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Preparing Academic Advisors to Serve at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) play a vital role in advancing educational opportunities for Latine students across the United States. When advisors receive ongoing training and professional development, they become powerful advocates who help students navigate challenges and persist toward graduation."

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Improving Hiring Practices in Higher Education to Overcome GEM Staffing Challenges

Liaison International

Key Takeaways: The pandemic exacerbated staffing challenges in higher education graduate enrollment management, leading to increased demands for flexibility, better pay, and improved work-life balance among staff. As GEM leaders navigate these pressures , finding effective strategies to stabilize and support their teams has become crucial.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

The landscape of higher education has witnessed a significant shift in recent years, with an increasing number of students opting for nontraditional avenues to pursue their academic goals. This trend underscores the growing popularity of online education as a means of accessing higher education opportunities.

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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last decade the food pantry became a higher education trend. Imagine if the collective energies in the ubiquitous Thanksgiving food drives shifted in that direction, as students, staff, faculty, and administrators focused on revising campus policies and/or advocating for improved public programs?

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The Evolving Landscape of Diversity and Inclusion Management in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

The evolving landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in higher education is reshaping the role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) (El-Amin, 2022b). The role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) in higher education has undergone significant transformation over recent years (El-Amin, 2022b).

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The Other Mothers in Higher Education

ACPA

This Black feminist framework seeped into the higher education space with the creation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and expansion of Black student enrollment (Sturdivant, 2024). Additionally, it is important to note that Other Mothers as educational mentors does not mean they have to be women. Unterreiner, A.,

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Data has become the cornerstone of decision-making and institutional strategy in today’s higher education landscape. To truly support student success, we must move beyond the metrics and prioritize the human connections that make higher education meaningful. Simply put, data is not enough.

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