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Report and New Database Identify Successful Programming for Latinx Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

C4S offers its students comprehensive onboarding, wraparound services, and a guaranteed transfer to non-specialized admissions programs at FIU , if the students complete their associate degree (AA) in three years or less. These programs hail from all across the nation and target students at varying stages on their educational journeys.

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Five Questions That College Leaders Should Be Asking to Improve Student Success in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moving the needle on graduation rates might be the most pressing challenge for today’s higher education leaders. Though on-campus child care centers have improved retention and graduation rates, the current regulatory environment has inflated operating costs, so fewer colleges are now offering this service.

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More Students Are Having Mental Health Problems, But More Are Asking for Help

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

John Dunkle, senior director of learning and knowledge at the JED Foundation (JED) “I think we’ve moved the needle on stigma,” said Dunkle. “On Colleges also seem to have succeeded in making sure that their students know what services are available. The rates were the highest in the 15-year history of the survey.

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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although these actions are helpful, they have not moved the needle toward closing access and success gaps. Higher education is one of the most powerful assets our state has to uplift families, support businesses, and create prosperity. And it is not just about a job. Historically, higher education has underserved many Kansans.

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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. The report found that 62.3% 1 percentage point increase from the previous year.

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California Reconnect To Give Some College, No Degree Students A Leg Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, with the help of two national organizations, she hopes their combined efforts will significantly move the needle. Four higher education organizations have come together to target and return SCND students, helping them complete their degrees and keep California on track to economic success.

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Performance-based funding: The new normal or a schtick?

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More from UB: President moves: Retiring leaders shine as they conclude 10+ years of service Ignoring the evidence Despite the recent proliferation of performance-based funding models, numerous reports over the past decade have found inconclusive evidence that performance-based funding helps institutions improve any desired metrics.