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Unpacking History to Understand the Future of Student Affairs Assessment

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Unpacking History to Understand the Future of Student Affairs Assessment Sydney Kayne, SAAL Blog Writer and Assessment & Evaluation Analyst at University of Colorado Boulder For many student affairs divisions across the United States, co-curricular assessment is a practice that feels like it’s still finding its footing.

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Six-Year Completion Rates Stall Across the Nation, Report Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Six-year postsecondary completion rates have stalled, according to the latest Completing College report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which collects and analyzes data from 97% of postsecondary institutions in the U.S. percentage points, the largest gap since 2008. The report found that 62.3%

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Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

EAB

Indeed, during the 2008-2009 recession, giving fell along with the economy, and it took three years for philanthropy to start growing again. On the other hand, our research showed that the remarkable revenue increases seen by 72% of our partner institutions in FY’21 resulted in part from fundraisers persisting in their proposal submissions.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Postsecondary institutions are uniquely positioned to support a demographic of students who experience the greatest risk of first onset of mental illness as a result of the developmental trajectory of many common mental illnesses (within the 16-24 age window; Jones, 2013). Research Findings.

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To Weather the Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

Supporting Student Success

In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. In 2008, I was recruited to run a grant with the purpose of connecting adult learners with data to inform their college choices so they didn’t need to depend on marketing hype from lead generation websites.

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President moves: Hired, fired, retired and one unexpected loss after a 19-year tenure

University Business

He has served as a chief diversity officer at San Diego State University (SDSU) since 2018 and vice president for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity since 2020. Wagner took the presidency amid America’s 2008-09 recession, facilitating efforts to remodel the school’s financial tools.

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Investing Energy Supporting Individuals Engaged in Student Affairs Assessment

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Photo by Matt Bango on StockSnap The Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) is 5 months into its newly formed leadership board. It is the people who have demonstrated these key foundations to ultimately best serve the needs of individuals engaged in Student Affairs assessment.