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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Most notably, it must be clear that each institution has an environment in which Latino students can thrive. Leadership strategies must clearly demonstrate that there is an intentional focus on Latino student success at the institutional level. Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds.

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Making Sense of Changes to the U.S. News Rankings Methodology

Robert Kelchen

They also added graduation rates for first-generation students using College Scorecard data, but this is just for students who received federal financial aid. News rankings is their annual survey sent to college administrators with the instructions to judge the academic quality of other institutions. New research metrics!

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These schools re-tooled their enrollment playbook using data to drive growth

University Business

are building a culture of faculty and administrators equipped to leverage AI-powered predictive analytics and data visualization products to strategize more effective enrollment tactics. When deciding on adding or changing curriculum, administration has more to rely on than anecdotal evidence and intuition.

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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. Discussions involved department needs, communication objectives and staffing capabilities. Students who received the text were 6.3

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Don Hossler named to Edu Alliance Group Advisory Council

Edu Alliance Journal

He has lived in Russia and has conducted research in postsecondary education there. Hossler has received career achievement awards from the American College Personnel Association, the Association for Institutional Research, the College Board, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

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Recruiting International Students: More than the 4Ps

Edu Alliance Journal

For institutions that might use financial aid to recruit prospective international undergraduates, admissions and financial aid professionals need to be aware that these students might have no understanding of campus-based financial aid at the start of the recruitment process.

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

EAB

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.