Student Success Blog

30 Student success priorities for the 2020s

This blog explores three major trends in student success and outlines 30 student success priorities for the 2020s.

How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity

Change leadership acts as a vital bridge between intent and action. What does effective change leadership look like in practice? In this post, we’ll take you inside an initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) to illustrate how their Associate Vice Chancellor Dr. Phyllis King used the change leadership principles leveraged by EAB’s Moon Shot for Equity to create sustainable transformation on campus.

How to empower student-parents in higher education

How to empower student-parents in higher education

Generation Hope founder and CEO Nicole Lynn Lewis discusses the importance of valuing student-parents and provides tips for higher ed leaders.

Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

Recent middle school testing data shows us that we have a big problem lurking below the surface, an imminent yet largely underrecognized threat slowly swimming its way across the mid-2020s.

4 ways to build faculty buy-in for student success initiatives

Faculty are in a unique position to provide academic and personal support to students, and their guidance can have a positive impact on student outcomes. But institutions face common roadblocks when trying to secure faculty buy-in for major student success initiatives. Read this post to learn 4 ways to build faculty buy-in.

How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors

As many as 3 in 4 students now say they considered leaving college at some point over the last 6 months due to emotional stress. Few institutions feel they're fully staffed to meet this challenge as mental health professionals are in short supply and often already over capacity. This blog discusses how schools are expanding mental health support without hiring more counselors—and the role technology can play.

How will we measure student success in the 2020s?

As we think about where student success is headed in the next decade, it’s useful to look back at where we’ve been. From guided pathways to student engagement and experience, this post reviews how our understanding of student success and success metrics has evolved by exploring the four big “lineages” of student success best practice.

5 areas for community colleges leaders to take stock in 2023

After weathering the storm of the pandemic, it's time for community colleges to begin shifting mindsets from “crisis” to sustainability. Read about five areas to take stock of where you are and where you want to be, along with resources to help you sustain your most impactful practices in the upcoming year and beyond.