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Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At Victor Valley College, we have found a powerful solution that will be instrumental in keeping students engaged and enrolled in the years to come care. Similar to institutions nationwide, we saw enrollment plummet during the pandemic, dropping by 20% in 2020-2021.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last five years, there has been an 11% increase in the four-year graduation rate for Latinx students. Targeted initiatives include first-year programs, academic resources, mentorship programs and student engagement activities. Hartnell engages in bilingual outreach efforts to graduating high school seniors.

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since then, the recipient institutions have put their gifts of millions of dollars to use in several ways, seeking to enhance what they offer to the many – and often underprivileged – students that they serve. So far, the program has served 111 students, says Amanda Nipp, Northeast’s vice president of student services.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joshua Reda There are also students who don’t have stable or consistent homes who want a place to reside while pursuing their education. Post-pandemic, we have more individual students coming to us than actual school contracts.” Another 100 more have indicated on their admissions application that they may have interest.

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Practical Pedagogy Tips for Educators at Minority-Serving Institutions

The Scholarly Teacher

Technology and writing centers, counseling services, and student health centers go unvisited (Medina & Posadas, 2012). Simple ways for faculty to increase student engagement with university services involve frequently and routinely advertising them and normalizing their use. institutions? identities (e.g.,

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Demonstrating student voice: Focus groups on campus

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Working in partnership with the university as a student can be beneficial for a number of reasons. She specialises in modern gender history and writes for The Student newspaper and Retrospect, the historical journal for the School of History, Classics and Archaeology. Mar 12, 2020

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How To Better Engage Students With Our New Mobile App!

Campus Groups

Mobile apps reportedly contribute to higher rates of student engagement, retention, and success. They are used by Student Life administrators and students for planning, communicating, tracking, and reporting. All the forms and information I need from the Office of Student Involvement (OSI) are in one place. ”