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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Tintos Theory of Departure (1997) and Pascarella and Terenzinis (2005) Influence Theory emphasize the importance of student-faculty interactions in fostering academic success. Students who experience strong, supportive relationships with faculty and staff are more likely to be retained, persist, and ultimately graduate. and Patrick T.

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Will GenAI narrow or widen the digital divide in higher education?

SRHE

From a Connectivist perspective ( Siemens, 2005 ), this lack of connection to digital, social, and institutional networks limits their awareness, confidence, and ability to engage meaningfully with available digital tools. Rethink training with inclusion in mind : GenAI literacy training must go beyond traditional models.

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Open universities: between radical promise and market reality

SRHE

Similarly, Butler (2005) reminds us that the very categories of who counts as human, who is deemed grievable, and whose knowledge is legitimised are deeply political struggles. Arendt ( 1961 , 2005 ) warned that democracy is not self-sustaining; it depends on an informed citizenry capable of judgment, debate, and resistance.

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Being Genuine in the Classroom 

Faculty Focus

In The Art of Teaching , Jay Parini is quick to dismiss these questions, since authenticity itself is, he argues, yet another construction and [t]he notion of the true self is [] utterly false (2005, 59). Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity. References Bartlett, Jackson Christopher. Faculty Focus , January 25. Hernandez, Paul.

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CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Black Male Initiative (BMI) officially began in 2005, when the New York City Council approved funding for BMI throughout the whole of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, 25 institutions in total. Those members of city council who instituted this funding back in 2005 had moved on to positions in the state senate, says Quash.

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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

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ACPA’s values are rooted in diversity and inclusion, as exemplified through our Strategic Imperative for Racial Justice and Decolonization. We must remain vigilant and prepared to defend the importance of diversity as essential in our work, and how inclusion and racial diversity makes our college communities stronger. As seen in U.S.

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Hispanic College Enrollment is Growing, but More Needs to be Done

Insight Into Diversity

The number of Hispanic people ages 18 to 24 enrolled in college has doubled since 2005. Schools will need to develop creative strategies to continue inclusive recruitment effort s and build an inclusive campus environment, she says. million in 1980 to 62.1 million in 2021 — according to the U.S.

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