Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

There are 116 community colleges in California. Carey Seventy percent of Black men in California pursuing higher education attend a community college, but degree attainment lags. Serving students Lakeland Community College in Ohio created its MRC in 1996 after seeing the success of its women’s center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Morris Morris’s expertise involves work at several higher ed institutions and medical facilities, where she has held leadership roles including serving as the inaugural department chair for Elon University’s nursing program, dean of health and public safety at Rockingham Community College, and nursing director at Morehead Memorial Hospital.

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EAB

JULY 21, 2023

Blogs Why customer service matters for community colleges Learnings and recommendations from EAB’s 2023 customer service survey I just talked to someone in registration, and they told me to call you! What are the features of a “modern student experience,” and how do community colleges stack up?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

These are social workers in our school of social work who are part of the individual college’s leadership team, who serve as a subclinical counseling coach resource to both students and faculty. And particularly with Native American students, we placed one with our American Indian Student Services Office.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 14, 2024

Over 50 protesters at California State University, Los Angeles, occupied a student services building for hours Wednesday night, barricading multiple administrators—including university President Berenecea Johnson Eanes—inside with them, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

He noted that he received emails from faculty and staff members and students as far back as winter 2021 about heating issues, which he forwarded to college administrators. Faculty members started posting signs on their classroom doors where they keep a log of class temperatures to urge administrators to address the problem.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

Image: When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

Susan Rundell Singer , vice president for academic affairs and provost at Rollins College, in Florida, has been selected as president of St. Olaf College, in Minnesota. Editorial Tags: College administration New presidents Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

Many students worry about succeeding in gateway college-level mathematics courses needed to enter most community college degree and certificate programs. But even these courses can be gatekeepers—rather than gateways—and lead many students to stop out.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. “We ended up partnering with a two-way texting vendor who caters to the higher education sector and works with several other community colleges in our state,” she says.

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University Business

APRIL 29, 2024

Hernandez and Stone said they are both taking steps to increase participation and attendance by encouraging collaboration between administrators and students on school events. “We know that just making one meaningful connection for a community college student fields tremendous gains in our retention,” Stone said.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 18, 2023

Image: University of Illinois at Chicago faculty members began striking Tuesday after their union said 12 hours of negotiations with administrators on Martin Luther King Jr. In response to the union’s request for expanded student mental health resources, the university’s website said it “announced an approved $4.47

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Parchment

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In this episode, we speak with Melanie Booth, Executive Director of the Higher Learning Commission’s Credential Lab, and Ian Roark, Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development & Innovation at Pima Community College, to discuss the policy and practice of making CPL a reality for different forms of credentials.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

As for student mental health wellness, the university said back then it had approved a “$4.47 million plan to enhance student mental health services,” but it kept insisting “a clause regarding student services does not belong in a faculty employment contract.” Hide by line?:

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

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. Our special guest today is Heather Speed, vice president for Student Success at Pueblo Community College. TZ: Great.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

I’m not referring here to faculty salaries or reduced teaching loads or class size or breadth of programs or extensive support services—all of which are good things (within limits). Meanwhile, expenditures on administration, even excluding student services and student life, have increased markedly.

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EAB

MAY 22, 2023

Example data sources: SIS, finance ERP, HR systems, student success CRM Example dashboards: overview, institutional costs, college costs, department costs Example data users: finance and administration, enrollment management, academic affairs, institutional research and effectiveness Learn more about the Accelerator Advancement Advancement plays a (..)

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 3, 2023

But the university’s longtime president, Glenda Glover, alumni and other supporters of the Nashville institution have argued against a proposal that would place the institution under the oversight of the Tennessee Board of Regents, the governing board for 37 technical and community colleges in the state.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

As for student mental health wellness, the university said back then it had approved a “$4.47 million plan to enhance student mental health services,” but it kept insisting “a clause regarding student services does not belong in a faculty employment contract.”

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Enrolling in a community college for a two-year degree where tuition is inexpensive could also work. Enrich campus security Campus security is becoming a threat to student retention these days. Public institutions and state universities are working towards this, aiming students to feel secure.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Todays world is one in which students are digital natives who take technology for granted and non-traditional students need high-quality education delivered at a distance. Program and course development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. link] The success of Black males in community colleges across the nation is at a pivotal turning point.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

Drumm McNaughton speaks with Dr. Marielena DeSanctis, president of the Community College of Denver, who shares some of the solutions she was able to identify based on her unique understanding of higher ed. She started her education career in K-12 and moved to community college leadership. Dr. DeSanctis is unique.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 21, 2022

However, the Biden administration, advocates and interest groups had hoped to see higher increases across the board. “We are thrilled that Congress provided the $500 increase,” said David Baime, senior vice president for government relations for the American Association of Community Colleges. Loan Forgiveness.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 3, 2023

Advocates and higher education groups said the $500 bump is significant and will help more students afford a college education. Department of Education is receiving nearly $4 billion more in discretionary funds, although the Biden administration had requested $13 billion more.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The committee consists of subject matter experts from across CSU and recognized that Black student success is linked to faculty and employee success. To hear the voices of everyone at CSU, the committee held separate listening sessions across the system for students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Perez holds an Ed.D.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Strategic Responses and Adaptations In response to these pressures, colleges and universities have adopted various strategies. Some institutions, like Franklin University, successfully pivoted to online education and effectively managed articulation agreements with community colleges, showcasing a proactive approach to these challenges.

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University Business

JANUARY 24, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration has alerted immigration and border patrol agencies that campuses, K12 schools and churches are no longer designated sensitive areas, meaning they are no longer off-limits to immigration officers who may be on the lookout for undocumented students.

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