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Survey: Campus facilities' impact on student success

Inside Higher Ed

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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. Black student enrollment, for example, went up 2.3% in Hispanic enrollment. “We

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62% ‘prioritising’ attracting int’l students – report

The PIE News

“The report highlights the gaps between the perceived importance of several challenges, such as talent recruitment and retention, demonstrating societal impact, and research facility provision, and the readiness to address them,” said Elsevier’s chief academic officer, Nick Fowler.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Building institution-wide trust is essential, especially on the accelerated timeline of an interim leadership position, so Chancellor Reyes described his shortcut: "I immediately asked the president to allow me to get a provost colleague, Karen Colley , to become the interim provost. I think it's very valuable.

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A New Era of Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The New Era of Excellence includes seamless pathways for student success and a strong graduation rate due to increasing enrollment and effective retention strategies. Kinloch’s vision for a new era includes improved facilities, state-of-the-art living and learning communities, and an investment in the institution’s faculty and staff.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Our BSDT students are meeting expected outcomes in retention, graduation and learning, including outcomes related to their performance in Clark liberal studies courses. Familiar facilities: The initial geographic placement of the program in leased space on the former Becker College campus provided a seamless transition for students.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.