Higher Education Today

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Title: More to the Retention Story: Exploring Second- to Third-Year Retention at 4-Year Colleges and Universities Authors: McCall Pitcher and Kelle Parsons Source: American Institutes for Research For many years, the higher education community has prioritized first-year retention as an indicator of potential student success.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

OCTOBER 17, 2023

How to Attract and Retain a Diverse Student Population The definition of the modern learner has shifted: The nontraditional student is the new traditional student. Importance of a Diverse Student Population In everything we do at Archer Education, from marketing to admissions to retention, we know that one size does not fit all.

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Today's Learner

JANUARY 24, 2024

Beyond its entertainment value, storytelling has proven to be a highly effective educational tool, engaging learners and facilitating the retention of information. Fast forward to today, now that education is systemically approached, we still can incorporate storytelling to better engage and connect with our students.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2023

The success of higher education institutions rests on their ability to increase student enrollment and retain learners. The foundation of achieving this lies in building a caring relationship with each student. Therefore, learners need flexible and supportive programs and care from all higher education personnel.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 5, 2023

It’s no secret that attracting students in higher education is becoming more competitive. As costs continue to rise and economic patterns become unpredictable, students are more discerning about what they are getting in return for their money.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2023

The success of higher education institutions rests on their ability to increase student enrollment and retain learners. The foundation of achieving this lies in building a caring relationship with each student. Therefore, learners need flexible and supportive programs and care from all higher education personnel.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 23, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drum is joined by guest Cassie Sanchez, Director of Education at the Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP), to discuss how institutions can tap into the often-overlooked pool of student veterans to drive enrollment, retention, and graduation rates.

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Today's Learner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes Lori Blubaugh, RHIA, is Interim Director of Health Information Technology at Wallace State Community College What can institutions do to improve faculty retention? An instructor will sometimes make decisions with which some students do not agree, even if it is spelled out in the syllabus.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Interestingly, the veil that Du Bois wrote about still exists today, especially in the American Academy — the network of colleges, universities, associations, and organizations that provide and support higher education — despite the fact that some of America’s most illustrious educational institutions are headed by Black provosts and presidents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

To address these issues, it is imperative to focus on building a thriving workforce through higher education. Research suggests that the educational qualifications of pre-kindergarten teachers and the quality of their training significantly impact the effectiveness of early learning programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

What that quote means is, as an institution, if we don’t start to think about the future—if we’re not thinking about trends in higher education and in business, if we’re not looking at what our competitors are doing—we’ll fall far behind,” said Alexander. The more students who get in the better.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Full-time international student numbers enrolled in institutions across Atlantic Canada have risen by 15.5%, reaching a total of 21,812, preliminary findings from the Association of Atlantic Universities have suggested. time visa students had increased by almost 3,000 new students in the latest academic year. Total full?time

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MindMax

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

MindMax recently hosted an interactive event with higher education leaders to discuss higher education trends regarding summer sessions : past, present, and future. Davis Lowell kicked off the conversation by focusing on a word that he joked higher education leaders would be happy never to hear again: pivot.

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EAB

JANUARY 10, 2023

Lessons Learned from a Student Retention Revamp at Syracuse. Syracuse University’s Kal Srinivas joins EAB’s Andrina Musser to talk about how the technology, people, and processes changed at Syracuse to boost student retention efforts. EAB · Lessons Learned from a Student Retention Revamp at Syracuse.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The additions will help students get faster and more accurate answers to common questions through a conversational AI knowledge bot, help advisors and other support staff write more effective student communications, and give administrators better tools to analyze institutional student success efforts.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JANUARY 10, 2024

For schools that haven’t started using a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system tailored for the educational industry, this might be one of the strategies you might want to consider this year. Therefore, as you seek to improve your recruitment endeavors in 2024, adopting a CRM for higher education isn’t a choice but a necessity.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 10, 2023

INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine is pleased to announce the 109 institutions of higher education selected as recipients of the 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award — including those in the community college and law school categories — and the 62 winners of the 2023 Health Professions HEED Award.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

worked as higher education faculty — positions predominantly held by White educators, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. These findings are confirmed in a report by The Education Trust, “ Faculty Diversity and Student Success Go Hand in Hand, So Why Are University Faculties So White?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Over the past decade, we have heard the steady message that higher education is at a crossroads. Student frustration over the high cost—and lack of transparency—of earning a degree has clashed with the ever-increasing costs of operating an academic enterprise. Yet, change has happened in pockets, and slowly.

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ACPA

JULY 11, 2023

Online dropout rates continue to be a severe problem for HEI leaders as low retention rates continue (Muljana & Tian, 2019; Radovan, 2019). Nontraditional students make up over one-third of the undergraduate students in the U.S.,

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

Image: Raul Shrivastav’s career in higher education was an accident—kind of. program, he took on more work in graduate-level education. Shrivastav spoke with Inside Higher Ed about the long-term goals of higher education, a holistic approach toward student success and the markers of a successful student.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Image: To increase enrollment and retention of male students, Queensborough Community College in New York is investing in a Male Resource Center, aimed at its smallest populations of Black and Latino men to create equity, President Christine Mangino says. Education access is a priority for the Male Resource Center.

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University Business

MARCH 26, 2024

Jones said college students took longer to graduate—if they were even finishing—because they couldn’t juggle degree progress, work and other responsibilities. He noted that colleges and universities must no longer ignore this new reality to help meet the needs of a growing majority of their students.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 16, 2023

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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Liaison International

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In this evolving landscape, higher education, too, is experiencing the transformative power of AI. But while many people may see the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT and think higher education is heading into unexplored waters, AI for higher education is not a new idea, and ChatGPT is just one tool in the AI arsenal.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 8, 2023

Establishing a Strong Higher Ed Admissions Strategy The student journey from application to enrollment and, ultimately, graduation is a long one, with setbacks and turn offs along the way that can threaten student retention. How Does the Admissions Process Work? No school wants to come up short filling its next class.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Reading Time: 8 minutes With students’ increasing reliance on digital platforms for information and decision-making, it is no surprise that search engine optimization (SEO) has become one of the most critical aspects of education marketing today. But you might wonder, “ What is SEO in education? ”

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Blogs How to empower student-parents in higher education A conversation with Generation Hope My mom had me at 17, and like many teen parents, had to put her education on hold to care for our family. Read on for insights from their conversation and Lewis’s advice for higher ed leaders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The road to completing a credential can be particularly challenging for minority male students, who may face systemic biases, a lack of financial resources, racism and microaggressions, and an absence of academic role models. Success coaching goes beyond the advising that many college students are offered.

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Cisco blogs - Education

MARCH 21, 2024

As institutions of higher education seek ways to address student retention, they are increasingly turning to technologies that promise more of an “at home” experience, driving greater engagement and s… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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HEPI

MAY 29, 2023

But the author can find limited evidence of the measure being used to help us understand decision-making in higher education. An A-level student heading to university is giving the experience three years of their lives. The post Selecting, Studying and Staying in Higher Education: A Utility Equation?

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Demand for higher education is high, with more and more young people seeing the value of a university education, which is obviously great news for the sector. On the other hand, we’re hearing from university leaders that there are fewer and fewer staff around to provide the quality experience that students deserve.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. UNT and LaGuardia’s student centered, data-driven approaches are helping their students succeed in the classroom and beyond, offering considerable returns on their educational investment. Kenneth Adams, president of LaGuardia Community College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

million to advance Black student success in California. Dr. Dilcie Perez The California State University (CSU) recently announced the one-time allocation ($4,630,846) as part of the university system’s $10 million, three-year Black Student Success funding commitment. Twenty-three universities are expected to receive a share of $4.6

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Community College League of California

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

League President & CEO Dr. Larry Galizio makes his argument for people, not bots in an op-ed published by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. He explains why human connection and face-to-face relationships are essential to enrollment, retention, and student success at community colleges.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

More than half of today’s college students are first-generation, and some of the country’s most populous states just so happen to have the highest concentration of such learners. First, first-generation students struggle with persistence and retention. Those odds can seem quite pronounced in two areas specifically.

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