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3 ways technology can help overcome financial barriers
Financial pressure is the top reason that students leave college. Learn 3 ways technology can help overcome financial barriers to student success.
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Closing the equity gap in retention and persistence rates
While conducting my research I found many risk factors that can influence the equity gap including pre-college (financial factors, college prep), student experience (feelings of belonging, college transition), and academics (advising, rigor). Multiple resources noted that peer-to-peer mentoring programs increase first year engagement and ease both the academic and social transition to college.
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What 126 presidents learned from Slack about the future of work
126 college and university presidents discussed the future of work during our Presidential Experience Lab, EAB’s signature event for college and university presidents to take inspiration from out-of-industry exemplars to consider thought-provoking concepts, lessons and trends to help shape their leadership efforts and institutional strategy.
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Who could benefit the most from more academic advising?
Our data science team has been studying how advising interactions might inflect student outcomes by analyzing data from over two dozen partner institutions in the Student Success Collaborative. Explore some of their early findings.
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How the first-gen experience prepared CSU’s chancellor for the job
Dr. Joseph Castro, chancellor of California State University, discusses how his experience as a first-generation student led him to pursue a career in higher education and how it has made him a more compassionate leader.
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1 year ago, academic plans were a great idea. Now? They’re a necessity
When students can’t access campus support staff or advisors in person, finding answers is more challenging than ever, but having a tool to guide them as they adapt their academic plans to the new reality can greatly help.
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Higher ed’s demographic future
Dr. Nathan Grawe, author of Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education, discusses his follow-up book The Agile College. He shares how COVID has impacted his forecasts plus insights from proactive institutions grappling with the effects of demographic change.
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