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Community Colleges Test New Model Linking Student Success to Community Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Community Vibrancy Framework, developed by Achieving the Dream (ATD), moves beyond traditional metrics of student completion to create a more comprehensive model of institutional and community transformation. The program provides $10,000 living stipends to participants and organizes them into cohorts with comprehensive support services.

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Transforming Strategic Enrollment Management: The New Model for Higher Ed

Liaison International

Key Takeaways: Traditional “funnel” models for enrollment management are outdated, as they focus on broad recruitment rather than personalized, data-driven approaches. This approach leads to higher conversion rates because inbound students come from trusted, organic sources.

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Cultivating Tomorrow’s HBCU Leaders: The H.E.L.F. Foundation Effect

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

cohort model representing more than 65 HBCUs across the nation. From the inception, there was more interest in the leadership program than the organizers could handle. “We We don’t have enough time to manage the demand,” says Felton, who adds that the organization has now blossomed into 17 cohorts of fellows. “We Dr. Herman J.

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Once known for its innovative tuition-free model, Olin College began scaling back its generous financial aid programs in 2010. These scholarship reductions have drawn concern from ABET, the college's accrediting organization.

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Here’s the latest findings from Common App’s direct admissions experiment

Higher Ed Dive

The organization began piloting the model in 2021, with the latest iteration sending 33,000 automatic admissions offers to students at 13 colleges.

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Supreme Court's Hollow Ruling One Year Later: Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students Left Behind in the Pursuit of a 'Race-Blind' Agenda’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. In 2018, Chen was a student organizer and expert witness for the defense in Students for Fair Admissions vs. President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Cultivating a Healthier Higher Education Landscape

Helix Education

A healthy organization is one that fosters a positive work environment, achieves its goals, and continuously improves. A healthy organization also has a profound impact on students, faculty, and staff by providing a more supportive learning environment, attracting and retaining top talent, and ultimately achieving its mission.