Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

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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Helix Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s rapidly changing higher education landscape, the health of an institution is more critical than ever. By prioritizing these factors, higher education leaders can create a more vibrant, sustainable, and successful future. Accountability : Individuals and teams are held responsible for their actions and outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2025

Latino students are making pragmatic financial choices to pay for their education, and institutions are increasingly responding with tailored support, according to a comprehensive new report released today by Excelencia in Education. Brown, President of Excelencia in Education, in the report's foreword.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2024

For the past 18 years of her distinguished career in higher education, Eanes has worked at public institutions. Although public higher education can be challenging, it is gratifying, rewarding and impactful in ways that are measurable and not measurable.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

When Jenkins arrived, the university faced a challenging 52 percent retention rate. Dr. Anthony Jenkins Weve been able to move our retention to 74 percent, which puts us above the state average in Maryland for public institutions and puts us within the national average for public institutions, says Jenkins.

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MindMax

JANUARY 27, 2025

In a conversation with MindMax CEO Lee Maxey, Vickie Cook, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment and Retention Management at the University of Illinois Springfield, shares her insights on navigating budget constraints, leveraging AI in education, and the critical role of microcredentials in addressing current challenges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2024

Done annually, the 2024 Persistence and Retention report shows the persistence rate (returning to college at any institution) rose 0.8 and the national retention rate (returning to the same institution) rose one full percentage point to 68.2%. We’re happy to share that our one-year retention has increased overall 2.3

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

Title: Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenured: Yes Age: 36 Education: B.A., This intellectual awakening led him to pursue a career in education rather than law, though he maintains that he accidentally fell into the academy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.

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WCET Frontiers

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Today I’m happy to welcome Rachael Hardiek with BibliU, who dives into how rural institutions are reimagining education with tech-enhanced solutions, ensuring students in even the most remote areas can succeed. But today, advancements in technology are rewriting the educational narrative for rural students.

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The PIE News

MARCH 18, 2025

If 40% of a cohort remain in the country after graduation, their taxes and contributions will cover the costs of their higher education programs just three years after graduation, the research showed. OECD research showed that Germany currently has the highest retention rate of international students in the world, along with Canada.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

higher education institutions. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking higher education," Wilson said. This interdisciplinary group brings together faculty, researchers, staff, and students to develop innovative solutions for improving recruitment, engagement, and retention.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

Data has become the cornerstone of decision-making and institutional strategy in today’s higher education landscape. From tracking retention rates to measuring academic performance, data offers a clear, quantifiable view of how students and institutions are progressing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

During her time there, she led full-time and adjunct faculty recruitment, development, retention and evaluation, curriculum and instruction. Prior to that, she was Dean of Instruction for Transfer and Pre-College Education at Highline, from July 2008 to March 2017.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 30, 2024

Report: Belonging a Key Factor in Student Retention Ashley Mowreader Fri, 08/30/2024 - 03:00 AM A newly released literature review from the Institute for Higher Education Policy highlights the role of student experience and belonging on college student success—and offers suggestions for how this could be applied practically to campuses.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The discussion centers around the PhD Project's remarkable 30-year journey in diversifying business school faculty, creating systemic change in higher education through faculty representation, and building a sustainable pipeline of diverse academic talent. Long-term Success: Learn how to measure and sustain diversity initiatives over decades.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

At the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, for example, competitive video gaming is proving to be a powerful tool for recruitment and retention. More than 8,600 high schools have started gaming teams, according to the National Education Association, and UMass Dartmouth is looking to leverage that momentum. “As

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Liaison International

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

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. For example, professional development for higher education staff can add significant value for employees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention. For now, Heilig said that he will return to education policy scholarship and research, which he described as a transformative moment in politics, higher education, and society.

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University Business

JANUARY 2, 2025

Higher education is undergoing a profound transformation, with online learning shifting from a temporary solution during the pandemic to a core component of many institutions long-term strategies. More from UB: Three ways colleges can re-engage adult learners Goal setting can help develop meaningful goals for online education.

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SRHE

MARCH 26, 2025

by Amir Shahsavari and Mohammad Eslahi This blog is based on research reported in Shahsavari, A, & Eslahi, M (2025) Dynamics of Imbalanced Higher Education Development: Analysing Factors and Policy Implications in Policy Reviews in Higher Education.

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University Business

AUGUST 6, 2024

While most institutions are keenly aware of the impact student experience has on their retention and enrollment numbers, higher education leaders voice concern with the current state of communications and engagement efforts at their schools. Its value is best realized when the underlying data is unified, domain-specific and accurate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In an effort to provide an inclusive and dedicated college experience for diverse populations, The University of Phoenix is actively working to address the unique educational needs of tribal students through its Tribal Operations Team. Another key success of the program is improving student retention and completion rates.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2025

As they address data-management challenges while shoring up student retention and boosting enrollment, they need clear, well-organized data to avoid garbage in, garbage out, in which poor quality input leads to faulty data output. Universities have been cautious adopters of artificial intelligence.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2025

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) play a vital role in advancing educational opportunities for Latine students across the United States. These practices allow them to receive ample access to resources and opportunities that support their pursuit of higher education.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2024

But budget shortfalls and concerns over adequate training, professional development and retention often mean that higher ed IT departments are learning to do more work with fewer people. In a recent survey by CDW, more than 62% of education respondents said a lack of cybersecurity staff was very or somewhat stressful.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2025

Cruzado, who will assume the role on July 1, brings a deeply personal connection to the land-grant university mission, having begun her higher education journey as a first-generation college student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez. The university has achieved record retention rates and a 61% increase in four-year graduation rates.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm welcomes Carey Dukes, Assistant Professor of Management at North Greenville University, to discuss innovative strategies for improving student retention and college readiness. Strategies for implementing a pre-college readiness course to better prepare students for academic success.

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Liaison International

JANUARY 2, 2025

“Flipping the funnel” shifts the focus from mass marketing to building meaningful, tailored connections with students, ensuring better matches and higher retention rates. For todays higher education institutions, attracting the right students is more important than reaching a high volume of applicants. The result?

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MindMax

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

MindMax is committed to being at the forefront of emerging trends in higher education marketing and engagement. Key Higher Education Trends in Enrollment Enrollment trends look different in the post-pandemic landscape than they did pre-2020. Here is a comprehensive overview of the presentation they shared.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite the work of teachers laying the foundation for careers beyond secondary school, The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) says there are not enough well-prepared educators in the pipeline to teach. SREB represents and works with 16 states to improve public education at every level. Retention of teachers is increasing.

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Liaison International

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Key Takeaways: Aligning student goals with academic opportunities fosters meaningful engagement, retention, and long-term success at community colleges. Tailored academic programs and partnerships with four-year institutions ensure students have clear, relevant pathways to achieve their career and educational goals.

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Today's Learner

APRIL 2, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes The rapid advancements in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) are reshaping education, offering innovative tools for content creation, adaptive learning, and instructional strategies. Responsible use, complemented by human oversight, is essential to maintaining educational integrity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

“It is important that USDA continues to uplift Tribal communities and provides pathways of representation by working with universities and colleges to improve the lives of Native American students and communities through higher education.”

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 15, 2025

Welcome to Beyond the Quad , the reimagined newsletter designed to empower higher education professionals like never before. Op-Eds from Thought Leaders Dive deep into the most pressing issues in higher education with Op-Eds written by experts and practitioners in the field. We cant wait to see you Beyond the Quad !

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Kristin Mallory Mallory, who currently serves as vice president for Academic Affairs at Wor-Wic Community College in Maryland, will assume her new role on July 1, 2025, bringing with her a comprehensive vision for educational excellence and community engagement.

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