Remove resources topics student-success-and-experience
article thumbnail

Partnership Focuses on Enhancing Student Success Coaching Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is looking to enhance its student success coaching program as its student demographics change. And it is partnering with student coaching non-profit InsideTrack to do so. InsideTrack’s coaching methodology is “trauma-informed” and “healing-centered,” Bauer White said.

article thumbnail

Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We and many others have written about how Black males are the most disenfranchised students in our nation’s schools. The literature is replete with research on the negative outcomes Black males experience from employment to education as well as from health and interactions with law enforcement. Dr. Erik M. & Alexander, L.D.

Advising 325
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Experts Discuss Equity Practices in Higher Ed Recruitment and Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court’s decision to strike affirmative action, there are still ways to get diverse student populations into higher ed, experts and scholars said at a webinar hosted this week by California student success organization The Campaign for College Opportunity.

Equity 246
article thumbnail

Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Scholars and numerous peer-reviewed journals have dedicated special issues on the topic of Black men and boys. In schools across the nation, there has been a heightened awareness of the need for students to earn postsecondary degrees – as there is substantial evidence that it leads to better labor market outcomes and a higher quality of life.

article thumbnail

Webinar: AI Can Bolster DEI Efforts in the Workplace and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even the most seemingly harmless conversations with coworkers – such as about vacation spots, sports teams, and shared experiences – can create kinship, and subsequently form biases, Halls said. We've all been in the office when someone just comes by your desk and one conversation leads to another topic.” AI is not new.

Education 297
article thumbnail

A Year of Impact for IHEP

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

We welcomed new colleagues, celebrated a long-time equity champion , and commemorated 30 years of advancing equitable college access and success. We welcomed new colleagues, celebrated a long-time equity champion , and commemorated 30 years of advancing equitable college access and success.

article thumbnail

Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference

EAB

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.