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- The Enrollment Cliff
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From Oversight to Impact: How Governing Boards and Administrators Advance Student Success
This report shares the stories and leading practices of four public institutions (California State University San Bernardino, City University of New York Hostos Community College, Kean University in New Jersey, and Prairie View A&M University in Texas) that are elevating student success. These institutions and their systems, related foundations, governing boards, and administrations have demonstrated exceptional progress in increasing success for all students and in reducing gaps in retention and completion for vulnerable students in the current extraordinary environment. The report provides case studies, analysis, successful strategies, checklists, key questions, and recommendations for governing boards and campus administrators of all types of institutions to work together to improve educational outcomes.
Elizabeth Davis
President
Furman University
Heather M. Fehn
Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
The College of New Jersey
Richard Uchida
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the College
Colby College
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