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Student Success

UB Op-ed: Education’s many stakeholders (An article revisited)

In 2005, we published an article in University Business on the importance of educational institutions recognizing the influence and voices of students, parents, communities and employers in the academic enterprise. Five observations stand out as we revisit and reconsider the stakeholder question in 2019.
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Institute seeks employment data standardization

A new report from The Institute for College Access & Success proposes ways to standardize the gathering of more accurate graduate employment data.

Research center aims to further reform Greek system

The Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and Reform at Penn State provides yet another example of the higher ed community’s push to eliminate hazing, sexual assault and other dangerous behaviors at fraternities and sororities.

Prepare students for a future of artificial intelligence

Universities need to ensure high tech fluency for those in every subject area to advance their work

First-year experiences enrich college life

My daughter, a sophomore at a small liberal arts college, took a leave of absence to spend 14 months working with a nongovernmental organization in Guatemala. As her dad, I’m proud this experience helped her grow. As a president, I wonder how we might better develop first-year experiences that bring such meaning to a student’s life.

Survive or Thrive: Overcoming the Student Engagement Challenge

Authentic engagement with the institution is often the key differentiator between students that thrive, and those that just survive, their college experience. But the needs and expectations of students are […]
Mon Feb 25th, 2019

Campus card system helps support student success while increasing efficiency

Colorado Mesa University’s new campus ID platform tracks the most popular items in the dining hall, but more importantly, it tracks when students aren’t making it to the dining hall […]
Thu Nov 29th, 2018

A holistic approach to student success increases financial literacy, reduces debt

A Kentucky university saw Cohort Default Rates plummet and financial literacy improve almost immediately after implementing two programs that take different, but related, approaches to student success. At the end of […]
Thu Nov 29th, 2018

Exploring positive autism-spectrum outcomes in higher ed

While about one-third of high school students with autism now enroll in college, they are much less likely than other students, both with and without (other) disabilities, to graduate from […]
Thu Nov 29th, 2018

5 ways to make meaningful connections with adult learners

Recruiting adult learners for continuing education and degree completion programs may be one of the most challenging tasks in higher education—but it also represents a great revenue opportunity because a […]
Wed Nov 28th, 2018

B-schools: Proactive trendsetters or reactive followers?

Should business schools cater to the desires of the business world and deliver graduates that perform in line with the needs out there? Or should they each meet improved and […]
Wed Nov 28th, 2018

Reconstructing general ed for colleges and universities

While a college’s general education curriculum touches every student, officials may go many years without touching those requirements in any significant way. In fact, some institutions are still using general ed […]
Fri Nov 23rd, 2018

K12 administration veteran to take the helm at North Carolina’s Davidson County CC

Darrin Hartness will lead Davidson County Community College in North Carolina after spending his entire career in the state’s K12 public school system. For the past seven years, Hartness has […]
Fri Oct 26th, 2018

Amplifying the voices of college student government leaders

A large majority of student government presidents say they have a role in campus decision-making, though just more than half feel “very influential,” according to the first annual “Student Voice […]
Fri Oct 26th, 2018

Influence index

The “Student Voice Index” report by the National Campus Leadership Council outlines how student leaders rate their roles in decision-making. LINK TO MAIN ARTICLE: Amplifying the voices of college student government leaders
Fri Oct 26th, 2018

Other student philanthropy centers

“Having a physical space for student philanthropy is a clear indication that it matters to the institution,” says Robert Moore, vice president of marketing and communications of the Council for […]
Fri Oct 26th, 2018

Sample “Grit Scale” questions

Students are asked about what statements (of 10 total) apply to them, responding with “very much like me,” “mostly like me,” “somewhat like me,” “not much like me,” or “not […]
Fri Oct 26th, 2018

The nitty-gritty of college student success

A research project into how student athletes recover from concussions has turned into a strategic tool to help students as they transition to college life. Researchers at Lebanon Valley College […]
Fri Oct 26th, 2018

Meeting the changing expectations of today’s students

Who is today’s college student? A new student is emerging. Fewer than half of today’s students fit into the 18- to 22-year-old demographic—now they are 18 to 80. Many students […]
Wed Oct 24th, 2018