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Achieving National Prominence with Student Success in Mind
As Dr. Judy Genshaft’s 19-year tenure as president of the University of South Florida (USF) System comes to an end, the system has seen graduation rate gaps by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status...
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Dr. Diana Natalicio: A Champion for Access and Excellence in Public Higher...
As a first-generation student at Saint Louis University, Dr. Diana Natalicio, the long-serving president of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), initially set out to teach in the St. Louis public...
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Emerging HSIs Step Up to Serve Hispanic, Latinx Students
Dr. Deborah A. Santiago With an Hispanic student population of 21 percent, Front Range Community College (FRCC) is what the Hispanic student success organization Excelencia in Education calls an...
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Sisters of the Academy: A ‘Hidden Gem’ for Black Women in Higher Education
Nearly 20 years ago at Florida State University, a tight-knit group of Black women doctoral students and early career professionals came together to form what would become the organization Sisters of...
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Young HBCU Leaders Look to Carry the Torch
Higher education observers consistently note that a number of presidents will be stepping down or retiring over the next decade, paving the way for up-and-coming leaders to carry on the work for...
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Activist Fights to Empower Young Change Agents
For Mary-Pat Hector, a 2019 graduate of Spelman College and national youth director for the National Action Network (NAN) since 13 years-old, tackling food insecurity on college campuses, growing youth...
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Rethinking Remedial Education in the Nation’s Community Colleges
Many higher education researchers and student-success advocates have long criticized no-credit remedial or developmental education in community colleges as a “trap” – an unintentional barrier to...
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