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A Virtual Culture of Care – The Caring Campus Initiative
Inside Higher Ed, a leading source for the latest news, analysis, and services for the entire higher education community, highlights the success of IEBC’s Caring Campus Initiative and its participating colleges in keeping students connected during the pandemic. “A Virtual Culture Of Care” features first-person stories describing how IEBC successfully helped colleges create a culture of care online as campuses closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To Improve Student Retention, IEBC’s Initiative Aims to Create More Caring Campuses
In Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, Sarah Wood writes that colleges are working with the Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC)’s Caring Campus initiative to increase student retention. Research indicates that students who lack a connection with their institution are less likely to return for the next semester.
Creating a Data-Informed Culture in Community Colleges: A New Model for Educators
Creating a Data-Informed Culture in Community Colleges by Brad C. Phillips and Jordan E. Horowitz, published by Harvard Education Press (2017), offers a research-based model approach for turning data into information that is useful, usable, and actionable. They draw from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics to demonstrate how colleges can make better use of data resulting in improvements in student success.
ECMC Foundation Awards New Grant to IEBC Expanding Caring Campus Initiative
ECMC Foundation, a nationally focused foundation investing in initiatives that improve educational outcomes and support post-secondary education and career success among underserved populations, is providing funding to the Institute for Evidence-Based Change (IEBC) to expand its Caring Campus Initiative.
IEBC Newsletter – Spring 2021
Read the Spring 2021 IEBC Newsletter to learn about Caring Campus leaders and colleges who have received high honors at national, state and local levels.
Caring Campus Webinar: Professional Classified Staff Front and Center In Improving Student Success
This one-hour IEBC webinar featured Sacramento City College President Michael Gutierrez, Irvine Valley College Senior Administrative Assistant Amy Hunter, and Riverside City College Outreach Specialist Akia Marshall who shared their roles and experiences.
Community College Research Center Reports
COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESEARCH CENTER, TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
In this brief, CCRC introduces research they are conducting on the IEBC staff-focused Caring Campus initiative.
The IEBC Commitment to Equity
The tragic death of George Floyd in 2020 has thrown a spotlight on our society’s pervasive racism and inequities that continue to result in loss of life and lack of opportunity.
Report: Caring Campus: An Initiative to Involve Community College Staff in Increasing Student Success
Despite research pointing to the crucial role nonacademic staff play in student success in higher education, large-scale reform efforts at community colleges and elsewhere typically focus little direct attention on interpersonal interactions between students and staff.
The Guides: Providing Student Support Services in Extraordinary Times
Professional staff have a considerable and important role to play in retaining students and improving student success. Three IEBC guides and accompanying one-hour webinars provide concrete ways for staff to engage with students.