Dr Timothy M Renick

Georgia State University

Timothy is the Executive Director, National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University. From 2008-2020, he led the university’s student success efforts, overseeing among the fastest improving graduation rates in the nation and the elimination of all equity gaps based on students’ race, ethnicity and income level. Georgia State now awards more bachelor’s degrees to African Americans than any other non-profit college or university in the U.S. Dr Renick has testified on strategies to help low-income college students succeed before both the U.S. Senate and House, and he has twice been invited to speak at the White House. His student-success work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Atlantic, and Time and cited by former President Obama. Fortune magazine named Dr Renick one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders for his pioneering work in transforming the field of student success. He was named one of the Most Innovative People in Higher Education by Washington Monthly, was the recipient of the National Award for Student Success Innovation from the University Innovation Alliance and was awarded the McGraw Prize in Higher Education.

The National Institute for Student Success is dedicated to designing, testing and disseminating evidence-based innovations to support better and more equitable outcomes for college students. Through diagnostic analysis and practitioner-led coaching, the NISS helps colleges and universities identify and remove institutionally-created barriers to college completion; and reduce equity gaps through data-driven interventions and systemic change to institutional processes and structures. To learn more about Georgia State’s approach to student success please visit: https://success.gsu.edu/

To learn more about Tim’s work, please view his TEDX talk and his presentation at the New York Times Higher Ed Leaders Forum.