Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

Similar to institutions nationwide, we saw enrollment plummet during the pandemic, dropping by 20% in 2020-2021. By fostering strong connections and ensuring that students feel valued as individuals rather than just as numbers at a college, we have created an environment that encourages persistence and completion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

As of fall 2023, 69% of the student population at CSUSB identified as Hispanic or Latino. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students. While visiting the kitchen, then Dean of Student Services Dr. Lennor Johnson met a married couple who were both enrolled at IVC, earning above 3.0

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

And she used her visibility as a student leader to advocate for more support services for undocumented and low-income students. California lawmakers signaled their support for such efforts by approving $18.5

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

By way of contrast, consider the University of Pennsylvania’s 2020 pledge to contribute $100 million over 10 years to the Philadelphia School District to renovate decrepit schools. At least that might assist a more diverse student body.

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Parchment

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Quality student support services, access to career services, the experience of being on site again, has given many of them confidence to use prior learning assessment. And Pima was one of six colleges that were in that first cohort in 2020, 2021. That’s what our learners told us during the pandemic.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2023

In stark contrast to prevailing trends in higher education, colleges and universities have or are boosting their enrollment, retention, and graduation rates by improving their students’ sense of belonging, student support services, student-faculty relationships, and career readiness programs.

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