Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

“As of now, we have over 300 applications for next fall from students that have applied for housing,” says Nicholas Hamel, vice president and dean of student services at Central Maine Community College (CMCC). Another 100 more have indicated on their admissions application that they may have interest.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Appily combines EAB’s suite of student services into a one-stop destination where visitors can discover colleges, take virtual tours, find scholarships, explore majors, and match with schools. The Appily site is free for students. For more information on Appily and its features, please visit appily.com. Learn more at eab.com.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

JUNE 5, 2023

The enrollment management team at Archer Education leverages a combination of people, processes, and technology to connect with prospective students. Engage To meet prospective students wherever they are in their student journey, we look to engage with them in the best way possible.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Image: One-stop services are not new to higher education. For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It’s critical that these students have access to flexible course schedules, clear and direct pathways to a degree and careers, credentials that stack toward certificates and degrees and wraparound services that support their academic, career and physical and mental health needs. Or it might be something more ambitious.

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University Business

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Unfortunately, many departments that provide student services often work in isolation, leading to ineffective strategies and missed opportunities. Rather than working in isolation, staff are more likely to work collaboratively, communicating with one another, sharing data and ultimately helping to improve the student experience.

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Creatrix Campus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Both educators and administrators can benefit from the power of data analysis by gaining useful insights that motivate wise choices and improve student outcomes. Both educators and administrators can benefit from the power of data analysis by gaining useful insights that motivate wise choices and improve student outcomes.

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The Scholarly Teacher

APRIL 27, 2022

However, MSIs also report lower-than-national-average graduation and retention rates, reflecting continued systemic challenges (both socioeconomic and political) shaping underrepresented students’ experiences of higher education (Flores & Park, 2013). Remind students of these services throughout the semester with in-class announcements.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 15, 2023

Since then, prospective students (and their parents) have used the rankings as a guide for where to consider going to school. While the rankings can be a valuable tool, they’re also quite controversial in that they tend to favor prestigious schools where the student populations largely come from white, affluent families. The problem?

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EAB

JUNE 27, 2023

Here are a few ways UCF and the other institutions participating in the Progresando Initiative are working towards expanding the talent pipeline for advanced practice nurses, nurse educators, leaders, and scientists among Hispanic graduate students. Nursing school is stressful enough.

Healthcare 52

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

For example, 27% of community college students reported that they have had difficulty paying their rent or mortgage in the past year, and 21% have skipped or reduced meals. One way to retain your current staff, and stave off disruptions to student services, is to right-size their workload by leveraging technology.

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EAB

MAY 22, 2023

Automated data refreshes : Schedule data to be refreshed to your Accelerator so that it is always up-to-date. This page describes the available Accelerators and the list will continue to grow. Click on each accordion below to learn more about an Accelerator and how it can support your institution’s data needs.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

3 And while students who participate in dual enrollment are historically more likely to go on to college, the pandemic has shifted the focus of some young adults to full-time employment, family obligations, and alternatives to traditional postsecondary education. Even as high school graduation rates climbed by 7.6

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

McNaughton highlighted a significant issue: an oversupply of hybrid and online programs relative to the number of students. This imbalance created a complex scenario where the supply of online and hybrid courses exceeded student demand, posing sustainability concerns for these programs. Grade given by Deb Maue: A.

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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Top Strategies for Improving Student Retention in Higher Education admin Fri, 12/23/2022 - 05:27 It is the rule of Gen Z now. Student retention refers to the ability of an educational institution to keep enrolled students enrolled until they have completed their academic program or attained their educational goals.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 14, 2023

Study classrooms and ask how faculty are diversifying the conversation, representing speakers and their stories when they share their business experiences, thinking about whom they call on or if they call on those who look or think like them, considering different or contrary opinions, and asking for opinions from students who rarely participate.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

And I'm thrilled to introduce Dr. Heather Speed, who serves vice president of Student Services at Pueblo Community College. So that was a big group of students that we identified and were able to create a campaign for it and go after. What could we do, what kind of variables could we look at to appeal to those students?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this podcast episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with two leaders from CSU who have led successful systemwide programs to help its Black community, President Dr. Thomas Parham of CSU Dominguez Hills and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Dilcie Perez, who serves the CSU System.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

However, having these courses at the students’ high school will not make them feel like higher ed students who will succeed in college – they will feel like they’re taking an advanced or honors high school class. Marie DeSanctis 01:32 Well, I certainly hope so. Drumm McNaughton 01:39 Absolutely. I’m sure it will.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Blogs What is “one front door” onboarding and how could it help your students? Insights from Dr. Tiffany Ray-Patterson, VP of Student Success at Germanna Community College Based on our Office Hours with EAB podcast, Episode 166, Could Your Students Benefit from “One Front Door” Onboarding? Enrollment saw a 16% increase.

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EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

DK: Many institutions, at least 500 or more have turned to OPMs to help them find new students, increase yield, or quickly ramp up new programs that they're bringing online. So this was, we were trying to prevent predatory practice, especially when it came to student recruitment, enrollment or the disbursement of federal financial aid.

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EAB

APRIL 18, 2023

DK: Many institutions, at least 500 or more have turned to OPMs to help them find new students, increase yield, or quickly ramp up new programs that they're bringing online. So this was, we were trying to prevent predatory practice, especially when it came to student recruitment, enrollment or the disbursement of federal financial aid.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The two discuss ways to forge better partnerships with CBOs by understanding the role they play in helping students overcome obstacles when applying to colleges. Jordan also shares tips for admissions teams who want to communicate and work more effectively with CBOs to boost enrollment. What are you talking about?"

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