Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

In their study, “ Inside the Black Box ,” researchers discovered that algorithms used to predict student success produced false negatives for 19% of Black and 21% of Latinx students, incorrectly calculating these percentages of students would fail out of college. All the algorithms can see and learn,” said Anahideh.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday. The event took place as part of University of Phoenix's Educational Equity Webinar Series.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

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. There was also a robust focus on the humanities. ATD is not just a conference,” says Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Bradford thinks that receiving the “Black-Serving Institution” label will present a great opportunity to boost enrollment and increase graduation rates for African American students. The immediate response to a proposal of this kind from the opponents of DEI will likely be to label it as divisive and polarizing. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2023

National University (NU) announced the launch of the Cause Research Institute (CRI), a new applied Research and Development arm that will coordinate research, scholarship, and other innovation efforts focused on social sector challenges, including education, health, human services, and criminal justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

While he knows that a Black Honors College will likely draw some detractors, particularly in the wake of ongoing attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion, he said that he remains committed to the idea. “I’m Additionally, selected students will have the opportunity to reside in a living and learning community. Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

She stood up to the principal and affirmed my humanity. She let me know, ‘You are a full human being, and they’re going to have to recognize you.’” Rema,” says she has learned from her own experiences to defend our collective humanity. “My mother recognized the violence I experienced that day,” recalls Vassar.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Data gathered by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit organization working to improve and accelerate Latinx student success in postsecondary education, showed that in 2021, there were 401 emerging HSI institutions across 43 states. Demographic changes have led to an increasing number of Latinx students attending higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

It seeks to prohibit any state or federal funding from being utilized to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the state’s higher education institutions. It is a space to establish community, which is important for persistence and student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Thompson notes that students who participate in dual enrollment/credit — attending high school and a community college simultaneously — outperform other students when they get into college, but data showed there weren’t enough low-income and URM students entering that pipeline. His focus has not been strictly on people of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Smith, who earned tenure in 2022, is an associate professor of higher education and program coordinator of educational leadership in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology at the University of Cincinnati. The program’s focus is leadership and policy both in K-12 and higher education.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

A&T’s 1890 Center of Excellence for Student Success and Workforce Development (SSWD), earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at N.C. The nurturing she received as a student motivated her to pursue a career in science and fueled her desire to return to the university in 2007 and give the same to students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Connecting Black students with each other made them feel stronger and more determined to support each other through the curriculum. “It It was a matter in many cases of asking the students, ‘What do you need?’” Waller joined Virginia Tech in 2018 as director of Graduate Student Programs. Watford says.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

On the final day, Shankar Vedantam, host of the Hidden Brain podcast and former NPR social science correspondent, explored the unseen forces shaping human behavior. Discussions on fostering diversity, equity, and belonging emphasized the importance of inclusive school communities and the impact of policy decisions on student success.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In this post, I’ll share five ways your community college can strengthen recruitment and enrollment efforts among Latine/x students sourced from EAB research and best practices from our 850+ Navigate partners. Colleges can make progress toward helping students feel they belong in the following ways: Hire diverse staff and faculty.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

This sentiment was echoed by Jade Buchanan from Suffolk University, who noted that the experience taught her about the shared humanity that transcends geographical divides. For Maria Cubias, a Student Support Services participant from Northern Essex Community College, the time spent in nature during the program evoked a sense of home.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 4, 2024

Finding innovative, effective ways to overcome barriers to recruiting new students and retaining existing ones is imperative to JAX State’s future. We have consistently seen an increase in enrollment since implementing Civitas Learning Student Scheduling.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Role of Mentorship in STEM Success Numerous minoritized students, especially Black students, face intricate obstacles in higher education, particularly in pursuing STEM fields. The Threats to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Such spaces are crucial in todays diverse landscape.

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EAB

JANUARY 13, 2023

What the mental health crisis means for student success leaders. How to Build a Sustainable Model for Student Equity and Increase Student Success. What we learned about the future of student success from 1,200 success leaders. Student Success Collaborative Awards.

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EAB

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Recent awards have included the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality,” The Washington Post ’s “Top Workplaces,” and The Richmond Times-Dispatch ’s “Top Workplaces,” as well as recognition by the Washington Business Journal for extraordinary employee volunteer efforts.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

It has been well established that Academic Advisement services have a positive impact on student success and retention, but the structures and approaches vary widely across institutions and at times, even within an institution.

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Stress is a natural part of the human condition, and can be performance enhancing at low to moderate levels. This response has had adaptive value over the course of human evolution, when stressors often involved reacting to immediate threats to our survival. Background. Stress, Mental Health and Learning. 2009; Kirmayer et al.,

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Thought leaders to follow Anant Agarwal Anant Argarwal ’s mantra is direct: “education is a human right–everyone should have access to it like the air we breathe.” We asked EAB’s top experts for recommendations on who to follow for new perspectives on higher ed’s latest trends. Here are a few people we are following.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Student Experience and Well-Being Most academic leaders think of advising, academics, or student affairs when thinking about student success, and it is critical to make these supports more streamlined, accessible, and student-centric.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

PowerSchool supports over 50 million students in more than 90 countries and over 16,000 customers, including more than 90 of the top 100 districts by student enrollment in the United States. We work with more than 2,500 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities.

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Believe in Students

APRIL 1, 2024

Attacks on efforts at increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Questions about the motivations of faculty and students. So our work to engage faculty in better understanding why students face basic needs challenges today, and how they can use their roles to improve student support is uniquely powerful.

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Supporting Student Success

MAY 6, 2021

The health and safety of our colleagues and our students to put at the forefront. A long-overdue spotlight on equity, diversity and inclusion shining on all of our operations. There are regulatory matters to consider. Morrison with Thomas and Henrietta “Tootie” Williams in 2010. Courtesy of Cali Morrison.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

And the last thing I'll mention, Katie is, we're really exploring this idea now, perhaps even getting a mobile unit in place where our counselors can get out of our offices and go meet students where they are at, in a pretty intentional way as well. And we're hoping that that creates a sense of accessibility for students as well.

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EAB

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Our last job description for the VP for Student Success posting was eight pages long. Higher ed job descriptions are 125 words longer, on average, than out-of-sector competitors and include redundant and/or contradictory information and requirements (e.g., entry-level expert”). Brian Lenzemeier. President at Buena Vista University.

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COE

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I attended Franklin High School on the East Side of Stockton, and my academic success in high school led me to enroll directly in a four-year university. I was taking challenging courses like Calculus, Programming, Physics, and Humanities, and I found myself struggling immensely.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

degree in Human Services, Social Justice Advocacy. “We We provide an education for a diverse group of people, and many of them are part of groups that have been experiencing social injustices,” said Dr. Denise Rossilli, an associate professor and coordinator of the human services program at HCCC. “We HCCC is not alone.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

We utilize this framework to analyze the use of diverse comics and graphic novels to facilitate critical conversations of bringing inclusive visual texts into the classroom. Promoting Black affirmation in advising and coaching for first-generation Black male college students' success. Frazier, R.-M. Hines & E.C. Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

We intend to harness our collective resources to not only engage scholars at HBCUs in the research of the center, but to channel that pedagogy to the full range of human needs of the Black community,” says Payne in an interview with Diverse. We use traditional human science investigative techniques. Nicholas D. Hartlep and Terrell L.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

The early warning signs showed up most prominently in traditionally marginalized groups, with those students experiencing food and housing insecurity at higher rates than their peers – requiring more support to not only persist in their programs but also to live. Gaps of Concern: Where is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?

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JANUARY 19, 2024

So, I have loved having opportunities to do the good work, to have more impact over time, and to now lead an institution that is fundamentally about access, equity, inclusion, for people who are left behind in higher education.” access and inclusion for all, regardless of background.

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COE

OCTOBER 30, 2023

On Wednesday, November 8, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-generation Student Success , an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation , will lead the national efforts for the seventh annual First-Generation College Celebration. WASHINGTON, D.C. —On

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