Academic Life

A new report from Tyton Partners encourages institutional leaders and academic advisers to consider the role of generative artificial intelligence to support advising caseloads and course mapping.

Research from Ad Astra finds eight-week courses can increase students’ annual credit completion. To build a short-term schedule, campus leaders should identify goals and make sure programs are aligned for ease of student experience.

To help scale traditional faculty/student models of undergraduate research engagement, institutional leaders can consider research peer mentoring, group-based programs and community-engaged research, write Brett H. Say and Caitlin Pingree.

Davenport University in Michigan added a feature to help current and potential students identify how their experiences outside of college apply to their degree programs. The tech tool serves as a tactic to expose students to credit for prior learning.

Fourteen colleges in the California State University system will reach out to learners with some credit but no degree to aid in re-enrollment and completion. The pilot will provide data and insight for a possible policy change.

Pacific Oaks College in California hired bilingual tutors to support Spanish-speaking students, encouraging them to seek help and promoting connection to the institution.