Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

Kizartwho is director of student success at Tidewater Community Collegeconsistently bridges theory and practice through authentic school-based scenarios that illustrate how biases manifest in educational contexts. Her own experiences as an African American educator inform the text without overshadowing its universal applications.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

In turn, understanding how college students and leaders propose addressing affordability can inform and compel action to meet basic needs, contain costs, and support student success,” Santiago added. For more information, visit: EdExcelencia.org

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

First, acknowledge that these students exist. When possible, build basic needs programming that focuses beyond the individual to the family systems that shape student success. Finally, listen to students. Students with incarcerated loved ones know what they need. So, what can colleges and universities do?

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2025

The United Negro College Fund announced a comprehensive initiative Tuesday designed to empower Black parents as advocates for increasing the number of Black teachers in America's classrooms, addressing a critical shortage that has far-reaching implications for student success and educational equity.

Curriculum

Timely MD

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Organize, plan, prioritize Learning how to organize, plan, and prioritize time wisely can help students manage their stress and stay on top of their workload. This is a skill that you can build into the learning experience, both from the student success lens and in the academic classroom setting.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2025

CMH counselors can foster relationships with culturally competent community providers to enhance the students support network through referral and continued engagement. CMH counselors must increase awareness of their biases and work to identify systemic barriers that impede student success. Knowledge is power.

Mental health

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 2, 2025

Data from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) provide vital insights on key higher education issues that inform evidence-based policymaking across the country. Without the data, states could lose essential tools to make evidence-based decisions and promote student success.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

The new system creates consistency on what students across CUNY campuses need to learn in the first half of their major and is expected to save students an average of $1,220 in wasted credits. Previously, this was a manual, campus-specific process that required student advocacy and often caused delays.

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

“When we received the federal COVID funds, it allowed for students to be able to take summer school courses and not have to worry about the tuition of those classes,” said Dr. Dwayne L. Tutt, assistant vice provost of student success at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, an HBCU. Dr. Dwayne L.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2025

Inform fellow lifeguards that someone is in need of assistance and that you are leaving your post. From the first contact until the swimmer is towed to safety, communicate consistently, clearly, and calmly, keeping the person informed and providing moral support. These boundaries can be challenging, given the nature of our work.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

They needed long-term, data-driven, institutionally customized strategies to build financial resilience, promote academic innovation, and drive student success models that work for their institutions. In the last few years, we've had somewhere between 2-3% of students attending. Student success is the second pillar.

Collaboration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

For example, in the K-12 context, research has shown a dearth of Black male teachers, disparities between how schools located in underserved areas are financed vis-a-vis schools in affluent neighborhoods, and uncertified educators contribute to the learning gap between Black and White students.

Higher education

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 12, 2024

We also galvanized the field to express support for the Department of Educations forthcoming Financial Value Transparency framework, which will empower students and families to make more informed educational decisions and support institutional improvement efforts with more data than ever before about program costs and outcomes.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 25, 2025

percent of students had transferred institutions by the spring. We’ve been focused on second fall persistence for years, but that’s too long to wait for many institutions, who seek earlier indicators of student success ,” said Dr. Doug Shapiro, executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, in a statement.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

An example of where even completing a FAFSA—a requirement of North Star Promise—can clash with Native American culture is provided by Tiffany Gusbeth, vice president of student success services of the American Indian College Fund (College Fund). Demographic information about the recipients was not available.

Higher education

Civitas Learning

JULY 28, 2025

Create a Clearer Picture with Unified Student Data To support students effectively, institutions need full visibility across systems. When information is siloed, teams struggle to respond in time or with the full picture.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2025

Joyce Payne Research Center at Thurgood Marshall College Fund, a national research center commissioning research and public policy studies through data-driving social science research methods to inform theory, policy, and practice for and about Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Student affairs

Civitas Learning

JULY 8, 2025

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript In this episode of Next Practices , we explore the key insights from the 2025 Student Impact Report, Civitas Learning’s flagship research publication. Conversation is led by former higher ed leaders all now supporting partner institutions at Civitas Learning.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2025

As part of that work, we’re trying to build an understanding of how HBCUs are perceived within the national context because that helps inform the spaces and places they ought to invest in that can really help them be successful,” said Thompson.

Collaboration

Civitas Learning

JUNE 24, 2025

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript At Utah Valley University (UVU), student support doesn’t start and stop with a form or a deadline—it’s sustained through consistent, human connection. And it’s working.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

As part of that work, we’re trying to build an understanding of how HBCUs are perceived within the national context because that helps inform the question of which spaces and places they ought to go in and making sure that they’re engaged in all of the types of energy that can really help them be successful,” said Thompson.

Collaboration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2025

Department of Education to increase undergraduate retention and graduation rates and eliminate equity gaps for KU students. Basden Arnold came to KU in June 2021 from SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, N.Y., where she served three years as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs; and five years as professor of Communication.

Communication

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

And how do they inform the ways I navigate campus culture and focus on student success? First, I believe a college presidents leadership success can be measured based on the impact that a leader has on the lives of the people they serve.

Leadership

Timely MD

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It’s about empowering students to make informed decisions about their money and setting them up for long-term success. For university administrators, understanding this topic is essential for supporting both student success and institutional goals. Are you ready to empower your students to succeed?

Literacy

Timely MD

JUNE 6, 2025

This tool provides insight into how students perceive their academic abilities and strategies for success. It also helps evaluate the impact of our Success Coaching program and fosters data-informed conversations about student outcomes. What is the academic confidence score?

Student success

Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The reliability of data and the institution’s willingness to use it can create significant barriers to success. If the information is inaccurate, it can mean missed chances to help struggling students and lead to unnecessary spending on policies and programs that don’t work.

Advising

Civitas Learning

APRIL 3, 2025

SUMMARY : Adaptable analytics empowers higher education leaders with real-time, actionable insights that evolve with changing circumstances, enabling smarter decisions, more effective planning, and stronger team collaboration to proactively support student success. The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a strong example.

Students

Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

Today’s most influential leaders recognize that student success goes beyond traditional measures like retention and graduation rates. A study of Civitas Learning partner institutions reinforces this wisdom, revealing that 39% of students experience a change in their likelihood to persist within a single term.

Retention

Civitas Learning

JUNE 10, 2025

In this episode of Next Practices , we’re joined by Kevin McMindes , Assistant Director of Analytics at GTC, to explore how a focused, data-informed approach helped the college significantly boost student persistence rates—turning insight into action, and action into measurable impact.

Advising

Knack

JULY 23, 2025

At the University of New Hampshire (UNH), student success isn’t left to chance. It’s coordinated, data-informed, and scaled to meet the needs of the entire campus.

Retention

Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

Greenville Technical College (GTC), one of South Carolina’s largest technical colleges, serves 10,000–12,000 students each term with a mission centered on transforming lives through education. While student success has always been a priority, persistence rates had plateaued despite ongoing investments in programs and initiatives.

Advising

School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Transparent and Accessible Financial Aid Process: Clear Communication: Provide families with clear and concise information about the financial aid process, including deadlines, required documentation, and eligibility criteria. Key Strategies for Equitable Access and Promoting Diversity 1.

Financial aid

Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Institutions shifting their focus from solely graduating students to developing their full potential are redefining what student success truly means. Across the Civitas Learning community, institutions continuously assess how well they meet students’ needs and remove barriers to success.

Students

Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

When we talk about student success, it’s easy to focus on the classroom. But even the most capable students can struggle if they don’t have access to basic resources like quiet study spaces, reliable Wi-Fi, group meeting areas, and academic support services. percentage point (PP) lift in persistence Library Resources — 5.3

Success

Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

Advisors, faculty, and staff need a holistic view of a students experienceacademic progress, goals, challenges, and engagementso they can intervene early and offer proactive support. But when information is spread across multiple platforms, it slows them down and risks missing the students who need help most.

Scheduling

Believe in Students

MAY 22, 2025

We’ve also created a course specifically focused on meeting the basic needs of parenting students – that phenomenally powerful 20% of college students who are most vulnerable to basic needs insecurity. 🦋 Previewing sneak peeks of the courses on our Bluesky account (@BelieveStudents). 🔗Ready to dive in?

Curriculum

Civitas Learning

APRIL 17, 2025

What features will help us be more proactive, scale support, and still create a student-centered environment? At the core of every institution is one goal: student success. A major driver of success has been the robust training program led by Hilda Gartke, Coordinator of Student Affairs Training.

Advising