Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

Faculty wanted to support student retention and provide greater academic support through a day of just academic advising in the spring semester. The college offered students an event attendance incentive: a chance to win a $500 scholarship. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

She also recommends that programs actively work to involve faculty, staff, and alumni to support an inclusive culture, establish a holistic admissions process that mitigates bias , and help students find resources such as scholarships for graduate school. The study is expected to be published this year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

Dr. Mary Dana Hinton Yet at about the same time, my institution, Hollins University, began the HOPE scholarship program. When Princeton announced its wonderful change in policy to support lower-income families, it made the front pages of three global newspapers and magazines and was reported in countless others.

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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 26, 2023

GBC has an endowed scholarship fund from the Goizueta Foundation, and utilizing this fund, GBC began pursuing Hispanic students in the region. This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging.

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University Business

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For the past two years, Santa Clara University has won a DEI award from the publication INSIGHT Into Higher Education magazine. We’re now looking at greater services to help build such pipelines and serve our talented and under-resourced students so they truly thrive at college—with scholarships and fellowships, internships, and mentorship.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

The program exemplifies diversity, fosters inclusion, and encourages and supports the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented students. Program goals include improving retention rates, supporting the development of STEM research and transferable skills, and increasing the number of neurodivergent researchers in society.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 13, 2023

An estimated 37 states offer either tuition waivers or scholarships for foster youth, according to a report by three advocacy organizations: Fostering Academic Achievement Nationwide Network, Education Reach for Texans and John Burton Advocates for Youth. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Hilliard says that athletic scholarships in artistic gymnastics tend to go to elite gymnasts who’ve competed at the highest level. Since its inception, ACP has helped participants receive over $10 million in college scholarship funds. We have had a couple of gymnasts that went on to compete at Division II,” says Hilliard. “A

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 29, 2022

Programs are investing in expedited degree pathways for paraprofessionals already working in schools, scholarships and stipends to bolster compensation for student teachers, and enhanced partnerships with school districts and community colleges to drive up interest among potential teaching candidates. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Our Pillars Scholars program supports first-year African American students, including by providing scholarships and opportunities to engage in community-based, social justice opportunities. From 2021–22, the Pillars Scholars program helped increase Dominican’s retention of African American students by 30 percent.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Indeed, UC serves a high percentage of first-generation and low-income students who have some of the highest retention and graduation rates in the country. Our work is grounded in scholarship, the importance of building and expanding partnerships, and a deep understanding of institutional priorities.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The Stanford Breakdown A university spokesperson noted by email that “Stanford has for many years committed to providing sufficient scholarship support so that parents with annual incomes below a certain threshold, and assets typical of that income level, are not expected to contribute toward tuition, room, or board.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

There is a dual admission program with the Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), which provides scholarships. One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu. In the last three years EPW’s fall to fall retention ranges from 93% to 96%. “I I track them in retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

The second big challenge was we knew that if we were going to provide the scholarships that the students needed…we had to raise money for scholarships for our students,” Lieberman said. This includes creating new means for retention. Most of the students are middle- and low-income and first-generation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Dr. Teik Lim “My family did not have much money, but with the help of a generous undergraduate scholarship from Michigan Tech, I was able to support myself through college and become the first member of my family to earn a college degree,” said Lim. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We Elliott says the retention rate for online is over 96%, which she attributes to the stellar faculty and flexibility. Since then, the number of scholarships has significantly increased, which has brought increased diversity. “In Online, 18.1%

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

” Some helpful first steps would be to increase childcare options and need-based scholarships, open food pantries, and offer flexible class delivery methods, Black students said in the survey. “This data really gives us a glimpse into some things that can be done, rather than guessing,” Brown said.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Given that scholarships are not allowed at the Division III level, losing those players could mean losing students who pay tuition. In addition to retention concerns, there are now broader recruitment issues. Likewise, the men’s lacrosse team also hovered around 40 players. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). Less than 10% of applicants are accepted.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Recognizing the need to close the retention and academic success gaps among its students, Clemson University has hired an associate director for retention initiatives to help expand resources and programs that advance student growth and success. These efforts have enhanced retention by addressing key service gaps.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

After undergraduate programming demonstrated improved retention and graduation rates, Watford was able to recruit students to Virginia Tech. Encouragement Watford inherited one pre-college program that already existed for seventh and eighth graders, providing information about electrical and computer engineering. It is now called Imagination.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU ) has expanded efforts to advance the recruitment and retention of diverse students and employees. In addition, the Graduate Health Professions scholarship (GPS) endowment, the school’s largest scholarship endowment, targets students from historically underrepresented groups.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

Retention and graduation rates exceed national and Drexel University standards. About 20 students participate each summer, with each receiving a full scholarship covering program, housing, and meal costs. Campus internships, networking field trips, conference scholarships, and health and wellness opportunities are also offered.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We have something called the Arizona Teachers Academy, which will provide students a tuition-free teacher-prep degree, provided they commit to staying in the state and teaching in a school in the state for the same number of years that they get this scholarship. Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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ACPA

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

My journey in student affairs assessment began over a decade ago, when, as a graduate student, I received a scholarship to attend the ACPA Assessment Institute. In 2023, I also serve as an Editorial Board member for the ACPA About Campus Magazine.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

The American Indian College Fund is the nation’s largest charity supporting Native higher education and has distributed more than $259 million in scholarships and grants for programs and services since it was founded in 1989. HACU has been instrumental in addressing some of those issues, particularly through its scholarship programs.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 19, 2023

Hobbs used a $5 billion budget surplus to propose significant funding increases for the state’s higher education institutions, including $80 million for scholarships to low-income and DACA students in the state. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Financial issues, along with enrollment, retention and graduation, will be newsworthy also. Flores’ current research includes a financial aid experiment that practices culturally attentive dissemination practices for financial aid scholarships. She adds that HBCU institutions have long dealt with being underfunded.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 29, 2023

” In her 2022 study of the toll of structural racism and prejudice on African Americans’ physical and mental health, Linda Villarosa, a former executive editor at Essence magazine and a contributor on race, health, and inequality to The New York Times Magazine , shows that racial disparities in life expectancy cut across class lines.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

[link] Given the abysmal underrepresentation of Black and other minoritized students in gifted and talented programs, there is a need to help them to be more effective with recruitment and retention. In this article, we maintain that the notion of someplace is important in order for educators to reverse underrepresentation.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Part of a $50 million investment focusing on recruitment, retention, and advancement of faculty who demonstrate a commitment to DEI excellence, the program will bring an additional 30 diverse scholars to JHU with a focus on STEM fields. JHSON has the largest percentage growth of underrepresented faculty among JHU’s nine academic divisions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

We try to make sure we have scholarships and financial packages available, not only through student affairs, but also through their schools and colleges and through our foundation as well.” Our retention rates continue to be very strong. There are also increased scholarship opportunities.

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