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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The survey results suggest a higher education sector grappling with multiple challenges, from traditional concerns about student recruitment and retention to newer threats involving cybersecurity and political pressures.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. Morales, president of CSUSB. Approximately 70% of the student body identifies as Latinx. “We

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“It’s not just the financial resources they need; they need support services that actually encourage them to stay in college,” says Gusbeth. A plan for mainstream colleges and universities has been laid out for intentional engagement in recruitment and retention.

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How to turn recruitment promises into real results

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Recruitment is about more than getting students to say yes. The student experience is the glue that holds retention, trust and academic success together, and when admissions and recruitment strategies work hand-in-hand with academics, the result is a thriving, engaged student community. The work starts in the admissions office.

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TIDES Report: Women’s Basketball Student-Athletes Continue to Outperform Their Male Counterparts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amanda DiDonato, senior associate director of academic support services at Seton Hall University, a Division I institution that is not in either NCAA tournament this year but has previously sent teams to both the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, said the school utilizes a structured study hall for freshmen and transfers.

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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If implemented, its recommendations would likely lead to significant cuts in funding for programs designed to support underrepresented students, including recruitment and retention programs for minority students, financial aid for low-income students, and support services for first-generation college students.

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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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