Wellness/Student Success

Life support: How colleges are guiding students beyond campus life

These two institutions are connecting students with eager alumni to show them the ropes of what it means to be the next version of themselves: adults.

How can higher ed stop the bleeding from K12 learning loss?

Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education predicts current elementary and middle school students to be less prepared for postsecondary education workforce pipeline planning. Here are five recommendations to limit the consequences.

A race against time: 2 ways to push students toward higher retention, completion rates

A new report by Ad Astra suggests how higher education can alleviate potholes inhibiting students from completing their degrees faster—and thus—at a higher rate.

Leaders, students are on different pages when it comes to supporting degree completion

Anthology's latest research paints a telling picture of where communication streams are mixed on what it takes to support students on their way to a degree.

Schools need faster emergency response technology. What’s the holdup?

Despite the swiftness with which a shooting can occur, institutions have been slow to update their security systems, frustrating vendors who believe higher education leaders are letting practical campus solutions run right through their fingertips. 

Black students are most common targets as school hate crimes double

Higher education and K12 accounted for 10% of the hate crimes reported from 2018 to 2022, according to an FBI study that also looked at the ethnicity and religion of the victims.

This community college startup may be the prototype for student success

Campus is a hybrid community college attempting to reimagine affordability and student support and double the typical completion rates for community college students, all the while ensuring its staff is working at a competitive wage. 

Overhauling campus dining for a new era

From improving employee retention to executing tech-enabled decision-making, the National Association of College & University Food Services' report is the most comprehensive research project on campus dining to date, according to NACUFS CEO Robert Nelson.

This design firm may have just the branding blueprint you need to appeal to Gen Z

The nationally respected design firm identifies the key aspects that define a generation marked by its pandemic-era development and all its characteristics exacerbated it: intuitive technological use, observational shrewdness and concern for societal advancement.

How these 3 U.S. universities are democratizing study abroad access

While a typical semester abroad can require a student to fork over north of $15,000, this multi-layered partnership is allowing first-generation students to cross the pond at a fraction of the price.

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