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30 Student success priorities for the 2020s
Most strategic plans fail to set useful goals. Why these mistakes make it impossible to meet institutional objectives.
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The false tradeoff between academic rigor and course pass rates
See four proven approaches to working with faculty and academic departments to redesign high-DFW courses while maintaining or even strengthening their academic rigor.
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Student Success Blog
3 ways to make advising experiences more meaningful for disengaged students
Students who develop a relationship with a campus advisor are more likely to persist than students who don't, but students don't always know how advisors can help them. Learn three strategies to make advising more about holistic support and self-direction rather than transactional questions.
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Community College Blog,Student Success Blog
Look beyond demographics to serve students better
Student success initiatives based on demographic risk indicators are well-intentioned but often misguided. Learn how you can collect better information about students to identify those students who truly need extra support—and empower those who don't.
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Student Success Blog
A better way to engage first-generation parents
One-size-fits-all communication doesn't work for your students and it doesn't work for their parents, either. Read about how one institution created more customized newsletters for first-generation students' parents.
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Enrollment Blog
Survey findings: How does your admissions staffing measure up?
An ongoing concern is effective staffing in enrollment management offices. Learn more from our benchmarking survey about how both public and private institutions' EM and admissions offices are operating more efficiently.
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Student Success Blog
Does Blue Apron have the best recipe for student outcomes?
New cooks and students entering the workforce have much in common—they know what they want to achieve, but they don't always know how to get there. Meal-kit services such as Blue Apron offer key lessons for how academic leaders can help students prepare for the workforce.
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How to use the admissions process to help students select the right major
Picking the right major can be a big source of anxiety for students, especially because choosing or switching majors too late can delay graduation. Learn how Florida International University built major exploration into the admissions process to help students find the right major early and graduate in four years.
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Community College Blog,Strategy Blog
The community college leader’s guide to overcoming ‘new initiative’ anxiety
Discover three common anxieties that college leaders face before launching a new student success program, as well as strategies to overcome each one.
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Enrollment Blog
Why enrollment should be at the center of academic program review
In today's uncertain financial climate, it's more important than ever that academic programs achieve peak enrollment performance. Few institutions take enrollment into account during program reviews, however. Learn how Virginia Tech overhauled its program review process with the addition of enrollment viability assessments.
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