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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. Morales, president of CSUSB. This is a paid, on-campus internship for undocumented students at CSUSB.

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Preparing Students for Future Work Using Narrative Approaches

The Scholarly Teacher

Consider the following predictions: Tomorrow’s college graduates will likely hold 20 to 30 different jobs across 8 to 10 industries (McGowan & Shipley, 2020). Ho (2019) defined career influencers as “post-secondary professionals who informally provide career-related advice, guidance, and/or counselling” (p. Atria Books.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. The last two years, ASU has seen the highest retention rates of all students, but particularly Latino students.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Among the services it provides to first-year students are individualized academic advising, tutoring and community-building events. It accepts 50 students per year, who receive a $1,000 financial stipend, priority registration, personalized academic and life coaching, and a Spanish-language orientation for parents. “We

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How are these schools boasting such strong placement rates for students?

University Business

From 2018 to 2019, the percentage of bachelor’s degree students’ overall placement and employment rates increased, totaling 86% and 59% respectively, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Industry partners are hiring Penn College students for full-time positions after graduation.

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The Hidden Enrollment Market in Workforce Education: Changing Higher Ed podcast 249 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Alana Rose

The Change Leader, Inc.

InStride, an innovative organization backed by Arizona State University, is bridging the gap between academia and industry by facilitating partnerships between universities and corporations. By forming advisory boards with corporate leaders, universities can refine curricula to meet industry demands and ensure graduates are workforce-ready.

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Should conferences stay put or relocate? It's complicated.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Guilbeau said the group, whose last pre-pandemic conference in 2019 drew about 1,700 people, is still waiting to find out what cancellation fee it might have to pay after moving the 2024 event to Minneapolis, where its 2023 event in November was already scheduled to be. “I grew up in the state. I’m a gay man,” he said.

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