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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.

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HBCUs Utilizing the Common App See an Increase in Applications

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Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Marcio Moreno said that although ECSU already offered three other methods for application, families and future students were inquiring about whether or not they could apply through the Common App. ECSU has seen its applications grow by 20% since the 2022 application season.

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HBCUs Continue to Meet Their Mission During Tough Times

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As the ruling affects the admissions process and not the recruitment process, Dr. Anthony E. Jones, vice president of enrollment management and student experience at Bethune-Cookman University, said that HBCU enrollment should be fine, for the moment. But the current political environment is troubling, he said.

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

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noa’s Native Hawaiian population has grown tremendously since the 1990s, and doubled between 2007 and 2020, thanks to deliberate efforts to recruit and retain these students, said Dr. Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?noa. Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa.

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Dr. Sylvia Carey-Butler

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She’s also charged with developing strategies to recruit and retain KSU students, faculty and staff members. Before joining the University of Wisconsin, she was the interim executive director for the United Negro College Fund’s Institute for Capacity Building and director of its Enrollment Management Program.

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American Indian College Fund Receives Near $39 Million for TCUs

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Enrolling Native students in TCUs is often more difficult than enrolling non-native students in mainstream schools. Recruitment in Indian country is not as simple as recruiting in a city where you can in one day hit five high schools,” said Dr. Charles M.

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Disparities of African American Men and Obtaining a College Education

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However, in developing media and recruitment campaigns, colleges and universities can partner with marketing companies, and social media influencers, to increase the visibility of successful African American men in academia and professional fields can inspire and motivate younger generations.

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