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Program Innovation: Scholarship Program Develops Cultural Understanding
Oregon Institute of Technology reimagined scholarship requirements to promote student success by adding professional and personal skill development focused on identity, diversity and cultural engagement.
Academic Success Tip: Encouraging Class Attendance
Learning in college goes hand in hand with showing up to class. Professors find success promoting attendance using four methods.
Have You Thanked a Professor Today?
Virginia Tech helps students send personalized thank-you notes to instructors at the end of the academic term. Professors like it, but what are the possible benefits to students?
Higher Education Needs Its Own Version of Moneyball
Better use of real-time data can improve the likelihood that students stay in college and graduate. Sarah Collins and Charles Ansell offer three ways to be more strategic about collecting and analyzing student progress data for improved outcomes.
Academic Success Tip: Train Professors to Make Content Accessible
The University of North Dakota opened an assistive technology lab in May, providing training and resources for faculty and staff members to promote universal design for learning principles in coursework.
New on the Job: Alan Bearman, Washburn University
Washburn University in Kansas is reimagining the student experience life cycle and established Alan Bearman as the inaugural vice president for strategic enrollment, dean of student success and libraries.
Positive Partnership: STEM Scholarship Cohort Boosts Diversity
The University of Nebraska at Lincoln partners with local colleges to promote success among low-income STEM students.
Success Program Launch: Success Center for a Commuter Campus
The University of Houston Downtown’s Gator Success Institute will join student support resources into one department and implement seven success initiatives—including degree maps, bilingual programming for parents and employee mentorships.