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States are finding ways to raise postsecondary attainment

University Business

Alaska, Delaware, Nebraska, North Carolina and Iowa remain the only states without a higher education system in the alliance since it began in January 2010. With think tanks debunking recent narratives around higher education’s declining value, and reports asserting that 73% of the U.S.

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Community College: The Right Path and the Right Foot

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Currently, students are more immediately aware of the return on interest (ROI), and they want to know —up front — the lasting impact of their choices of when and how they engage in higher education. The six-year graduation rate (a standard metric for four-year U.S.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. Alexander says one of the most pressing issues in higher education is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. As one of the few Latina provosts in higher education, the Seal holds personal significance for me,” Duran-Cerda says. Santiago and Sarita E.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. There is also a family resource center that supports undocumented students.

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Together we thrive: Co-designing Peer Support for Master’s students

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Success at undergraduate does not guarantee success at post-graduate (Hussy & Smith 2010) and study at postgraduate taught (PGT) level can be affected by difficulties in understanding expectations, and fewer opportunities (or time) for developing community and sense of belonging (McPherson, Punch & Graham, 2017). link] McPherson, C.,

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Implementing Assessment and Feedback Principles aligned to the Accessible and Inclusive Learning Policy

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Victoria is the Director of the Disability and Learning Support Service. Rethinking higher education unit design: Embedding universal design for learning in online studies. This post is part of the Mar-June Learning & Teaching Enhancement theme: Assessment and feedback revisited. Student Success , 14 (1), 1–8.