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Study Reveals Key Factors Driving Student College Choice in 2025

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A comprehensive new study by education research firm EAB has identified the most influential factors shaping how students choose colleges, with academic program variety, campus safety, and student organizations emerging as the top three drivers of student attraction. The research, analyzing data from U.S.

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Supreme Court's Hollow Ruling One Year Later: Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students Left Behind in the Pursuit of a 'Race-Blind' Agenda’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Despite the media attention and racialized division that this case drew, the U.S.

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5 Tips for Recruiting and Enrolling Latine/x Students in Your Community College

EAB

5 Tips to Recruit and Enroll Latine/x Students in Your Community College. Prospective Latine/x college students in the U.S. Now, schools must work harder to prioritize closing equity gaps and bringing these students back to campus. This doesn't just mean hiring multilingual advisors or admissions recruiters.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Finding the students who would benefit from EAP and getting them into the program at times is challenging, notes Moreno, because some students are concerned it would carry a stigma. There is a designated recruiter. This recognition] means a lot.” WSU’s CAMP was founded in 2006. are Hispanic.

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Higher ed must get ‘all in its feels’ to attract new students

University Business

Higher ed institutions thrived with minimal effort as students flocked to their doors. Recruitment strategies remained stagnant, operating under the assumption that the well would never run dry. Compassion, not marketing, moves the higher ed needle Modern students have countless choices.

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Anna Brigden shares a behind-the-scenes look at student recruitment at College Possible Washington

College Forward

We recently sat down with Anna Brigden, access program manager at College Possible Washington, to discuss the preparation that occurs before our students start their academic coaching journey. Lauren: What trends have you noticed in student recruitment recently? Are there any new strategies being tried out this year?

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“Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it

EAB

Students don’t speak “financial aid” “Low-income students disproportionately come from families without college backgrounds, leaving them without the cultural capital needed to navigate the ins and outs of the college admissions process. Support Basic Needs Security, a Sense of Belonging, and Student Engagement 2.