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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement. “For

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UCLA Achieves AANAPISI Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Seventeen years ago, Congress established the designation, enabling universities to secure federal funding to address the unique challenges faced by these students. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students, for example, have historically faced lower admission and graduation rates at the university.

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Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Radford University Class of 2027 Radford University in Virginia has received a $1.2 million grant from the state to support its Pell Grant-eligible and low-income students for four years. Radford plans to increase its retention rates by 5% this cohort, and likewise increase its graduation rate, said Trageser.

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Integrated Approach to Student Success Leads to 8% Retention Lift at Northwest Missouri State University

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The Strategy: Adopt an integrated and holistic student success management model and implement a unified student success platform to make personalized support feasible at scale. The Outcomes: An 8% increase in retention, improved advising efficiency, and more effective cross-functional collaboration.

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New Tool to Measure DEI Efforts Introduced

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leshchinskaya is part of a team from Brooklyn College and the University of Florida looking to change that with the creation of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Institutionalization (DEII) assessment, a new instrument that allows colleges and universities to measure their DEI work at the institution level.

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At University of Hawai’i at M?noa, Native Hawaiian Representation is Growing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the University of Hawai’i at M?noa noa), Native Hawaiian students make up roughly 15% of the undergraduate student population. Dr. Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M? They’ve become one of our greatest modes of recruitment and retention,” said Kauai. Before U.S.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges around the country are exploring residential options, developing housing for the first time, or partnering with organizations such as Educational Housing Services (EHS), a New York City nonprofit group that houses students from colleges throughout the city. “As for other certificate/degree seeking students.