Student Success Blog

4 tech-focused ways to build career readiness for college students

Doubts around the value of college are high, but by promoting career readiness for college students, higher education can prove its worth. Read more.

Student readiness is this generation’s defining challenge. Solving it will require true collaboration.

Recently, colleagues across EAB (me included) have become increasingly concerned about what we perceive to be this decade’s (and perhaps this generation’s) defining challenge: academic and socioemotional readiness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 steps to build better student support in higher ed

College doesn’t come with an instruction manual for students. Every decision students make along the way could impact their success. Addressing these challenges early can set them up for success.

Student success teams are already using AI on a daily basis. Here’s what institutions need to know

EAB set out to understand more about how student success teams are using AI in their day-to-day roles so leadership can develop stronger AI strategies.

Three ways to connect students with financial support

To help reduce student “bounce,” our research identified three easy opportunities for warm handoffs, from advising to financial support.

The impact of the delayed FAFSA rollout on college retention

How colleges can combat student disengagement and increase socioemotional readiness

Student mental health, while far from a new challenge, is impacting students’ ability to succeed and thrive in college in the wake of Covid-19.

3 Strategies to address pandemic-related time management and study skill gaps

We found three promising strategies to help students diagnose and address their study and time management needs.

4 ways to bridge the gap in your student mental health services

Here are four tips for leaders who want to improve and extend their mental health services without hiring more counselors.