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Creating Systematic Structures to Support Student Success in Higher Education
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Stevie L. Lawrence II – Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 2023
This essay examines the importance of student success in higher education, particularly for underserved and disadvantaged student populations. This essay provides a review of contemporary trends in national postsecondary completion and strategies to enhance student success outcomes which will provide thriving economies and a talented workforce.…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Achievement, Minority Group Students, Disadvantaged
A Content Analysis of How Three Offices of Diversity Utilized Social Media: A Study of Auburn University, the University of Alabama, and the University of Florida
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Rosalyn Cheeseboro Robinson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Chief Diversity Officers within higher education is a new phenomenon. While some institutions hired Chief Diversity Officers and established an Office of Diversity, others resisted this trend. This study explored the last three institutions within the Southeastern Conference to hire a Chief Diversity Officer. The last institutions were Auburn…
Descriptors: Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Colleges
The Data That Matter and the Plans That Work: New Districtwide Approaches to Student Success beyond High School
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DeBaun, Bill; Ross, Kelly Mae – National College Attainment Network, 2020
The real data on students' postsecondary outcomes are affordable, accessible, and unfortunately underutilized. If harnessed for advising high school students before graduation, these data could significantly change the approach to preparing students for college and career success across the country. How can we get more leaders and stakeholders to…
Descriptors: School Districts, Outcomes of Education, Data Use, Data Collection
Globalization of Higher Education: Transformation of Higher Education Institutions through the Process of Internationalization
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De Souza, Patricia Sales – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Globalization's impact on higher education institutions in the United States, along with universities around the world, has been unprecedented. Internationalization--the process of infusing, implementing, and integrating an international dimension to the primary functions of higher education institutions--has been the general response. But…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Educational Change, International Education, Organizational Change
Successful Innovations in Educational Leadership Preparation
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Gordon, Stephen P.; Oliver, John; Solis, Rachel – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2016
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe successful innovations in educational leadership preparation programs. Professors of educational leadership from across the nation nominated innovations of 12 programs. Based on review of descriptions of the innovations provided by nominees, further documentation on the innovations was…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Leadership Training, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
Gubernatorial Authority and Influence on Public Higher Education
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Christakis, Michael N. – Review of Higher Education, 2009
State governors have the potential to impact their states' public higher education systems in a variety of very significant ways. The findings for the 33 governors included in this study suggest a great deal of variation in the extent of their authority and influence. Governors' composite ratings of formal authority and informal influence are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Education, State Officials, Influences