Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

The University of Illinois at Chicago’s faculty strike has ended, just before its second week was to start. The university and the union, UIC United Faculty, each announced the strike’s end and a tentative agreement early Monday morning. Stronger job protections for non-tenure track faculty[.] And more…!”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

University of Illinois at Chicago’s faculty strike is over, just before its second week was to start. The university and the union, UIC United Faculty, each announced the strike’s end and a tentative agreement early Monday morning. Stronger job protections for non-tenure track faculty[.] And more…!”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For institutions looking to measure their DEI efforts, the tool of choice has typically been campus climate assessments, surveys of groups like faculty or students that provide an aggregate picture of the impact of a college’s endeavors. They hope to release the update within six months to a year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?noa. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The additional funding can be used to support research, program development, and student services focused on improving the college experience for this historically underrepresented group—Many AANHPI students hail from low-income families and are the first in their families to attend college. Approximately 35.1%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

After receiving the money in 2021, PCC – like many of the schools – chose to place it in a fund, the proceeds of which the college has been using to finance in-house innova- tion around education and student support. Many reported that this trust significantly increased the impact of the gift.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. At the median, selective institutions spend more than twice as much on student services and academic support per student and have more full-time faculty per student than open-access colleges,” said Nyhof. It comes less than a year after the U.S.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 16, 2023

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships. This culture is also instilled at the faculty level.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The resource centers serve as one-stops with many tailored supports that can help male students of color find a sense of purpose because it typically will include things like mentorship, academic support, career exploration, leadership development opportunities, and peer support networks,” says Jez. Dr. Roderick L. Dr. Roderick L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

All the while, Curry has kept his focus on expanding equity for his students, with his sights specifically on food and housing insecurity, an issue that impacts many of his students. It launched a popular Farmer’s Market on campus last year, providing each student with $20 a week to access fresh foods and vegetables.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

“At Sonoma State, I witnessed firsthand how targeted support can influence the educational trajectory of low-income, first-generation, or BIPOC students,” says Rodriguez. Rodriguez says his lived experiences in college and his belief that strategic policies can significantly impact underserved communities converged on education equity.

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University Business

MAY 30, 2024

They can be used for lesson planning, quiz creation and, if used correctly by students, for research, language development and as an effective tool in their education to support student success. In my experience, international students are often more likely to be suspected of academic dishonesty, especially when they write well.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Blogs What is “one front door” onboarding and how could it help your students? Insights from Dr. Tiffany Ray-Patterson, VP of Student Success at Germanna Community College Based on our Office Hours with EAB podcast, Episode 166, Could Your Students Benefit from “One Front Door” Onboarding? Enrollment saw a 16% increase.

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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. when they passed us a counter that indicated that they had no interest in resolving our differences,” the union, UIC United Faculty, wrote on its website.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 24, 2024

She focused on single parents who deal with many variables, developing a model program that helped these students succeed and graduate. After building her reputation in student services, Walker-Griffea found a perfect fit in community colleges.

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Dr. Al Solano

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

For example, the faculty member who has had low expectations of students can adopt higher expectations if the faculty learns how to successfully teach toward that expectation, then sees student progress.[2] First consider this notion. Change in attitudes follows or accompanies gradual change in behavior. Do the work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

It was the best thing that happened to me, being able to culminate my compassion for people and my compassion for students into one dynamic career." “You cannot separate who a person is from managing their healthcare effectively." When it comes to nursing and nursing education, Dr. Tiffany D. It was to be a nurse or a teacher.

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EAB

JUNE 27, 2023

Here are a few ways UCF and the other institutions participating in the Progresando Initiative are working towards expanding the talent pipeline for advanced practice nurses, nurse educators, leaders, and scientists among Hispanic graduate students. But when you’re a minority student, that journey can feel even more overwhelming.

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The Scholarly Teacher

APRIL 27, 2022

Key statement: This post offers suggestions about ways faculty can improve student learning experiences at MSIs with small changes to classroom practices. Introduction Minority-Serving (MSIs) enroll high percentages of students facing systemic barriers to higher education access. Briwa , Angelo State University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

So for me, student success is: How do I help? Or, how do we help, as a campus, every student maximize their abilities and their experiences? It’s equal parts tearing down and building up, tearing down being like removing all the obstacles that bureaucratically or programmatically stand in a student’s way.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

“As of now, we have over 300 applications for next fall from students that have applied for housing,” says Nicholas Hamel, vice president and dean of student services at Central Maine Community College (CMCC). Its first dormitory opened in 1968, which housed 60 students. This is a growing interest, it seems, every year.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As vice president of student affairs, Carter reports directly to CGU President Dr. Len Jessup and the Board of Trustees. She is involved in myriad school matters including campus life, international students services, disability services, the Clery Act, and financial aid as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Nationally, repealing DACA would take away over 600,000 members of the country’s workforce, including an estimated 181,000 DACA-eligible college students. Seek out information and updates to better advise and support students. Provide holistic student services. Be informed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The program centers around transforming Paterson’s Eastside High School into a university-assisted community center that provides academic programming, meals, healthcare, and other tailored services for students and families within a coordinated one square-mile area. Dodge Foundation. Dr. Terrell L.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 30, 2023

Community college leaders, faculty and staff involved in the pilot cited significant evidence of success, including greater numbers of students completing targeted gateway courses and higher grades within specific courses.

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Blackboard Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2022

The past few years have seen a complete shift in not only the delivery of higher education courses, but also student services. This has been notably hard for students, as well as faculty and staff members. On average, our Tier 1 solutions can handle 85% of incoming questions.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JUNE 3, 2024

Faculty described feeling similarly unsure of curriculum development, both in terms of what prior knowledge students might have and what could be considered the “core” topics of higher education assessment. Assessment in Student Affairs. The on ramp: Essential entry level experience and skills in student affairs assessment.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They also provided more hands-on training for faculty and students to spur wider adoption of the Navigate student success platform and improve communication during the registration process. Our special guest today is Heather Speed, vice president for Student Success at Pueblo Community College. Whether it was.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 15, 2023

Since then, prospective students (and their parents) have used the rankings as a guide for where to consider going to school. While the rankings can be a valuable tool, they’re also quite controversial in that they tend to favor prestigious schools where the student populations largely come from white, affluent families. The problem?

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Dr. Al Solano

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If colleges require high standards and expectations from students, then institutions need to set the example. It's also known as assessing student learning. Yet, many faculty continue to use antiquated grading policies they experienced as students that they, in turn, pass on to their students.

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University Business

MAY 3, 2024

Ward will be remembered for developing a more holistic student experience by overseeing the creation of a new student services department and reorganizing the school curriculum, Iowa Capital Dispatch reports. The private nursing school will officially welcome its fifth president on May 6, according to school communications.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 22, 2023

The goals of course scheduling are obvious: To ensure that no student is closed out of classes essential for graduation. To make it easier for students to balance their studies with their work and caregiving responsibilities and be able to participate in extracurricular activities. The result: gaps in student schedules.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

The meeting came after months—and some say years—of complaints from students, faculty and staff members about overly chilly classrooms caused by aging or broken heating systems. As I said several times during the meeting, as long as our students are not getting heat, the heat should be on us.”

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Creatrix Campus

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The council has also worked to attract international faculty and students to Qatar and to encourage collaboration between local and international universities. In addition, the SEC has been instrumental in promoting academic excellence, fostering research and innovation, and providing students with a range of educational opportunities.

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University Business

JUNE 16, 2023

The University’s mission to improve educational outcomes and leverage the talents of historically underserved student populations mirrors my own personal and professional mission, and I am eager to join the dedicated faculty and staff of A&M-San Antonio in that important work,” Ochoa said in a formal statement. Dr. Koffi C.

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Campus Sonar

APRIL 17, 2024

Campus leaders need to thoroughly assess, streamline, and reprioritize these efforts to ensure all students are aware of and have access to support services and preparation resources and that the teams doing the work can collaborate efficiently and effectively. How is your campus preparing students for graduation and beyond?

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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. It’s about service-oriented levels of engagement ,’” explains Sine.

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