Academic Life

When working alongside teaching assistants, professors can consider these five areas to promote a better experience for themselves, the assistants and the undergraduate learners enrolled in the course.

Florida State University opened the Center for Academic Guidance this year, using data to identify struggling students and providing them with support resources to improve retention and persistence.

A new study published in the American Educational Research Association’s journal found, when classes are more diverse, all students achieve higher grades.

New research from California State University, Fullerton, found students who participated in a first-year experience course were more likely to persist to their second year and achieved higher grades, on average.

DePaul University staffers are piloting a zero-credit course to connect incoming neuroscience students and provide a resource hub for them during their first year.

Franklin University created an online portal to guide community college students as they consider transferring and decide to start that process. The pathway decreases chances of credit loss and keeps students from paying for courses that do not count toward a degree.

Ohio Wesleyan is seeing its highest retention numbers in more than a decade as it targets student success from multiple angles.

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