Student Success Professionals Face Growing Pressure Amid DEI Bans
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The annual Student Success in Higher Education conference gathered 1,500 student affairs professionals addressing issues like declining public confidence in higher education, financial challenges affecting student retention, and burnout among staff. The conference highlighted three tracks: data and assessment, support for first-generation students, and dismantling barriers to equity. Keynote speaker Tia Brown McNair emphasized the need to recognize the external pressures affecting diversity, equity, and inclusion work in higher education. The event reflects an intimate setting where practitioners can unite over shared experiences and challenges in student success.
Public confidence in higher education is declining, leading to financial hurdles for student retention and increasing burnout among student affairs professionals. The need for support is urgent.
The annual Student Success in Higher Education conference focused on data assessment, assisting first-generation students, and dismantling obstacles to equity in the face of rising governmental attacks.
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