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Improve student success through digital and technological engagement
Technology has played an increasingly important role in student success as student information technology, learning management systems, and other student success resources have evolved in the digital space. The pandemic increased higher education’s reliance on digital platforms for students to be able to access and engage with their campus support resources and educational opportunities.
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Optimizing institutional resources for research growth
This blog is focused on developing a menu of solutions to promote research growth. While the solution is multifaceted and some aspects are still under construction, this period of transition has resulted in a renewed sense of movement and excitement at institutions.
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How to explain facilities impacts at the institution level and obtain buy-in
How can we better explain impacts of facilities at the institutional, unit, and division level and obtain buy-in with executive leaders? As part of this evaluation, we identified several opportunities for success.
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Strategies for improving graduate DEIJ enrollment pipelines
Graduate enrollment growth driven by increases among students from underrepresented minority groups is offsetting undergraduate enrollment declines. DEIJ will impact enrollment behaviors over the next decade, with a large percentage of prospective students citing a diverse student body as critical to their final enrollment decision, yet equity gaps for graduate students continue to lag behind.
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Making an institution a “first choice” for underrepresented students
Institutional success and DEIJ initiatives are intertwined. Success warrants developing a clear, intentional, and personalized outreach strategy that makes an institution a “first choice” for underrepresented students. Recognizing existing gaps by race and ethnicity in recruitment, matriculation, retention, and graduation rates are essential.
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Developing best practices for equitable faculty hiring
Common approaches to DEIJ training, such as workshops and on-line trainings, can be frustrating for many staff and faculty because the question is “What’s next?” This blog outlines an action plan for faculty hiring to ensure that DEIJ concerns were addressed.
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Building a purposeful DEIJ infrastructure at Mercy College
In the last three years, higher education institutions have had to reckon with intensified conversations on race and criminal justice on one hand, and increased disparities in academic performance within the context of a global pandemic on the other. At Mercy College, we have observed how student performance demanded greater attention to these challenges, particularly in how we deal with widening achievement gaps that were closing prior to the pandemic.
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Improve campus DEI responses through practice discussions
Following the murder of George Floyd, Drake University leaders facilitated virtual meetings for faculty, staff and students called "BLM@Drake." Through these discussions, it became clear that faculty, staff, and students were interested in improving their ability to address racially charged campus incidents. This blog explores how to prepare to respond to these issues in real time.
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Rethinking the academic affairs organizational structure
There are some considerations for rethinking the academic structure: functional alignment, institutional priorities, strategic altitude, and provost’s individual priorities. The provost needs to need to balance functional alignment with institutional and individual priorities. There are of course many other considerations such as timing, change management, and communications.
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