IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

APRIL 23, 2024

Earlier this month, IHEP joined Results for America to highlight promising postsecondary student success models in Colorado and Massachusetts. In addition to financial aid, it includes wraparound support services that have proved successful in other programs and around the country.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. To have an institutional-wide approach to student success. Since 2018, she has been coaching Harford toward improving success measures. For 41 years, Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

The business school also received a Missouri Career Attainment Network grant to provide minority students comprehensive information about career pathways. In the graduate space, we do a lot of focused webinars and coffee chats that are marketed,” Elliott says. We create an environment that supports them.”

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Leverage Coalitions for Impact Coalitions are vital to advocacy success. SB 175, first introduced in 2023 , will provide grant awards (a maximum of $3,000 for universities and $1,500 for community colleges per academic semester) to for full-time adult learners to support their reenrollment and completion of their credentials.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Research from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities analyzed the economic returns at institutions participating in their Student Success Equity Intensive program. The post Researchers Share Data-Driven Insights Using IHEP’s Equitable Value Explorer appeared first on IHEP.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 17, 2025

Break down what financial aid entails: scholarships, need-based grants, payment plans, or tuition discounts. During open houses, school fairs, or introductory webinars, financial aid officers can be present to address questions and highlight your schools commitment to affordability.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Leverage Coalitions for Impact Coalitions are vital to advocacy success. SB 175, first introduced in 2023 , will provide grant awards (a maximum of $3,000 for universities and $1,500 for community colleges per academic semester) to for full-time adult learners to support their reenrollment and completion of their credentials.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 2, 2025

If passed, the ECCA would allow individuals and businesses to receive tax credits for donations to scholarship-granting organizations, making private education more accessible to families across all 50 states. But success in this new environment requires planning, process optimization, and the right technology.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 10, 2024

My job when I arrived was to figure out how to utilize incredibly generous philanthropic support to provide emergency grants to students. Second, I had spent about fifteen years working to improve college success for first-gen, low-income students. No faculty member needs to become a social worker; they do need (and most want!)

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Cohort-style groups for students of color have proven successful at mitigating the effect of the “fish out of water” experience. Their outreach efforts have played a big part in their early success. It has proven successful in helping underperforming students achieve academic milestones and go on to complete post-secondary degrees.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

But successful adoption of new technologies requires more than just the technology itself—it also requires the necessary leadership to set a clear vision for analytics and data in the organization, and sufficiently qualified staff to execute upon this vision. Sufficient executive authority and strategic leadership is integral to success.

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College Planners of America

MAY 13, 2023

There will be complications as a consequence of the delay in the FAFSA that will be borne by the stakeholders who are indispensable to the successful functioning of the process.

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EAB

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Watch this in-depth webinar on how to successfully embrace dynamic strategy to capitalize on competitive advantages (e.g., WATCH THE WEBINAR. Adult learners and strategies for success. How to Win in Higher Ed’s New Era of Competition. competing for students and managing risk) and achieve internal cultural change. May 3, 2022.

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Blackboard Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

speak Spanish at home (Statista, 2022), and conveying communications in a linguistically relevant way, specifically for families whose first language is not English, has been established as an important practice in the successful enrollment of Hispanic students ( Sosa-Deeb et al., 13% of households in the U.S.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JULY 21, 2024

Summer is not just a time for relaxation and fun—it’s also a great opportunity for high school and college students to take proactive steps towards managing their finances and setting themselves up for success. This is the perfect time to find scholarships and grants to reduce your next year’s college costs.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Blogs What enrollment teams need to know about the GMAT Focus Edition And why it is still only one part of a successful lead generation strategy This spring, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) announced the release of the GMAT Focus Edition , a new, shorter version of the business admissions test. Ready to find out more?

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 8, 2024

Inside the UIA’s 2023 Annual Report bridget Thu, 05/09/2024 - 00:10 Image Graduation Higher Ed Leadership Student Success University Innovation Lab This coming October, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) will celebrate ten years of collaborating with higher education institutions to increase their graduation rates.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Blogs “Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it “Summer melt" is a familiar challenge for enrollment and student success teams across the country. Provide Application Support: Go beyond core information about your application process and offer virtual or in-person application workshops and webinars.

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Thrive Alliance Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Learn more about funding here: Grants For Mental Health Programs In Schools. You’ll need to submit reports about your results to organizations that have provided you with grant money. To learn more about this subject, register for our upcoming webinar.). Have teachers record both the frequency and duration of outbursts. (To

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EAB

AUGUST 23, 2023

Review these 7 aspects of your basic needs strategy before the semester begins Community colleges play a vital role in higher education, offering affordable and accessible pathways to academic and professional success. Watch this webinar to learn more about CLC’s holistic needs project B.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Often, student success supports are siloed in different offices, and everyone who is helping the student may not have the whole picture of their situation. Standardized advising strategy You may have experimented with different advising models over the past three years or had plans for advising innovations that were sidelined.

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COE

JANUARY 4, 2023

Several places in law, regulations, and your TRIO grant award say you can’t use federal funds to lobby. . This free webinar features TRIO veterans discussing what happens during the Policy Seminar and how you can identify different ways to fund your participation. “Let’s say your grant is for $250,000.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

colleges and universities, was the focus of a webinar sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Congressman and CBC Chair Steven Horsford opened the webinar on Wednesday evening, by reminding participants about the value of DEI efforts amidst a challenging political landscape.

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COE

JUNE 26, 2024

Still, it maintains TRIO, GEAR UP, and Pell funding flat – meaning it does not increase or decrease – but will halve the Federal Work-Study Program and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program funding. That’s why we must continue to advocate on behalf of TRIO.

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