Nick Hagemeier, Interim Vice Provost for Research, East Tennessee State University Want to learn more about the Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship?

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Our poll presented participants with fifteen proposed research initiatives, instructing them to pick their top five. Moderately selective institutions were also significantly more interested than other types of schools in “ nonconsumption ”—the phenomenon of high school graduates choosing not to pursue college.

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Student Research Foundation

JANUARY 26, 2024

include your address on your resume if: You’re applying to a local community college. You’re applying to an in-state college or university. Examples of soft skills include written and verbal communication skills, copywriting, problem-solving, and more. However, you can (and should !)

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We connected each section with supplemental instruction, so a near-peer tutor was embedded. The NISS, like most institutions, operates with finite resources, so it partners only with colleges that are committed to using those resources effectively. We re-offered those courses in the summer, but with a whole wraparound set of supports.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 4, 2023

Committing to Tech Integration Mainstay is a communication platform that deploys behaviorally intelligent chatbots to engage and support higher education students by starting and measuring meaningful conversations. Can we do it at the community college level?' Can we move the needle for large lecture classes with high DFW rates?'

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