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Iowa prepares students to learn

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“This lack of guidance affects students’ grades, their retention and their time to graduation, and these impacts are often more pronounced for first-generation and historically underrepresented students.” How does your institution incorporate self-assessments into its student success efforts? Share your story.

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IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

IU is one of those institutions where [retention and persistence] numbers are pretty good. My [first- to second-year] retention number is 90 percent, so I don’t spend my day every day thinking, “How do I fix it?” And retention, graduate rates, DFW rates are not that. Those are measures of failure. Share here.

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Housing scholarship aids underrepresented students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The impact: The housing fund has directly contributed to student retention, persistence and stress reduction, Alba says. Student Success Editorial Tags: Student Success Image Source: Fordham University Image Caption: Seven of Fordham University’s CSTEP Housing Fund recipients Is this diversity newsletter?: Tell us about it.

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Education Department faces calls to rescind outsourcing guidance

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The department was particularly interested in outside companies involved with student recruiting and retention, the provision of software products and services involving federal financial aid administration, and the provision of educational content and instruction. citizen or lawful resident.

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Statehouses support foster youth with college

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The bill states that public colleges and universities with residence halls open during breaks must offer free housing during intersessions to students who were receiving support through the state’s foster care system at age 18. “I think it is very important that this program be funded on a long-term basis,” she said.

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2023 wrapped: The biggest trends in higher ed—and the most read stories

University Business

Intelligent, an online news service, rated different colleges’ offerings, measuring criteria like tuition, faculty, retention rates and resources. With a potential salary of over $100,000 and a diverse range of job sectors, it should be no surprise that computer science is an increasingly important program for schools to invest in.