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W Kim Lee and Dr. Carolyn Stefanco hen the American Council on Education launched its Moving the Needle initiative over a decade ago to raise awareness about gender parity in highereducation or lack thereof only 23% of college presidents or chancellors were women. in the majority white college town in the Mountain region.
“North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of HigherEducation website. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in HigherEducation.
McMickens, Morris Thomas, and Calvin Hadley There is deep concern about the status of Black men in highereducation. A recent report about the enrollment of Black men in postsecondary education indicates that Black men comprise 4.6% or a little over 850,000 of the 18.6 million students enrolled in colleges and universities.
highereducation institutions. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking highereducation," Wilson said. Their work will culminate in a comprehensive set of recommendations designed to strengthen retention and graduation rates.
The path to highereducation success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. CSUSM gathers and analyzes disaggregated data pertaining to retention, unit completion and graduation. Santiago and Sarita E.
Highereducation institutions are increasingly recognizing the importance of equipping students with practical, job-ready skills to meet industry demands given the rapidly evolving landscape of the tech economy. One innovative strategy is the integration of esports programs within highereducation settings.
Done annually, the 2024 Persistence and Retention report shows the persistence rate (returning to college at any institution) rose 0.8 and the national retention rate (returning to the same institution) rose one full percentage point to 68.2%. We’re happy to share that our one-year retention has increased overall 2.3
The report, "How Latinos Pay for College: 2025 National Trends," builds on two decades of research and reveals that while Latino students demonstrate high financial need, they are employing effective cost-saving measures to make highereducation affordable.
What that quote means is, as an institution, if we don’t start to think about the future—if we’re not thinking about trends in highereducation and in business, if we’re not looking at what our competitors are doing—we’ll fall far behind,” said Alexander. A lot of these schools have been underfunded for many years,” said Runcie.
Doug Shapiro The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) has released its 2025 Persistence and Retention report which finds that over 86 percent of the college freshman class of 2023 returned for their second semester. Please click here for more information about the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
leaving chief diversity officers (CDOs) in highereducation feeling embattled and uncertain about their futures. My colleagues in the National Association of Diversity Officers in HigherEducation increasingly share stories of shuttered diversity offices, reassignments, and career upheavals.
Johnson has more than 30 years of highereducation experience as a faculty member, researcher and administrator. Previously, she joined the IUPUI faculty in 1993 and ascended through the ranks as a department chair, dean and associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education, prior to her role as chief academic officer.
If a student has not attended multiple classes in a row or has not logged on the school’s learning management system in a while, the student’s success coach will be informed and have the option to check in. When we’re talking about retention for students of color, there have to be more than just check-ins,” he said.
Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public highereducation. 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. Students meet with Macaulay Honors College Dean Dara N.
"Since joining ATD, Bellevue College has seen increased markers of student success and retention. The designation as a Leader College is particularly significant as these institutions play a crucial role in accelerating the adoption of effective practices across highereducation.
Sara Goldrick-Rab, is providing faculty, staff and managers with actionable strategies to address college students’ basic needs. “How the new majority of students attends and experiences highereducation is poorly understood by the American public and constantly given short shrift by mainstream media,” said Goldrick-Rab.
Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for HigherEducation Policy. The 2024 HigherEducation Matters Progress Report shows a 16.1
This decline should be alarming and open our eyes to a deeper issue within our educational system. How many institutions are aware or have acted on this information? Dual enrollment students provide colleges with another opportunity to become a bridge to highereducation. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the issue.
Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in highereducation by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to informeducational policies and advancing institutional practices. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Hawkins Jr. Hawkins, Jr.
It seeks to provide information about successful strategies, explore mentoring programs that enable the success of the young men, and to provide the latest research of the methods highereducation institutions can employ to increase access, persistence, and retention and graduation rates.
Using an interdisciplinary approach, Leyva’s research explores how interlocking systems of power, including racism and cisheteropatriarchy, impact classroom teaching and student support in undergraduate mathematics and STEM highereducation. Ford envisions him having an impact on recruitment and retention.
For instance, research shows that collaborative testing not only improves scores and reduces anxiety, but also supports long-term retention and peer learning (see Cortright et al., So how do we keep teaching as art, informed by science? 2003 ; Bloom, 2009 ). In other words, assessments that are equitable are also effective.
Walter Allen, Distinguished Professor of HigherEducation at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), has been teaching for 50 years. These skills have combined in her groundbreaking research around how students of color, particularly Black students, engage with institutional social media as a tool for recruitment or retention.
In an effort to address the needs of Black and Latinx men in highereducation, male resource centers have been looking to increase belonging, persistence, and graduation rates. Carey Seventy percent of Black men in California pursuing highereducation attend a community college, but degree attainment lags. Dr. Roderick L.
He refers to potential students as “customers,” adding that highereducation is a “crowded” place with a “plethora of choices and online programs, and we have to compete for customer attention and sell them on the value proposition.” Towner has been working to increase CCC’s enrollment since he became president over a decade ago.
It is evident that the low African American male student graduation rates at a predominantly Black institution in the northeastern United States continue to be a concern for highereducation administrators. Dr. Hamilton Raymond The findings reveal the historical and societal context of the pursuit of highereducation in America.
UNT went through an entire process of strengthening their data infrastructure and building data literacy across their campus, so the right people have access to the right data to inform their decision making,” said Voight. Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. Mamie Voight, president and CEO of IHEP.
Gilliam, a physician and highereducation leader, will take on the mantle of president of Boston University, effective Jul. Gilliam’s career and experience in highereducation spans more than a decade, having spent over 16 years at the University of Chicago. And it just isn’t.”
Research shows that Black teachers achieve the highest student retention rates in under-resourced schools and have lowered out-of-school suspensions by three times the national average. Central to UNCF's strategy is highlighting the critical role of historically Black colleges and universities in preparing educators.
The report, titled “Unblocking the Pipeline: Supporting the Retention, Progression and Promotion of Black Early-Career Academics,” was the culmination of a monthslong survey of Black ECAs by the HigherEducation Policy Institute, a U.K. think tank. This parallels findings in the U.S., I’ve felt it,” says Patton Davis. “I
Excelencia in Education, an organization working for increased access and completion of Latinx students in postsecondary education, has released its latest report on programs that have qualitatively and quantitatively shown to improve and increase the success of Latinx students in highereducation. Dr. Jimmy E.
This goal has been set by the Lumina Foundation, a private foundation working to make highereducation opportunities available for all. Dr. Kaleb Briscoe, assistant professor of adult and highereducation at the University of Oklahoma. How are we supporting students in the midst of all these legislative bans?
Financial aid for students is one of the largest conduits of state dollars to the institution,” said Dr. Brittany Mosby, director of HBCU Success, a branch of the Tennessee HigherEducation Commission focused on the health and sustainability of the state’s seven private and public HBCUs. “In
At a time of declining enrollment and retention as well as other changes to highereducation due to the pandemic, the report notes that it is essential to make informed decisions on how to improve student success and completion. “If A key part of that is effective management of the reform efforts.
Though overall teacher turnover increased in districts that moved to four-day school weeks, morale and retention rates improved due to the reduced workweek, according to a new report from Keystone Policy Center. Our goal is to provide policymakers with the tools and information they need to navigate this complex issue."
They are increasingly recognizing the importance of community engagement in fostering civic responsibility, addressing societal challenges, and enriching the educational experience for students. Young believes the college’s community engagement work is a standout, contributing to students' success.
The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of highereducation across the nation. Five years from now, Byrd and Mason want their membership to reach 100 highereducation institutions. asked Byrd.
It’s easy these days to feel pessimistic about the state of highereducation. Amid these tensions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) represent a promising opportunity to reinvigorate and expand the national highereducation narrative. This sense of belonging is critical for student retention and success.
Retention efforts Morgan State is currently number one in the United States in producing Black electrical engineers and civil engineers, Wilson notes. This requires thoughtful retention efforts. Once students transition out of that first-year format, the success and retention office continues to work with them through graduation. “We
The accountability of those goals is held together by key performance indicators (KPIs) that create data points that inform the institution’s day-to-day operations. The work of advancing our institutions of highereducation never ends and neither should the impact of our strategic plans. According to the U.S.
Affirmative action policies have been instrumental in increasing access and opportunities for historically marginalized groups in highereducation. Data-Informed Interventions: Equipping administrators with data on student outcomes (e.g., This same ethos should be applied to the service and support of administrators.
It seeks to prohibit any state or federal funding from being utilized to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the state’s highereducation institutions. Under this law, public institutions of highereducation cannot engage in DEI activities. They impact student performance and retention.”
The data deck also highlights concerning patterns in student retention. Department of Education, and U.S. The admission rate for male applicants stood at 72% compared to 68% for female applicants, continuing a trend observed over the past decade. Department of Labor.
When highereducation leaders look to see what’s working and what’s not, there’s no better source than talking with peer institutions. Civitas Learning’s Texas Leadership Workshop recently brought together leaders from ten different institutions across Texas and beyond to discuss student success strategies for highereducation.
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