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I am pleased to share that the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has named Florida Atlantic University as a finalist for its 2022 Degree Completion Award. Each year, the award serves to identify, recognize and reward institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve degree completion while ensuring educational quality. This is the second year in a row that ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ has been recognized as a finalist.

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ was selected for implementing a team-based analytics strategy that continues to address equity gaps, advance student success, and increase the university’s graduation rate. This data-driven approach enabled ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ to more than double its four-year graduation rate from 19 percent in 2014 to 50 percent in 2021. Importantly, these gains have been largest among historically underserved groups, including Black, Latino, and Pell-eligible students.

As one of the nation's most diverse public research universities, we are very proud that ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ is now a two-time finalist for the prestigious APLU Degree Completion Award. We have made tremendous strides to improve graduation and retention rates for all, and it is an honor to be recognized for these efforts.