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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Prior to his NJIT presidency, Lim was the interim president of the University of Texas at Arlington after having served the university as provost and vice president for academic affairs.

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How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Graduation and Retention Rates (22%) This factor covers the average six-year graduation rate and the average retention rate of first-year students. Average Alumni Giving Rate (3%) This rate is the mean percentage of undergraduate alumni of record who donated money to their alma mater. News College Ranking Factors U.S.

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Student Lifecycle Strategies for Enrollment and Retention: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 150 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amrit Ahluwalia

The Change Leader, Inc.

Amrit discusses the most effective ways in which schools can engage with students and alumni and how to define specific tactics and priorities that will improve enrollment and retention. At “retention,” you assume that the individual has completed the credential that they enrolled for. Loyalty” is executed on the back of retention.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Related to student success, CEED has a robust center that includes tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy for students to ensure they are on the path to achievement and graduation,” adds Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for College Access. Sanders has worked with CEED in various capacities throughout her 22 years at Virginia Tech.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

In addition, RSIs receive fewer donations and competitive federal grants because reviewers from federal agencies don’t understand them. People are not donating to rural-serving colleges as they do to the larger and more urban institutions. Elliot and his team have significantly impacted institutions’ enrollment and retention.

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the time she was offered the position, she was the provost of Wagner College in New York City, which caused the hiring committee to ask how a New Yorker would adapt to Southern California. The donation did not come from an alumnus, said Lieberman, but it came from someone who sees how La Verne serves its students. “I