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ACTION FOR EQUITY: CSU Implements Equitable Learning Practices
The CSU is exploring ways to shift classroom culture, offering professional development for instructors and addressing course structures to promote equitable learning practices and reduce DFW rates.
‘Alternate pathways,’ dropout prevention efforts catapulted WV to No. 3 in U.S. high school graduation rates
Strategies implemented in West Virginia schools to prevent students from dropping out helped boost high school graduation rates in the Mountain State from No. 27 to No. 3, according to West Virginia University education experts.
ACTION FOR EQUITY: REMOVING ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS
This third installment in the five-part series focuses on how CSU campuses are eliminating administrative barriers to graduation, efforts that are closely tied to the other priorities, especially reenrollment efforts and summer credit opportunities.
FAU Moves Up in ‘U.S. News & World Report’s’ List of Top Universities
FAU moved up in the U.S. News & World Report list of “Top Public Schools,” to No. 132 from No. 140 in this year’s ranking of the nation’s best universities. This marks the largest rise out of all public universities in the state of Florida.
Action for Equity: Digital Degree Planners
How CSU digital degree planners enable underserved students to confidently map out their path to graduation.
FAU Among Three Finalists for National Degree Completion Award
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) selected Florida Atlantic University to be one of three finalists for its national Degree Completion Award. A winner will be selected during the APLU’s annual meeting that takes place Nov. 15-17.
Study: The key to landing a job after college? Internships, study abroad, undergrad research and more
College students who engaged in four or more high-impact practices such as study abroad or internships have a 70% chance of either enrolling in graduate school or finding a full-time job after graduating with a bachelor’s degree, finds a new University at Buffalo study.
A Stronger STEM: UNLV Researchers Team Up to Improve Retention, Graduation Rates in Civil Engineering
UNLV researchers are teaming up to help civil engineering students stay in school and graduate. The project, supported by a $2.5 million National Science Foundation grant, will strengthen curriculum, build community among students, and help faculty implement culturally responsive teaching practices.
CSU Graduation Initiative 2025 Leads to Record Highs in Student Achievement
Student achievement throughout the California State University (CSU) as measured by graduation rates has increased to an all-time high under Graduation Initiative 2025.