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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Last spring, when the institutional effectiveness team at Moorpark College conducted student surveys and focus groups as well as data analysis to evaluate the efficacy of student communication, an issue with volume became clear. Discussions involved department needs, communication objectives and staffing capabilities.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

ASU has added several Spanish language marketing materials, including an En Espanol section on the university’s website, a comprehensive admissions piece, Spanish campus tours, and multiple recruitment pieces for academic programs. These include a food pantry and the basic needs food services and meal programs. Hawkins Jr.

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Boost Higher Ed Enrollment and Graduation Rates – The Power of Student Support and Belonging: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 148 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elliot Felix

The Change Leader, Inc.

In stark contrast to prevailing trends in higher education, colleges and universities have or are boosting their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates by improving their students’ sense of belonging, student support services, student-faculty relationships, and career readiness programs. Elliot Felix 01:43 It is, it is.