Filter & Sort
Filter
SORT BY DATE
Order
Two young men take an exam

Academic Success Tip: Help Students Prepare for Final Exams

Exams can place exceptional stress on students. Here are four ways practitioners can mitigate student stress and set them up for success.

University students hanging out on campus main lawn on a sunny day

Report: 6 Ways to Strengthen Transfer Pipelines

A new report from the Campaign for College Opportunity identifies gaps in transfer student experiences that negatively impact these students’ ability to earn a bachelor’s degree from a four-year institution, as well as recommendations for improvement related to partnerships, advising, targeted supports and cultural change.

Indiana University in the fall is decorated with orange and red foliage

New on the Job: Q&A With Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, VP for Student Success, Indiana University

In her inaugural role, Payne-Kirchmeier is responsible for leading a united vision for student success across Indiana University’s seven campuses and two regional centers.

Three students and a faculty member work with plants in Mizzou's Interdisciplinary Plant Group research center.

Academic Success Tip: Open Doors to Research in Students’ First Year

A long-running first-year undergraduate research initiative at the University of Missouri expands opportunities for students studying natural sciences to get engaged in hands-on learning earlier.

Four people work on laptops and tablets at a round white table.

Academic Success Tip: Broaden Office Hours Across Disciplines

Rather than hosting office hours one-on-one in a faculty member’s office, Virginia Commonwealth University organizes gatherings for multiple faculty members in a common space, making the experience more welcoming to students.

A professor speaks to a student in his lecture hall class, as other students are working on assignments.

Academic Self-Regulation Interventions Can Promote Success for All

For first-generation students as well as their peers, professors can break down barriers to allow students to excel, writes Pola Ham, an assistant professor of occupational therapy.

 E-learning online education or internet encyclopedia concept. Open laptop and book compilation in a classroom.

Survey: Course Materials’ Costs Impact Student Success

A new survey of college students in Pennsylvania suggests that some are undercutting their own success over concerns about paying for required course materials. What does this mean for the rest of higher ed?

Black male student listens attentively to older adult giving guidance.

Report: Strengthening Community College Student Transfer

Research from the California Community Colleges system identifies four experiences that increase likelihood of transfer among African American students from a two-year to four-year institution.