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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Another key success of the program is improving student retention and completion rates. This hands-on approach has resulted in many tribal students outperforming their non-tribal students by the end of their first year.

University

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APRIL 16, 2025

Wallace, who shared innovative approaches to recruitment, retention, and campus transformation. Among the summit's highlights was a "Sister Presidents" panel featuring Clinton College President Dr. Archinya Ingram and Huston-Tillotson University President Dr. Melva K. Ingram described her institution's holistic support strategy.

Education

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MARCH 4, 2025

The coalition pointed to research showing that teacher preparation quality directly impacts both teacher retention and student outcomes.

Grant

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JULY 8, 2025

Research shows that Black teachers achieve the highest student retention rates in under-resourced schools and have lowered out-of-school suspensions by three times the national average. Anderson, co-author of the toolkit and director of K-12 Research and Advocacy at UNCF. The impact extends beyond individual students.

Curriculum

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JULY 17, 2025

When implemented intentionally, these strategies support student retention, confidence, and engagement. Mentors also promote extracurricular involvement—another key factor in retention. Institutions that embrace them and embed mentoring into the student experience will see gains in retention, satisfaction, and success.

Mentoring

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MARCH 5, 2025

Traditionally, our new student numbers are very strong, and theyre strong once again this year, and the continuing students retention numbers lag, but this semester were seeing that our continuing students have increases year over year, Hlavenka said. fall-to-fall retention rate. Thats a really encouraging sign.

Retention

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JANUARY 30, 2025

During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention. Julian Vasquez Heilig, the first underrepresented minority Provost in Western Michigan University's history, announced his resignation from the position after a two- year tenure marked by significant institutional achievements.

University

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Strengthening CCAMPIS could help increase retention and completion rates for Black student parents and boost overall economic growth," Dr. Smith Finnie added.

Community college

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Department of Education projects that the number of Asian American and NHPI students enrolling in college will grow by 12% in the next four years.

Students

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MARCH 27, 2025

By implementing these recommendations, HSIs can further empower academic advisors to create meaningful, culturally congruent experiences that promote student retention, graduation, and holistic success.

Academic advisor

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JULY 15, 2025

This staffing crunch is directly correlated with staff satisfaction and retention rates, creating a cycle that threatens service quality. In response, many institutions are turning to automation and technology solutions.

Students

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JANUARY 8, 2025

In September 2023, she was promoted to interim vice president of enrollment and retention, reporting to King. Prior to her role at MATC, Martinez Powless accumulated 17 years of higher education experience at Marquette University and MATC, working in administration, enrollment, student affairs, and multicultural outreach.

Student affairs

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JUNE 25, 2025

Doug Shapiro The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) has released its 2025 Persistence and Retention report which finds that over 86 percent of the college freshman class of 2023 returned for their second semester. This represents the second-highest persistence rate in the past nine years, NSCRC said in a news release.

Retention

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JULY 8, 2025

The recognition comes at a time when higher education institutions are increasingly focused on improving diversity and retention in STEM fields.

STEM education

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Those are the findings included the Community College League of California's 11th biennial CEO Tenure & Retention Study. Larry Galizio both challenges and progress in the nation's largest public higher education system. The report noted that the average tenure of college leaders has declined to just 4.3

Community college

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Retention of teachers is increasing. “That gives them the ability to grow their own skills, to be leaders, to take on more responsibility, [and] it benefits the school,” she said. “We We see a lot of research that in schools where they are moving toward models like this, student learning is increasing.

Accessibility

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

There are 31 different BMI programs, but each has the same overall goals: increase the enrollment and matriculation, retention, GPA, and graduation rate of underrepresented students. The program] was so impressive, it helped with retention and graduation, says James. Since then, the program has spread to all but one CUNY campus.

Success

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

“Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty.

Faculty

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MARCH 7, 2025

The slow pace of equity and parity change reveals that we must involve the entire higher education ecosystem, we must focus on recruitment and retention efforts, and we must engage an expert community to implement large solutions that can effect change, Stefanco emphasized in a recent social media post following a Moving the Needle summit.

Educational leadership

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JANUARY 22, 2025

His work delves into crucial questions about retention, working conditions, and the importance of allowing Black teachers to maintain their autonomy and cultural teaching practices. This research is particularly timely given the expected expansion of school choice programs and the ongoing push to recruit more Black teachers.

Education

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MARCH 28, 2025

Other institutions, like Metropolitan State University of Denver, created emergency retention funds to support students experiencing unexpected financial challenges.

Financial aid

Ed.gov Homeroom

JANUARY 3, 2025

Continue Reading The post Cultivating STEM Classrooms of Belonging: BIPOC STEM Teacher Representation and Retention appeared first on ED.gov Blog. In education, these topics spark ongoing conversations. Some ask, When will this end?

Retention

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

The formal work of AANAPISI at UCLA is in its very early stages, but it builds upon a legacy of programs in many different units across the campus such as academic and student affairs, admissions, academic support and retention programs, and alumni affairs,” said Yoo.

Retention

Knack

JULY 23, 2025

A model that boosts retention, closes equity gaps, and expands access to timely academic support, without overloading staff. The result?

Retention

Knack

JULY 3, 2025

Nearly one in four first-year students doesn’t return for their second year of college. That’s the sobering takeaway from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s latest report on student persistence. But behind that data lies an opportunity: to better understand when, how, and why students disengage — and to act earlier.

Retention

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JANUARY 16, 2025

The university has achieved record retention rates and a 61% increase in four-year graduation rates. At Montana State, Cruzado's leadership has resulted in not just increased diversity but also improved outcomes across the board.

Grant

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JUNE 5, 2025

Mental health and emotional stress rank among the top reasons students consider leaving college, making accessible care crucial for retention and completion efforts. The program addresses a critical gap in campus mental health services as colleges nationwide struggle with unprecedented demand for counseling resources. on weekends.

Mental health

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) program was created to help increase the retention and graduation rate of Tribal students attending 1994, 1862, and 1890 land-grant universities.

Grant

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A plan for mainstream colleges and universities has been laid out for intentional engagement in recruitment and retention. The College Fund conducts research and publishes reports addressing issues facing indigenous students in higher education. A vital component is developing culturally reflective support services. “In

Higher education

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JUNE 9, 2025

He understands that creating a supportive environment is equally crucial for retention. Yet they often struggle with retention and graduation metrics. His leadership has transformed lives and institutions across Colorado, and I am a proud product of that legacy.” What’s Joe Garcia like?

Leadership

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APRIL 22, 2025

The data deck also highlights concerning patterns in student retention. The admission rate for male applicants stood at 72% compared to 68% for female applicants, continuing a trend observed over the past decade. Students of color are disproportionately represented among those who withdraw from law school after their first year.

Education

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JULY 23, 2025

This structure encourages student retention while ensuring the investment reaches students committed to completing their education. To receive and retain their iPad, students must meet specific criteria designed to promote academic success and program sustainability.

University

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Recruitment and retention are essential goals throughout the University for students, faculty and staff. Our reputation and long history of excellence means that many of the most talented and driven students and faculty in the world are proud to be Tar Heels. That elevates our role that much further.

Inclusion

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MARCH 12, 2025

During her time there, she led full-time and adjunct faculty recruitment, development, retention and evaluation, curriculum and instruction. Ezeonu previously served as where Vice President of Instruction at Green River College from July 2018 through February 2025.

Instruction

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Today’s most influential leaders recognize that student success goes beyond traditional measures like retention and graduation rates. This approach overwhelms advising and support teams and contributes to declining retention rates.

Retention

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MAY 4, 2025

His accomplishments at DTC include an 870% increase in fundraising with over $32 million raised in five years, a 400% increase in scholarship offerings, over 98% placement rate, and a 54% increase in enrollment with improved retention and graduation rates.

Placement

Knack

JULY 1, 2025

Since 2021, the University of New Hampshire has partnered with Knack to offer scalable, peer-led academic support to its undergraduate students. What began as a pilot initiative has evolved into a full-scale, campus-wide strategy.

Tutoring