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Advised and Engaged: Getting Students More Involved in Academic Planning
Academic advising works—when students use it. What can be done to boost student engagement with academic advising structures?
Student Success Coaching Aids First-Year Retention
Kansas Wesleyan’s Student Success Coaching pairs first-year students with a staff coach, giving them tools for success for their academic careers.
College Holds Disproportionately Affect Students of Color
Nearly one in three Black students and one in four Hispanic students have been unable to register for classes to due to an institutional hold.
Study: Minority Male Student Success Linked to Having Consistent Academic Coach
Persistence and completion for this vulnerable student population are more likely to happen when students have an opportunity to form a relationship over time with an academic coach.
Nearly Half of Students Lack Key Academic Guidance
Just 55 percent of students say they’ve been advised on required coursework for graduation, according to Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse’s survey on students’ experiences with advising and registration.
Program Innovation: Establishing Healthy Student Learning Habits
The University of Iowa’s Learning at Iowa program reinforces necessary skills for incoming students, preparing them for academic success by focusing on mind-set, metacognition and memory.
Micro-Internships Give Women a Foot in the Tech Industry Door
Break Through Tech’s Sprinternships offer women and minority groups short-term opportunities for professional experience in tech.
Boot Camps, With Mentors
Gonzaga University, with Springboard, is launching a set of tech boot camps in which students meet with mentors weekly.