graduation & completion Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/graduation-completion/ A Blog by ACE Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:08:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png graduation & completion Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/graduation-completion/ 32 32 Love Can Save Higher Education From Itself https://www.higheredtoday.org/2020/09/11/love-can-save-higher-education/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:55:15 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=16908 By Russell Lowery-Hart. Dr. Lowery-Hart is president of Amarillo College, one of two recipients of the 2020 ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation. The award was created to recognize institutions that have responded to higher education challenges. The Amarillo College reformation is an inspiring tale of courage, pain, uncertainty, risk-taking, and even fear. Yet, the foundation of our reformation is based ...

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]]> Salem State University Shrinks Graduation Gap for Latino Students https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/02/28/salem-state-university-shrinks-graduation-gap-latino-students/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 09:00:42 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=11756 Salem State University has made it a priority to increase the chances of success for their Latino students, a demographic particularly at risk of not finishing their degrees. Recently recognized by The Education Trust as one of the top-ten performing institutions in this endeavor, Salem State has used a variety of approaches to provide an environment of support and close the ...

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]]> AANAPISIs: Ensuring Success for Asian American and Pacific Islander Students https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/10/30/aanapisis-ensuring-success-asian-american-pacific-islander-students/ Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:32:53 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=11046 This blog is part of a series highlighting the findings from Pulling Back the Curtain: Enrollment and Outcomes at Minority Serving Institutions. Higher education as a whole can learn valuable lessons from minority serving institutions (MSIs), especially when we reflect on how to help college students succeed. As many of us in education know, an ongoing chal­lenge for colleges and universities ...

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]]> How Predominantly Black Institutions Help Low-Income, First-Generation African American Students Succeed https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/10/16/predominantly-black-institutions-low-income-first-generation-african-american-students-succeed/ Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:29:16 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=10929 This blog is part of a series highlighting the findings from Pulling Back the Curtain: Enrollment and Outcomes at Minority Serving Institutions. Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) are not well understood in the higher education lexicon, despite serving a large number of students of color: namely, a large number of black or African Amer­ican students. One reason for this has to do ...

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]]> Minority Serving Institutions Perform Better Than Federal Graduation Rates Suggest https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/07/26/minority-serving-institutions-perform-better-federal-graduation-rates-suggest/ Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:30:23 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=10236 By Morgan Taylor Minority serving institutions (MSIs) are critical to this country’s higher education landscape and to the communities they serve. In providing access to postsecondary education for millions of students of color who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, MSIs stand to play a paramount role in disrupting myriad forms of inequity. In 2014-15, roughly 700 institutions received federal MSI designation, representing ...

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]]> From Admission to Graduation: Fulfilling the Promise of Higher Education https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/06/26/admission-graduation-fulfilling-promise-higher-education/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:46:01 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=10081 By Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble At Webster University, it is natural for us to prize the diversity of our university community. The university was founded in 1915 as a private nonprofit institution, one of the first baccalaureate colleges west of the Mississippi for young women. During the past century, Webster transitioned from Catholic origins to lay governance and independence; opened admissions to ...

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]]> Beyond Graduation Rates: Why the Data Matter—and Why They Don’t https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/06/05/beyond-graduation-rates-data-matter-dont/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:15:26 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=9911 By Carol Anderson and Patricia O’Brien Accreditors are often criticized for not “clamping down” on institutions with low graduation rates. Some commentators even propose that accreditors should “yank the accreditation” of those institutions that receive federal student aid but graduate, in some instances, less than 10 percent of their first-time, full-time student body. In fact, accreditors do work closely with these ...

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]]> Reducing Barriers to Transfer for Community College Students https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/05/01/reducing-barriers-transfer-community-college-students/ Mon, 01 May 2017 17:13:22 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=9123 By Jonathan Turk Community colleges are among the most democratic institutions in the United States. Each year, these colleges ensure millions of students, many of whom are first-generation, low-income, or racial/ethnic minorities, have access to the keys of upward mobility: a postsecondary education. And while access to a high-quality and affordable college education is essential, access means little if students are ...

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]]> Goodwin College MOVE and WISE Students Find Success, Empowerment https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/03/08/goodwin-college-move-wise-students-find-success-empowerment/ Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:07:34 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=8149 A pair of programs at Goodwin College (CT) aim to support the academic and personal success of young men and women from disadvantaged backgrounds. With aptly named acronyms, MOVE and WISE are committed to empowering students with a sense of belonging and ownership while encouraging them to engage in enrichment opportunities, develop a sense of shared learning and pursue opportunities for ...

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]]> CUNY to Bolster Community College Graduation Rates https://www.higheredtoday.org/2015/10/21/cuny-to-bolster-community-college-graduation-rates/ Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:09:27 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=3863 Last week, The City University of New York (CUNY) announced a groundbreaking partnership with New York City to significantly increase graduation rates at its community colleges. CUNY will scale-up its already successful Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), which provides comprehensive academic support and financial resources to help students succeed. Along with free tuition, ASAP provides financial assistance for textbooks and ...

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]]> Sinclair Community College Making Strides Toward Completion https://www.higheredtoday.org/2015/08/12/sinclair-community-college-making-strides-toward-completion/ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:43:40 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=3547 Over the past 15 years, Sinclair Community College (OH) has committed to increasing completion rates and improving student success. And the efforts have been paying off in big ways. Through a series of campus-wide initiatives, including making student orientation mandatory, workforce connections, K-12 partnerships, and streamlining student support services, Sinclair has increased its 5-year graduation by 75 percent since 1999. University ...

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]]> From Access to Graduation: Supporting Post-9/11 Undergraduate Student Veterans https://www.higheredtoday.org/2014/11/10/from-access-to-graduation-supporting-post-911-undergraduate-student-veterans/ Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:31:50 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=2403 Tanya Ang and Dani Molina look at what it takes for today’s student veterans to succeed in college. Following on the heels of the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2011, the recent end of U.S. combat operations in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on Oct. 26 is another reminder of the massive military drawdown in that region. To add to ...

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