Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Colleges typically use a variety of assessments such as standardized tests, essays, and GPA to determine a student's readiness for life in academia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The report, titled “Unblocking the Pipeline: Supporting the Retention, Progression and Promotion of Black Early-Career Academics,” was the culmination of a monthslong survey of Black ECAs by the Higher Education Policy Institute, a U.K. There’s kind of Black academics in particular exiting academia at various stages. think tank.

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University Business

MAY 23, 2023

Without proper guidance from family members, men who are first-generation college students may not be able to visualize success in academia truly. This three-year study examined minority male retention rates over three years when assigned a success coach. It was confusing because I thought it was what I was supposed to be doing.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 14, 2023

Two prominent efforts to diversify music in academia are the new University of Arkansas’ (UA) Arkansas Center for Black Music and the creation of the George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music at the University of Rochester’s (UR) Eastman School of Music (Eastman).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Gaston Gayles directly addressed the toxicity of the constantly productive, highly competitive environment in academia. The creation of a sense of family, and intrusive advising that comes not just from counselors but all touchpoints a student experiences, is crucial to student retention and student success, leaders told Youngblood.

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University Business

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As businesses increasingly seek employees who can adapt quickly to new technologies, these collaborative efforts between academia and industry play a vital role in bridging the talent gap.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

This can result in feelings of isolation, discrimination, and alienation, which negatively impact academic performance and retention rates. Predominantly white institutions (PWIs) may lack the cultural competency and support services needed to address the unique challenges faced by African American students.

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The PIE News

JUNE 1, 2023

Nicholas Cuthbert, director of insight at The PIE, hosted an industry panel at the event that focused on many of the macro-level forces in play since the pandemic including accommodation shortages, staff recruitment and retention challenges and opportunities such as harnessing the digital power of advocacy online.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Also, that year the program’s retention rate of Latino students was 18% higher than the college’s general retention rate. The aims of the CAMP at Washington State University (WSU) are first-year completion, second-year retention and successful graduation. It has done that with an 86% success rate for the 2022-23 academic year.

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Many institutions are facing precipitous student enrollment and retention challenges, driven by the combination of demographic changes and an increasing number of Americans—56%, according to a recent Wall Street Journal -NORC poll —who have lost confidence in the ROI of a degree. Senior leadership turnover is a compounding factor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

“We’re keeping our eyes on the prize so that we can provide more residential housing,” says Pierre, adding that a focus on the quality and volume of student housing will inevitably help to increase student retention rates, student achievement, and an overall sense of belonging. Army before joining academia, is savoring his new job.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 16, 2022

” After the Ivory Tower Falls is a book we in academia should be engaging with. Still, I wish Bunch’s reporting had surfaced some of the issues that those of us within academia are debating today as we try to confront challenges of student costs and access while navigating significant structural demographic and funding challenges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Many Black women also suffer intersectional discrimination out in the world, which can lead to trauma, mental health challenges, and “racial battle fatigue,” even before they step foot into academia.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2024

For example, several survey respondents observed that academics were not required to connect academia to prospective employment opportunities. English departments may also be less likely to embrace career preparation as it threatens the “intellectual labor” of the degree, the report adds.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A recurring theme during the evening was concern about the new B3 regulations which threaten to defund courses which have poor retention rates, and which do not result in alumni taking up typical managerial or professional jobs. Idea three.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Chase has more than 40 years of experience in academia, including more than 20 years in leadership positions, most recently as vice president for academic innovation, student success and strategic initiatives at Claremont Graduate University in California. Thus, a focus on student success is solid investment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2023

It’s a perfect rejoinder to the grim tone of just seconds earlier and an eloquent statement of the film’s purpose: to offer an alternative to the negativity that can pervade discussion of the Black experience in academia and to reflect the beauty that can grow when faculty of color are supported and support each other.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

We have also held different managerial positions within academia. For instance, the governance structure of universities should facilitate the recruitment, retention, and development of faculty members, while also supporting their personal growth. Over the past numerous years, we—Adam Lindgreen and C.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Preview: the results were really promising, with several significant boosts in female retention. This increased share of female learners enrolling in scientific and technical courses makes in-course interventions to improve their retention even more critical.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

More from UB: Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril. The report from the National Academies also mentioned how STEM-HASS integration bolstered the recruitment, learning and retention of women and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in science and engineering. What can we do?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

During a time when educator retention is experiencing a sharp decline, the data suggests a trend of positive experiences and feelings by educators who are making moves to stay in their field, even as new concerns are emerging in academia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

She also encourages nurses of color she meets at various events and offers to mentor individuals who are considering entering academia. She says employers need to create conditions that support recruitment and retention. Some nursing schools have implemented outreach programs to high schools.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Throughout 2022, Ball State University has made significant progress on its five-year Inclusive Excellence Plan, which aims to advance broad DEI goals across the university, including campus culture, policies and infrastructure, and recruitment and retention. Grant Supports Inclusive Teaching, Student Retention — Colorado School of Mines.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Finally, we must keep a laser focus on moving the metrics that define student and faculty success, such as graduation and retention rates, starting and mid-career salaries for alumni as well as research productivity and teaching quality for faculty,” Lim said.

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University Business

MAY 14, 2024

Although academia has plenty of valid causes for concern, I also believe the next generation of university leaders has many reasons for optimism. We’ve used data points and student perspectives to tease out best practices for student success, achieving a second-fall retention rate of 89.1%

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

Image: When Julianna Barnes set her sights on a career in academia, she envisioned eventually becoming a vice president of an institution and assumed it would be her pinnacle role in the profession. years on average, according to the Community College League of California’s CEO tenure and retention dashboard.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

From 2021–22, the Pillars Scholars program helped increase Dominican’s retention of African American students by 30 percent. All the academia fades away in that moment to one prevailing thought: this moment is the beginning. Q: Hope was important for you in your higher education journey.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Thinking of students as “buyers” or “consumers” is a concept that might make academia squirm. At Archer Education , we help colleges and universities increase enrollment and retention with marketing strategies that emphasize personalized communication, transparency, and emotional engagement.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 28, 2024

As music education continues to embrace DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) principles, those at every level in the field are pushing for greater representation and exposure of music beyond the boundaries of the classical, Caucasian-centered curricula typical of academia. Washington University (WashU) in St.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

For those considering a career in academia, I encourage you to seek opportunities, but be flexible. We saw the disastrous effects of for-profit institutions that focused on getting students into a first term rather than retention in high-quality educational experiences, and ensuring nothing like that happens again is important work.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 13, 2022

“They often serve as the only and primary contact for students and can play a vital role in student retention and attainment. Interactions between students and faculty are very pivotal for learning, student motivation, well-being and overall engagement.” ” Helping Faculty Help Students.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 17, 2022

During the pandemic, there’s been a lot of concern among campus leaders about enrollment losses among Black men, and some colleges have recently launched new initiatives dedicated to their enrollment and retention. What do you think of those discussions and efforts happening in academia right now in the context of your research?

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University Business

MARCH 1, 2024

Bridging the gulf between academia and industry Historically, there’s been a wide gap between most scholarly and professional spheres, with the former prizing knowledge for its own sake and the latter demanding practical skills. Additionally, this strategy appeals to career-focused enrolees, bolstering recruitment and retention.

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2023

And as Clemson’s senior assistant provost for Faculty Affairs before that, she spearheaded efforts in faculty recruitment and retention. Aside from her career in academia, she has an enduring résumé in the private sector working for the Fortune 500 telecommunications company Pacific Bell in San Francisco, CA.

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SRHE

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As the REF puts it we should be “illustrating the benefits research delivers beyond academia, including how it brings tangible changes to aspects of society and life, and the public value it delivers”. Part of our role as universities is to produce (and facilitate the production of) knowledge.

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SRHE

APRIL 10, 2024

It is also well evidenced that poor mental health of students is strongly related to poor academic outcomes such as achievement and retention ( Pascoe et al , 2019 ; Thomas et al , 2021 ). Academia has changed substantially even within the 23 years I have been working. But what do we know about academic mental health?

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PeopleAdmin

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Human resources teams in higher education institutions face a unique set of challenges when it comes to recruiting and hiring, as they must continually adapt to changing trends in academia, technology, and workforce expectations, along with shifting perceptions of HigherEd as a workplace.

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