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By Alisha Rose Henderson, Caitlin Fisher, and Melvyn Harding, University of Memphis California State University L.A. (Cal State) has a...
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Mar 18, 2021
Food Insecurity at Urban Universities: USU’s Collaborative Opportunity Grant
A hallmark of USU’s programming, the Collaborative Opportunity Grant (COG) is a seed funding initiative that leverages the role of urban...
Oct 7, 2020
Universidades de excelencia: USU members recognized for commitment to Latinx students
Two USU members have earned the coveted Seal of Excelencia, which recognizes institutions that intentionally serve and demonstrate...
Jul 29, 2020
Navigating Uncertainty: The Urgency of Continuous Improvement
The fourth session in the USU Summer meeting series explored how applying a continuous improvement frame to student success efforts,...
Jul 28, 2020
Innovating for Equitable Outcomes: Applying Human-Centered Design to Address the Needs of Urban Univ
Human Centered Design is an approach that focuses on creating solutions to identified issues by focusing on and designing with the end...
Jul 27, 2020
Leveraging Students’ Community Cultural Wealth: Moving from Deficit to Asset-Based Approaches
The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent protests against racism are inflection points for higher education. As students continue to face the...
Jul 24, 2020
Designing for Equitable Futures: Respond, Reset, Reinvent
What have urban serving universities learned from the COVID-19 crisis that can inform strategic planning for the future? What inequities...
May 19, 2020
Academic Advising, Career Services and Social Distancing in a Global Pandemic
Written By: Winston Savoy The global COVID-19 pandemic has shifted higher education through uncharted waters in 2020, and many colleges...
Apr 24, 2020
Supporting Successful College Admissions and Transitions Amidst COVID-19
As a result of the COVID-19 health crisis, university leaders have had to move to remote learning, and navigate uncertainty around how...
Mar 16, 2020
Navigating to the Future: A University Roadmap to Deliver 21st Century Skills
Accelerating technological advances, population changes across many dimensions, greater economic, social and climate volatility and the...
Apr 6, 2018
Redefining Student Success: APLU Launches Collaborative Initiative Focused on College Completion
Changing workforce demands, growing numbers of underrepresented students on campus, and national demographic shifts have provided a new...
Nov 16, 2017
Cal State LA Implementing Fast-Track Math Teacher Preparation Program
The state of California has awarded California State University, Los Angeles a nearly $250,000 grant to create a fast track for students...
Oct 23, 2017
UCF President Hitt: How We’re Using Digital Learning to Increase Access and Improve Outcomes
This blog was originally published on The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities blog on October 10, 2017 With all of the...
Sep 13, 2017
(Re)Connect to College – Working with “Stop-out” Students in Cleveland
Cleveland State University (CSU) and College Now Greater Cleveland are collaborating on a project called (Re)Connect to College – aimed...
Aug 26, 2017
The Future Ready Campus: Opportunities + Outcomes = Student Success
How can we connect student success outcomes, return on investment, and strategic resource allocation in a way that sustains the...
Aug 2, 2017
California State University, Fresno Collaborates with Fresno Unified School District to Support Succ
California State University, Fresno, was one of 12 members of the Collation of Urban Serving Universities to receive a Collaborative...
Jul 21, 2017
Georgia State University Scales Student Success Model to Reach a Broader Student Population
At Georgia State University, we have successfully raised graduation rates, lowered time to degree, and decreased debt for our students by...
Jun 9, 2017
All Hands on Deck: Partnering with Faculty to Redefine Excellence for Our Students and University
“Professor, I cannot thank you enough for this. You gave me hope! I’ll do my best!” recently emailed Miguel, an FIU first-year student,...
May 26, 2017
Redesigning Advising? Online Course Provides Opportunity to Learn from Leading Colleges and Universi
This blog was originally published on the EDUCAUSE Review, Transforming Higher Ed blog on April 28, 2017 Last year, as program manager...
May 19, 2017
Collaborating for Change: Flexible Degrees at Portland State University
This blog entry features Portland State University’s Collaborating for Change project efforts. PSU is one of three USU institutions...
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