Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Student groups at Morgan State include organizations for African students, Caribbean students, Latinx students, and international students. Retention efforts Morgan State is currently number one in the United States in producing Black electrical engineers and civil engineers, Wilson notes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

At Emory, he created over 100 internal and external initiatives, recruiting plans that targeted under-represented and international students. Applications from under-represented students increased by 10% during his first academic year. We did some great work.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

The average age of the students has decreased to 23. Hamel notes that the residential students are a mix of Maine locals, people from other states in New England, and international students. Their fall-to-fall retention rate between fall 2022 and fall 2023 was actually 11% higher than commuters.” versus 83.8%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. Black student enrollment, for example, went up 2.3% in Hispanic enrollment. “We

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EAB

DECEMBER 15, 2022

100 Tactics for International Student Support. University leaders looking to better support their international students must confront a range of challenges. For one, the international student population is a diverse segment unto itself, representing many different cultures and backgrounds. Infographic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We The current undergraduate student cohort of business majors is 19.5% We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

Collaboration is Key Collaboration between faculty, advisors, support services, community-based organizations, employers, and students is also key to holistic support. One featured partnership between the City Colleges of Chicago and One Million Degrees is having a measurable effect on student retention and success.

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