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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. CSUSM gathers and analyzes disaggregated data pertaining to retention, unit completion and graduation. Santiago and Sarita E.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. That sends a powerful message to students and also the faculty that they’re valued, and it has led to retention and growth.”

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Landscape Review Finds More Questions in Link Between Higher Ed and Civic Engagement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One important discovery they highlight is the fact that, when students are more civically engaged, they have a better academic persistence and retention. There are issues now that we face that rely on a certain level of science and scientific knowledge in order to be an informed citizen. That’s an area for us to go deeper.”

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5 Retention Strategies You Might Be Missing

Civitas Learning

We discovered the key steps leaders and institutions are taking to strategically –and sometimes dramatically– improve their retention rates. 5 High-Impact Retention Strategies While institutions continue working hard to ensure their students graduate, initiative results often fall short of expectations. PP when misapplied.

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Faculty Engagement and Data-Informed Support Elevate Persistence by 4% at Austin Community College

Civitas Learning

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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Workgroup Releases Recommendations for Black Student Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Another recommendation was that each school develop retention and persistence strategies for Black students using a personalized student support model, along with enhanced advising. Black] instructional staff need to be seen in the classroom because they are symbols of possibility,” said Parham. Other ideas centered on teachers.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Encouragement Watford inherited one pre-college program that already existed for seventh and eighth graders, providing information about electrical and computer engineering. After undergraduate programming demonstrated improved retention and graduation rates, Watford was able to recruit students to Virginia Tech.

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