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Western Michigan University Provost Heilig Steps Down After Two Years of Record-Breaking Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig, the first underrepresented minority Provost in Western Michigan University's history, announced his resignation from the position after a two- year tenure marked by significant institutional achievements. During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention.

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How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As associate provost at the college, Ill admit I was biased but even two decades of experience in higher education couldnt fully prepare me for her struggle to transfer credits. Queens College is one of The City University of New Yorks 25 colleges. Frankly, they shouldnt even need to appeal credits within the same system.

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How Vermont is winning the fight against falling enrollment

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Higher education enrollment at Northeastern schools has collectively fallen into a downward spiral since at least 2017, a phenomenon that has plagued every region since the pandemic, according to National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data. comeback, nearly recuperating pre-pandemic numbers.

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CIEE awards four US institutions $1m each to transform study abroad

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The initiative seeks to create international exchange programs that will advance institutional goals while improving student outcomes. It hopes to provide examples of how a well-designed program can improve college enrolments, student retention rates, student graduation rates, and enhance student employability and economic mobility.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Inside Higher Ed

Image: One-stop services are not new to higher education. A more recent trend is consolidating student services related to academics or health and wellness into a larger office or building. This model generates frustration and confusion for students, and the one-stop was a solution to points of friction.

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Littles Gets Dean Appointment in Florida State’s College of Medicine

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As dean, she will oversee a college with a robust research and teaching portfolio spanning nine regional campuses and training sites for third and fourth-year medical and physician assistant students. “I I see teaching and mentoring as an essential part of being a physician,” said Littles.

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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For the first time in a decade, year-over-year enrollment increased at the university and the overall retention rate was 81.1%, the highest reported since the school began tracking the metric in 1991. Black student enrollment, for example, went up 2.3% over the previous year, and there was a bump of 4.7% in Hispanic enrollment. “We

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