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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

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Thomas in Minnesota, where almost all the students are minoritized and nearly three-quarters are first-generation, has managed to buck this trend. DFC has graduated an average of 56% of its students since its formation in 2017. By smothering its students with support. How has the college pulled this off?

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Experts Discuss Equity Practices in Higher Ed Recruitment and Admissions

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Supreme Court’s decision to strike affirmative action, there are still ways to get diverse student populations into higher ed, experts and scholars said at a webinar hosted this week by California student success organization The Campaign for College Opportunity.

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The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

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Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Cardona spoke about his experience as an undergraduate student. It’s also about not being afraid to talk about equity,” he said. “If

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DREAM Conference Marks Milestone

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Back in February, more than 1,000 practitioners from hundreds of colleges across the nation gathered in Orlando, Florida, to exchange evidence-based approaches to accelerating student success and equity. Community College of Aurora is the first institution in the Colorado Community College System to join the ATD Network.

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How will we measure student success in the 2020s?

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Blogs How will we measure student success in the 2020s? A review of how student success metrics have evolved over time—and where they might go in the future Before I studied student success, I studied evolutionary biology.

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Spaces of Belonging: Schools Look to Design to Help First-Gen Students

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Over half of undergraduate students in the U.S. are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher learning. These first-generation students are likelier than their peers to be from minoritized backgrounds, to face economic challenges, and to juggle jobs and families in addition to school.

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How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity

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Blogs How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity Change leadership acts as a vital bridge between intent and action. Create a Sense of Urgency UWM recognized the pressing need to address equity gaps in student success. What does effective change leadership look like in practice?

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