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Study Reveals Key Factors Driving Student College Choice in 2025

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This classification system aims to help institutions better understand their competitive position and develop more effective recruitment strategies.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When prospective students take the campus tour, they are shown the buildings where they will learn, eat, and live. Inferior campus facilities impact the ability to both recruit and retain students as well as attract the best faculty, and the evidence is apparent across the entire higher education landscape.

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Our Advice for Making College Campuses Ready for Diverse Student Populations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Across higher education, the desire for diversity among student populations is usually the responsibility of recruitment efforts but falls short in retention strategies. Colleges typically use a variety of assessments such as standardized tests, essays, and GPA to determine a student's readiness for life in academia.

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants and Concerns

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More specifically, HBCU seekers were nearly 50% more likely than non-HBCU seekers to prize strong school spirit and traditions, and more than two and a half times more likely to say that they wanted active Greek life. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said. Jon Edelman can be reached at JEdelman@DiverseEducation.com

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Report: Students Interested in HBCUs Have Unique Wants

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More specifically, HBCU seekers were nearly 50% more likely than non-HBCU seekers to prize strong school spirit and traditions, and more than two and a half times more likely to say that they wanted active Greek life. That’s something that our students communicate,” he said. Jon Edelman can be reached at JEdelman@DiverseEducation.com

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Alliance works to support faculty and staff recruitment and retention at the university. Engaging directly with students has been a highlight of Patterson-Stephens’ work. She also prioritized the development of the Queer/Trans Alliance, a newly developed affinity space for faculty and staff.

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In Texas, Bigotry is at the Root of the Anti-DEI Legislation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The anti-DEI legislation potentially decreases institutions’ eligibility and accreditation for federally funded research and resource grants that support students. In addition, the loss of DEI offices and resources can negatively impact student life.

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