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How Can University Culture Change to Better Serve Students?
For low income and first generation students, cost is often a barrier to college, but certain cultural aspects of the university experience can act as powerful obstacles as well. How are innovative higher ed leaders changing traditional university values to better serve students?
innovation
Three Successful Strategies for Higher Ed Innovation
Recently the venerable Washington Monthly took a look at "America's Ten Most Innovative College Presidents"
Awards
Dr. Tim Renick wins National Award for Student Success Innovation an...
Georgia State University Vice President Dr.
Bright Spots in Hispanic Education
This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month marks the 25th anniversary of the White House Initiative on Educational
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U.S. Department of Education Awards UIA $8.9 Million to Evaluate Ana...
The University Innovation Alliance receives federal First in the World grant to conduct four-year study to evaluate impact of analytics and coaching.
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University Innovation Alliance Celebrates a Tremendous First Year
The University Innovation Alliance launched one year ago this month, and the progress in our first year has surpassed our expectations.
News
Four UIA Members Recognized for Driving Innovation in Higher Ed
Buzz is building about the transformational changes taking place on University Innovation Alliance campuses. Last week, four UIA members were recognized as the most innovative universities in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its 2016 America’s Best Colleges guide. For the first time ever, U.S. News asked university presidents, provosts, and admissions deans around the nation to select the institutions they credit with trying new approaches to improving success for both students and faculty. Alliance institutions recognized were: Arizona State University (#1), Georgia State University (#5), the University of Central Florida (13th), and Purdue University (#21).
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UIA Schools Named Most Innovative By US News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report announced, today, that four University Innovation Alliance member institutions have been named among the nation’s most innovative institutions: Arizona State University (#1), Georgia State University (#5), University of Central Florida (#13), and Purdue University (#21).
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UIA leader testifies before Senate HELP committee
Last week, Dr. Tim Renick, Georgia State University Vice Provost and Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Success, testified before the U.S. Senate HELP committee, sharing about the success of Georgia State University in its work to eliminate race and income as a predictors of student outcomes.
Articles
We Need to Stop Giving Campus Leaders the Wrong Advice
While much of the current conversation in higher education is focused toward what college and university presidents need to do differently to prepare for the future, there is not nearly...