Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2025
To advance retention, persistence, and specific course completion, the grant will improve the First Year Seminar, provide professional develop with a focus on culturally responsive pedagogy, integrate tutoring, peer mentoring, academic and career coaching, and target intervention in gateway courses.
Timely MD
DECEMBER 18, 2024
assistant vice president for retention at Emory & Henry University, weighed in on what colleges and universities can do to help support underrepresented student groups to ensure they receive the care and support they need to succeed. In a Gen Ztressed webinar hosted by TimelyCare, experts Brianna Yahaya, M.S Proffitt, M.A.,
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
The initiatives include a summer bridge program for students who have not passed the Texas Success Initiative and have not yet been deemed college-ready; a redesign of its First Year Seminar course to focus on career exploration and academic skills; an improvement to faculty professional development opportunities; and a loan program for laptops.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 13, 2024
Since 2020, our first-generation retention rate has increased by 7.2% Our wrap-around support includes monthly events, a first-year seminar, customized internship programs, and intentionally celebrating the first-gen identity. Our Fall 2022 first-gen, first-year retention rate (81.5%) outpaced their non-first-gen peers (78.6%).
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
There will be a seminar room, study space, and lounge, all headquartered on the first floor of the library. Wood — whose research focuses on racial equity in education — saw an opportunity. The end goal, he said, is to create a “system and network within institutions focused on creating the highest quality of access for Black students.”
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. The current cohorts do take specific seminars, but Byrne wants experiential learning added.
Timely MD
MARCH 7, 2024
A retention crisis in higher ed “There’s a retention crisis in higher ed,” according to Bichsel. “In In 2023, CUPA-HR conducted a second annual employee retention survey to uncover the factors that have led to this crisis.” Kelly Crace, Ph.D., Associate VP for Health & Wellness, William & Mary; Adriene Hobdy, Ed.D.,
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