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CRM Platforms Can Improve HBCU Enrollment and Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That quote from Jack Welch, American business executive and writer, has stuck with Dr. Juan Alexander, associate vice president for enrollment management at Norfolk State University (NSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Virginia. Ed Advance also offered funding to cover the use of Slate for two years.

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Cultivating Tomorrow’s HBCU Leaders: The H.E.L.F. Foundation Effect

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The impact has yielded outstanding dividends, with cohort members hiring each other, publishing together, starting consultancies together and encouraging each other to go on to complete their Ph.Ds. Once an individual becomes a H.E.L.F. fellow, they’re tied into the broad HBCU network that the Foundation has to offer.

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Are Career Paths of Young Black Professionals in Higher Education Being Impeded by Implicit Racism?

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Characteristics of micro-civilities, as defined by Pearn Kandola , a business-psychology consultancy, are subtle forms of racism, such as: being talked over, having one’s authority undermined, being constantly criticized or nitpicked, and having assumptions made about one’s competency and honesty. Dr. Adriel A.

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At University of Hawai’i at M?noa, Native Hawaiian Representation is Growing

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That expansive data disaggregation is deliberate and can be attributed to efforts led by the Native Hawaiian community, faculty, staff, and students on campus, said Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa. Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa. Broader U.S.

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Report: Parents of Prospective College Students Worry about Cost and Safety

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“It is not news that colleges and universities are expensive,” said Michael Koppenheffer, EAB vice president, Enroll360 marketing, analytics and AI strategy and a contributing consultant to the paper. “It Haywood, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU).

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants and Concerns

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And some expect application numbers to improve even further this year as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions practices.

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And some expect application numbers to improve even further this year as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling against race-conscious admissions practices.