Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Military friendly is a common phrase used by organizations to communicate an appreciation of military service members (Kirchner, et al., Establishing processes that seek to understand the need of each military-connected learner from a holistic viewpoint can inform persistence and retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

FIU and MDC share information on students interested in the program, and students are encouraged to apply to MDC once they complete the Connect4Success application,” said Porro. “It The program’s successes are clear in the data — C4S students have a higher rate of retention in both fall-to-spring semesters and fall-to-fall.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

By working together, CDOs and their allies can develop comprehensive strategies addressing resistance, promoting inclusivity, and fostering a sense of community, ultimately strengthening the institution’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Communicate the Value of DEI.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

Following the institute’s collaborative sessions, leaders gained fresh perspectives on addressing issues hindering student retention and success. While all members of an institution share the goal of guiding students to timely graduation, working in isolated silos often leads to inconsistent communication and redundant service.

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EAB

MARCH 10, 2023

Press Release EAB’s Navigate Platform Now Supports Student Recruitment and Retention EAB expands Navigate’s CRM capabilities to engage prospective students March 10, 2023 Tempe, Arizona (March 10, 2023) — EAB announced today an extension of its flagship student success technology, Navigate , to help colleges engage and enroll prospective students.

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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A critical precursor to providing targeted support is strengthening communication channels. Data-Informed Interventions: Equipping administrators with data on student outcomes (e.g., grade point average (GPA), retention rates, and persistence rates) and socio-emotional concerns (e.g.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

It is a space to establish community, which is important for persistence and student success. Johnathan Gooch, communications director for Equality Texas, says that, by spring, many schools had to shut down their LGBTQ+ centers. They impact student performance and retention.”

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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 Outcomes: Achieved significant improvements in persistence and streamlined processes through a data-informed approach and strong faculty partnerships.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 13, 2025

From emergency response during Hurricane Helene to long-term improvements in retention and graduation rates, Regine and Lynne share how their partnership and use of technology have strengthened the student experience at UNC Asheville. Their largest year-over-year retention increase to date. The result?

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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

Today’s most influential leaders recognize that student success goes beyond traditional measures like retention and graduation rates. This approach overwhelms advising and support teams and contributes to declining retention rates.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. 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. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Episode 126.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

But when information is spread across multiple platforms, it slows them down and risks missing the students who need help most. Communication and integrated workflows also play a critical role. This helps ensure support reaches the students who need it most, not just the ones who raise their hands.

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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.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 20, 2025

The Outcomes: UNCA saw an immediate impact, including a nearly 5% increase in first-year fall-to-fall retention and the ability to quickly mobilize outreach during crises using the Civitas Learning Student Impact Platform. Its relationship-driven education model emphasizes small class sizes, close collaboration, and high-impact experiences.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

By leveraging historical financial aid and student data, schools can make more informed, equitable, and strategic financial aid decisions that align with their mission and long-term sustainability. Schools can ascertain: Aid Impact on Retention Do students who receive aid remain at the school longer? Is communication clear and timely?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. There are groups on social media that are building communities, including informal mentoring networks and conversations for people of color.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Higher education institutions that bring together previously disjointed approaches to student care gain greater clarity and drive measurable improvements in retention, completion rates, career readiness, and the overall student experience. Ensuring open communication channels across departments.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Strategy: Implement student success technology to generate actionable insights, improve visibility, and create workflow efficiencies to lift enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. However, like many institutions, it faced challenges in boosting enrollment, retention, and completion rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

She informed them that, in fact, she grew up about five miles from La Verne’s main campus. This includes creating new means for retention. The Randall Lewis Center for Well-Being and Research and the Ludwick Center for Spirituality, Cultural Understanding and Community Engagement were also developed.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 11, 2023

Those who achieved 4-5 times ROI from their student success initiatives use a responsive, strategic process incorporating data-informed decision-making, coordinated efforts, informed action, and consistent assessment. However, it’s no longer sufficient to focus solely on academic support to increase student retention.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2024

Effective communication, guidance, and resources are foundational to an effective student success strategy. Tailoring and implementing the right mix of initiatives for each institution is crucial to improving retention and graduation rates. Once students enroll and begin classes, an institution’s work is far from over.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The multi-year effort – TransferBOOST (Bachelor’s Opportunity Options that are Straightforward and Transparent) – helped formulate lessons other community colleges, four-year institutions, and state leaders can apply in their own contexts to increase student enrollment, retention, and completion.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 30, 2023

According to Penny, these changes have not only helped with enrollment but with retention as well, and these initiatives have boosted the student experience through relationship building. Full Transcript Show Notes: [2:03] – Penny shares her background and current role at SUNY Broome Community College. [4:34]

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MARCH 3, 2025

Award Recipients Transfer News The Indicators of Timely Completers Colleges and universities have invested in their retention strategies to improve students completion and the cost of education by helping them complete a degree in a timely manner. A committee of past award recipients review and select the winners.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Challenge: Administrators and staff lacked the real-time information necessary to reach struggling students before it was too late. Slippery Rock University (SRU), a regional comprehensive university in rural Pennsylvania, surfaced the need for a data-informed approach during its strategic planning process.

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Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

MARCH 2, 2017

Social media are the go-to engagement channels for both traditional campus communicators and online-only education programs. Think of them as being like the informal “hallway conversations” that are a regular occurrence on a campus. Retention – Proactive and Triage. These technologies are elements that make up the whole.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 6, 2024

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript As technology evolves and students’ needs change, institutions are looking to stay ahead of the curve by making data-informed decisions. Provide holistic support Although data informs many student success strategies, it shouldn’t be exclusive.

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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 Outcomes: Achieved significant improvements in persistence and streamlined processes through a data-informed approach and strong faculty partnerships.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 20, 2023

It's learning because human beings are giving it more information and context to do a better job of responding. We have been able to utilize AI to support students with just-in-time information, when they ask questions that they don't want somebody else to know they're asking. We were able to evaluate and consolidate this information.

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EAB

JANUARY 20, 2023

Start here Eager My institution is in the process of creating or revising a flexible work policy and needs to better understand space and talent management considerations in order to make informed decisions. Start here Expert My institution has created a formalized flexible work policy that we're ready to deploy.

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Good Tutors Finder

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

They have a thorough understanding of how the dyslexic brain processes information. These multisensory methods help forge stronger connections in the dyslexic students brain, making learning more enjoyable and retention more successful. Tutors who specialize in dyslexia are not just reading specialists.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Traditional metrics, such as retention and graduation rates, don’t fully capture whether students succeed during college. This example shows how data-informed strategies enable institutions to deliver precise, meaningful support that drives student and institutional success.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 16, 2023

7:35] – Retention is a common problem for all regional universities. [9:21] 7:35] – Retention is a common problem for all regional universities. [9:21] 12:35] – Data and communication are the keys to making decisions about student success. [14:54] Initiate communication with what the data is telling you. [17:21]

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 9, 2023

When used in the context of other student success analytics, early alert systems can help faculty quickly communicate concerns that might impact a student’s academic success. Train staff to respond to alerts in the context of all known student information. While many institutions utilize a regular schedule of “checkpoint” alerts (e.g.,

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

At NACADA, many institutions shared how they have built success teams with roles to supplement advisors’ work, with titles like retention manager, success coach, and student support specialist. Advisors we spoke with want to communicate the benefits of advising to students.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Challenge: General lack of visibility into students’ needs, limited methods of communication, and technology constraints, lead to inadequate access to personalized academic advising and support. With this knowledge, the college could devise targeted retention strategies to keep students on track to graduation.

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