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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. That number increased to 47.8% in 2022-23.

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How your future students’ needs are changing in 5 big ways

University Business

Inclusive messaging, robust support services, and strong orientation and first-year programming assure students they will get the support they need. What students want : Websites and search engines are the leading sources of information when students are searching for colleges. Communication preferences.

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Chief academic officer on the value of investing in student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At my past institutions (particularly UNLV), encouraging student participation in [first-year experience] programs led both to increased persistence of students into their second year and to decreased time to complete a degree. First-year programs are not as common for graduate institutions.