Those of us working most closely with students know that persistence does not happen because a resource exists. It happens because a student is ready to engage in it.
The day a student uses their phone to access a residence hall, get a meal, or make a purchase is the day the system is fully public. There is no quiet rollout.
Here are three ways that this network of small, embedded community colleges is dramatically improving bachelor's completion for first-generation students.
Today, AI is no longer a concept to explore in higher education; it's a capability to implement. The technology has matured. So have the expectations. Institutions now face tighter budgets, increased public scrutiny around cost and outcomes, and the far-reaching impacts of FAFSA delays and demographic shifts. As noted in Liaison's new report, AI in […]
As mission statements become highly generalized, they provide diminishing guidance for allocating resources, defining target student populations or evaluating program and institutional performance.
In an era of intense political polarization, the assumption has taken hold that students are choosing colleges the way they choose political candidates.
Culture—the interplay of attitudes, values, relationships and behaviors—doesn't just influence how the other tools are used; it determines the outcomes they produce.
The most successful learning environments go beyond function, acting as active participants in the learning process to help students focus and flourish.
