Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

With that quote on his mind, Alexander jumped at the chance to collaborate with the Partnership for Education Advancement, a nonprofit that works with Minority Serving Institutions, including HBCUs, to find technological solutions to serve and advance their students. The more students who get in the better.

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HEPI

MARCH 3, 2024

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Ian Pickup , Pro Vice Chancellor, Students, at The Open University, and builds on opening and closing remarks made at a recent HEPI round table event. Thinking through the implications of the advance of Generative AI-powered technologies for universities has been a cause for personal reflection.

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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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Cisco blogs - Education

MAY 2, 2024

New technologies are helping institutions create student-centric experiences that can improve retention, plus help promote their school’s brand in a positive way to attract new students (and even f… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

EAB has announced an upgrade to its flagship technology, Navigate , to help colleges recruit and retain students. Information applicants share during recruitment will become part of their Navigate student profiles during matriculation, which will in turn will help staff identify students for additional assistance and support. “Our

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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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University Business

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A new study utilizing North Carolina’s Community College System (NCCCS) found an increase in minority male student retention rates when they had reliable access to a success coach. Online students, too, were significantly impacted, as they experienced an 8.8% The three-year study found a 22.4%

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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. New Lead We respond to initial inquiries from students with an immediate personal introduction.

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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. The problem isn’t unique to Queensborough.

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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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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Top Strategies for Improving Student Retention in Higher Education admin Fri, 12/23/2022 - 05:27 It is the rule of Gen Z now. Google is what they breathe through, mobile apps for higher education , and advanced gaming technologies to beat their boredom, what naught? Student Retention is picking up like haywire.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Digital University Ecosystem: Engaging and Supporting Students With Technology The modern student makes meaningful contact with a prospective college or university before they ever set foot on its campus. Students use websites to answer questions such as: Is this school right for them? But SEO is only the beginning.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 23, 2024

According to The Glossary of Education Reform (2016), engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion students show when they are learning or being taught. Engagement can extend to the level of motivation students learn during the process of learning.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

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. Some 15,000 UK academics have left the industry since 2014, while the number of students has increased by more than 400,000, pushing up student-staff ratios drastically.

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HEPI

JANUARY 23, 2024

Higher education software provider TechnologyOne modelled the total amount universities will lose to inflation each year up until 2026-27, by calculating the real-terms decline in tuition fee value and forward projections on student applicants. TechnologyOne has also found that students saw the cost of living rise by 13.6%

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. EAB’s Tara Zirkel is joined by Pueblo Community College VP of Student Success, Dr. Heather Speed, to examine changes Pueblo made to boost enrollment heading into the fall semester. EAB · How Pueblo College Supercharged Yield and Retention Efforts. Episode 126.

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Campus Technology

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In 2019, the University of Kentucky (UK) the Smart Campus iPad Initiative: a plan to give every incoming, degree-seeking, first-time undergraduate student an iPad Air, loaded with UK apps; a Smart Keyboard; and an Apple Pencil to support digital equity, in the hopes of increasing graduation and retention rates and reducing costs.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 4, 2023

Technology Partnerships and Higher Education A Conversation With Drew Magliozzi, CEO of Mainstay Alan Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:00 Chatbots Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight In our mission to promote equity in higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) highlights the strategies of our member institutions.

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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. These programs must be based on the pedagogies or student preferences for learning and contain up-to-date curriculum.

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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. These programs must be based on the pedagogies or student preferences for learning and contain up-to-date curriculum.

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Campus Technology

MAY 2, 2023

Eastern Michigan University (EMU) has announced a 50-year partnership with Eagle Energy Partners (EEP) that will enable the institution to invest $115 million in infrastructure, academic, and student enrollment and retention needs.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 23, 2024

According to The Glossary of Education Reform (2016), engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion students show when they are learning or being taught. Engagement can extend to the level of motivation students learn during the process of learning.

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Environment Retention Faculty Collegial Environment 81

PeopleAdmin

MAY 5, 2023

Technology is changing the day-to-day workflow of HigherEd HR offices by: removing administrative burden, eliminating duplicate processes, streamlining communication, centralizing information making data insights more accessible, increasing security, automating tasks, and empowering HR professionals to engage in strategic work by saving them time.

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University Business

APRIL 17, 2024

Other faculty members are scrambling to AI-proof their classrooms to prevent students from using this technology to cheat. As it turns out, some AI-powered tools are making a meaningful impact on students and helping institutions foster a sense of community and belonging. This ambivalence is understandable.

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HEPI

JANUARY 15, 2024

We know that women students and staff remain underrepresented in Higher Education STEM disciplines. Our recent research found that women who study STEM subjects at undergraduate level in England were up to twice as likely as non-STEM students to have experienced sexism. It’s really frustrating. These ‘Step Up!’

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Campus Technology

MARCH 18, 2024

With the goal of increasing student retention and graduation, the online University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) has engaged nonprofit student coaching organization Inside Track to expand the university's coaching program to give support for first-time college students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Texas A&M University-San Antonio has received a $3 million grant to address economic issues and expand technology access for its student population. Department of Education (ED) – will help the school fund several initiatives in support of its diverse student body, particularly its large Hispanic and low-income student population.

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University Business

MAY 8, 2024

Chief information officers are struggling to support their institution’s retention and enrollment rates due the difficulties of providing a seamless digital experiences to students, according to a new report by Ocelot , an AI-driven communication platform. However, 80% say creating a seamless digital experience is a challenge.

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Helix Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As colleges and universities work to recruit and retain students in the post-pandemic world, understanding students and their families is more important than ever. Read College Planning and Student Emotions. E-Expectations : How do students search for colleges online? Read the E-Expectations Trend Report.

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The PIE News

MARCH 13, 2024

Funding, education and talent follow as the second, third and fourth priorities, but leaders say that the need to adapt to political, technological and regulatory changes will become greater challenges. Photo: Elsevier However, priority given to international students is mixed over different regions.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 2, 2023

Higher education institutions need help improving enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. However, with the impending demographic cliff due to declining birth rates during the Great Recession, there are not as many traditional college-age students (18-24) as there were in the past. Over 90% of their students graduate with no debt.

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PeopleAdmin

DECEMBER 20, 2023

From onboarding to compliance, from retention to employee development, from recruitment marketing to candidate experience, we covered so many topics. In this competitive hiring market, and with many universities facing retention challenges, onboarding is key , and digitized onboarding is the standard that organizations need to meet today.

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Campus Technology

APRIL 1, 2024

Fayetteville State University (FSU) in North Carolina will receive a $1 million grant from the National Institute for Student Success (NISS) to increase student enrollment, retention, and graduation.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 7, 2023

The research facility has produced some of the lowest temperatures on record and is an important part of Finland’s science and technology ecosystem. As refrigerators hum around the laboratory, a PhD student from New Zealand discusses his ongoing research into mechanical vibrations and quantum technology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Furman University and 14 other institutions have collectively been awarded $8.625 million to improve inclusion for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This project will transform the student experience in STEM at Furman,” said Dr. Alison Roark, associate professor of biology and program director.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Students say online learning is improving, but they also believe they learn less effectively during tech-enabled virtual instruction, a new poll reveals. Younger students believe they learn less effectively online, which means campus leaders must contend with perceptions of lower quality. Online learning evolution.

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