Knack

MARCH 5, 2025

But that promise falls short when academic support systems fail to reach the students who need them most. Too often, support services are designed with a one-size-fits-all approach, assuming students will seek out help on their own. Higher education promises opportunity, mobility, and the chance to build a better future.

Academic support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2025

Still, each of us was propelled by early access to academic support programs and the belief that higher education can and should be an engine for justice and transformation. Corris P.A. Davis While we each earned STEM undergraduate degrees, we took different paths to obtain our Ph.D.s.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Schools and colleges working together can address skill gaps, inspire interest in STEM, and ensure students are equipped for the next step in their academic journey. Academic Support in STEM Providing targeted academic support within STEM programs is essential.

Student success

Knack

JULY 31, 2025

Most students graduate with academic knowledge, but many still struggle to explain the real-world skills they’ve developed along the way. Communication. Problem-solving. Leadership. Employers consistently rank these competencies as critical, yet underdeveloped. The disconnect isn’t that students haven’t gained these skills.

Academic support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

“The formal work of AANAPISI at UCLA is in its very early stages, but it builds upon a legacy of programs in many different units across the campus such as academic and student affairs, admissions, academic support and retention programs, and alumni affairs,” said Yoo.

Retention

Knack

MAY 14, 2025

Sustaining Student Support Amid Shifting Budgets Across the country, colleges and universities are grappling with a difficult truth: even as the need for student support intensifies, the financial resources available to provide it are shrinking.

Academic support

Knack

JULY 9, 2025

As Senior Program Manager and Knack Program Administrator (KPA), Chyna plays a vital role in ensuring that every student has access to meaningful, flexible academic support. From scaling tutoring operations to integrating new support models, she leads with purpose, strategy, and care.

Tutoring

Knack

JULY 1, 2025

Since 2021, the University of New Hampshire has partnered with Knack to offer scalable, peer-led academic support to its undergraduate students. For UNH, this growth hasn’t come at the expense of its on-campus academic support services. What began as a pilot initiative has evolved into a full-scale, campus-wide strategy.

Tutoring

Knack

JULY 23, 2025

During a recent webinar co-hosted by Knack and EAB, Dawna Perez from UNH shared how they’ve built a unified student support ecosystem by combining peer tutoring through Knack with early alerts and case management via Navigate360. The result?

Retention

Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) has established a framework where senior leadership and all academic support units understand how their roles contribute to student success. In adopting a data-driven model, they collaborated to determine which data to include and regularly discussed insights to take meaningful action.

Advising

School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Mentorship and Support Programs: Academic Support: Provide academic support services, such as tutoring and counseling, to ensure the success of financial aid recipients. Flexible Payment Plans: Installment Plans: Offer flexible payment plans to spread out tuition costs over the year.

Financial aid

Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

But even the most capable students can struggle if they don’t have access to basic resources like quiet study spaces, reliable Wi-Fi, group meeting areas, and academic support services. With course-level insights , institutions can identify where students are struggling and identify the right academic support.

Success

Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

For example, showing how a first-generation student thrived after engaging with an academic advisor can inspire others to do the same. Increase representation in support resources Representation matters.

Mental health

Civitas Learning

MAY 27, 2025

More than a philanthropic win, Opportunity Vanderbilt forced the institution to reevaluate its alignmentensuring that student services, academic support, and financial investments worked in sync to set students up for success both in and beyond college. You can’t just ask, Are our students graduating?

Financial aid

Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

In response, they implemented several targeted strategies: Weekly instructor check-ins to align on content and assignments APA and writing workshops for students enrolled in ENGL 1301 Academic support referrals to help students build foundational skills These efforts led to a notable result: persistence rose from 59% to 70% in a single term.

Scheduling

Knack

MARCH 20, 2025

At the Association for the Coaching & Tutoring Profession (ACTP) conference in Orlando, I had the absolute privilege of catching up with Dr. John Gardnerone of the biggest inspirations for many of us in higher education. His work has shaped how we think about student success, and his influence continues to push the field forward.

Academic support

Knack

JUNE 24, 2025

More than half of college students—an estimated 53%—have never accessed any form of academic support on their campus. Learning centers remain a vital hub for academic support, yet their capacity is often shaped by hours, staffing, or space.

Academic support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2025

The brief spotlights several successful programs, including Sacramento State University's Black Honors College the nation's first, established in 2024which provides specialized coursework, residential living communities, and dedicated academic support services.

Higher education

Knack

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We’re excited to announce Knack’s new partnership with Union County, New Jersey, to offer free tutoring to middle school students (grades 5-8), with support from dedicated tutors from local colleges and universities.

Tutoring

Knack

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As institutions seek innovative ways to elevate student success, one of the most promising strategies is leveraging peer interaction as a cornerstone of academic support. Higher education thrives on connection—between students and faculty, among peers, and within the broader campus community.

Tutoring

Knack

APRIL 17, 2025

Ten years ago, Knack was founded with a bold vision: to make academic support equitable and accessible for all students.

Academic support

School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

To ensure a smooth transition, private schools can provide comprehensive support services for transfer students. A dedicated transfer student advisor can offer guidance and support throughout the enrollment process. Academic support services, such as tutoring and test prep, can help students succeed academically.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2025

Student Success - Sessions address retention strategies, academic support systems, and innovative approaches to ensuring students graduate prepared for 21st-century careers.

Literacy

Knack

JULY 3, 2025

Nearly one in four first-year students doesn’t return for their second year of college. That’s the sobering takeaway from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s latest report on student persistence. But behind that data lies an opportunity: to better understand when, how, and why students disengage — and to act earlier.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2025

She previously served as the Associate Dean of Student Support Services and Director of Student Success and Support Services at Long Beach City College.

Student affairs

Knack

JANUARY 24, 2025

As colleges and universities strive to enhance student success, one key strategy is increasing access to academic support services. Flexible tutoring locations offer a solution to this challenge, ensuring students can get the support they need, wherever they are.

Tutoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

An example of an academic support program at Merced is EXCEL!, which serves students in the School of Natural Sciences by offering structured academic success coaching to students in academic difficulty or who stopped out.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

Research consistently shows that Black and African American students face systemic barriers in accessing and completing higher education, including financial instability and limited academic support.

Grant

Knack

AUGUST 1, 2025

At the College of Charleston, student success isn’t just a priority. It’s a community-wide commitment. And starting Fall 2025, that commitment will take an exciting new form: a dynamic partnership with Knack that brings free, flexible peer tutoring to students in science, math, computer science, and business courses.

Student success

Knack

MAY 1, 2025

Rethinking Academic Support in Higher Ed Colleges and universities are currently facing a host of challengesdeclining enrollment, budget constraints, shifting workforce demands, and the urgent need to improve outcomes for historically underserved students.

Tutoring

Knack

MARCH 12, 2025

In higher education, academic support isnt just about delivering contentits about connection. Students who feel supported, seen, and valued are more likely to persist and succeed. When peer tutors go beyond transactional help to build meaningful academic relationships, the impact extends far beyond the classroom.

Tutoring

Knack

MAY 28, 2025

In this multi-part series, weve been highlighting institutions that are reimagining academic support in powerful ways. The Knack Partner Awards celebrate campuses that go above and beyond to expand access, scale impact, and empower students through peer tutoring.

Tutoring

College Planners of America

JUNE 11, 2025

During the 1980-1981 academic year, public and private colleges spent $20.7 billion in total on instruction and $13 billion on academic support, student services, and college support services combined, according to data from the National Center for Educational Statistics. billion.

Administration

COE

JUNE 11, 2025

If TRIO is eliminated, we lose a national infrastructure of academic support and college access that has been quietly yet consistently transforming lives for nearly six decades. The other helps lead the nation’s largest TRIO advocacy organization and began his journey as a TRIO student in a rural Washington town.

First generation

COE

JUNE 3, 2025

In addition to its proven effectiveness, TRIO is essential in rural communities and under-resourced schools that often lack the infrastructure to support students from historically marginalized backgrounds. TRIO bridges that gapproviding personalized advising, mentorship, academic support, and a clear pathway to college completion.

First generation

Knack

JULY 10, 2025

Across the country, students are arriving on campus with AP credits and dual enrollment experience, only to find themselves floundering in college courses. This paradox was brought into sharp relief in Beckie Supiano’s recent Chronicle of Higher Education article, The Crumbling Boundary Between High School and College.

Higher education

Knack

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Like many institutions, JU understands that fostering meaningful academic support and engagement is key to helping students persist and thrive. At Jacksonville University (JU), student success is always top of mind.

Tutoring