Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

When we talk about student success, it’s easy to focus on the classroom. 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.

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Knack

JULY 9, 2025

At Missouri S&T, the heartbeat of the Student Success Center is Chyna Howell. 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. Her commitment?

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Knack

JANUARY 14, 2025

For countless students, particularly first-year and at-risk learners, this semester is a make-or-break moment. Without urgent, proactive academic support, many students will struggle to keep up and make the heartbreaking decision to transfer or leave their institution entirely.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In today’s higher education landscape, creating a successful student experience means seeing the whole student—not just their academic performance. Insights help teams create tailored support plans, but many institutions find it difficult to access quality data.

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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. Personalized Support: When families feel valued and understood, they are more likely to trust the school’s financial aid decisions.

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Knack

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Higher education thrives on connection—between students and faculty, among peers, and within the broader campus community. 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.

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Knack

JANUARY 24, 2025

As colleges and universities strive to enhance student success, one key strategy is increasing access to academic support services. However, even the most effective resources can go underutilized if they aren't convenient or accessible for students.

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Knack

MARCH 6, 2025

Many juggle jobs, family responsibilities, and commutes that make accessing support services difficult. If colleges and universities want to help every student succeed, they need to rethink how academic support is delivered.

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Knack

MARCH 20, 2025

His work has shaped how we think about student success, and his influence continues to push the field forward. 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.

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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. Today, UNH students have logged over 19,000 tutoring hours through Knack, demonstrating not just demand, but sustained engagement across courses and student demographics.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2025

In a timely publication released Thursday, education experts outline concrete strategies to support Black student success in college amid growing national pressures on diversity initiatives and following the 2023 Supreme Court decision limiting race-conscious admissions.

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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.

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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.

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Knack

APRIL 17, 2025

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

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Knack

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

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

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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.

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Knack

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) has long been committed to fostering student success through innovative academic support initiatives.

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Knack

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Peer tutoring has long been a staple of academic support in higher education, but could it rise to the level of a high-impact practice (HIP)? Together, we explored the potential of peer tutoring to transform student engagement and success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

The Black-Serving Institution designation requires institutions to enroll at least 1,500 Black students or maintain a student population that is at least 10% Black, along with demonstrating academic resources and support services specifically designed to promote Black student success.

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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. Even students in honors programs, selected through holistic review and loaded with early college credits, are turning in shallow essays and skimming the surface in class discussions.

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Knack

JULY 17, 2025

Nursing education has never been more rigorous, or more necessary. As the healthcare system faces staffing shortages and evolving clinical demands, the next generation of nurses must be equipped with more than clinical knowledge. They need soft skills like collaboration, communication, critical thinking, empathy, and leadership.

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COE

JUNE 3, 2025

territories called on Congress to reject the proposed cuts and reaffirm its commitment to college access and success for low-income, first-generation students. TRIO bridges that gapproviding personalized advising, mentorship, academic support, and a clear pathway to college completion.

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COE

JUNE 11, 2025

Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students June 11, 2025 — by Alejandra Campoverdi and Aaron Brown, Ph.D. The other helps lead the nation’s largest TRIO advocacy organization and began his journey as a TRIO student in a rural Washington town.

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Knack

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Knacks partnerships with colleges and schools of business have created dynamic opportunities for students to strengthen their understanding of core concepts, develop leadership skills, and build networks that extend beyond the classroom.

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Knack

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Peer tutoring offers a unique experience that combines academic support with personal growth and development for everyone involved. While students benefit greatly from working with a knowledgeable peer, the tutors themselves experience an equally valuable, often life-changing, opportunity.

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Knack

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Nursing programs are rigorous, fast-paced, and deeply rooted in collaborationmaking peer learning an essential resource for student success. By integrating peer tutoring into their programs, these institutions are helping students build confidence, deepen their understanding, and prepare for the challenges of clinical practice.

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COE

JULY 10, 2025

This prestigious award recognizes alumni of the Federal TRIO Programs—namely, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science, Talent Search, Student Support Services, Ronald E. The honorees will be recognized during COE’s 2025 Educational Opportunity Dinner in Chicago on Tuesday, September 9.

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Knack

APRIL 16, 2025

As the 20242025 academic year winds down, were also marking a full year of the ICLCA / Knack Learning Center Leader Roundtable Seriesan initiative designed to bring campus leaders together for candid, practical conversations about the future of academic support.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MARCH 10, 2025

What Completion Challenges Do Working Students and Student Parents Face? Attending college full-time, participating in campus activities, and consistently using academic support services improves students likelihood of degree completion. No other sources are as robust in this regard.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Community colleges need to build a more dynamic understanding of local labor markets, embed students’ relationships to work and career ambitions into academic support systems, rather than see our institutions as simply a throughway,” said Dr. Karen A. Success rates have grown from 40 to 60% on average.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The detrimental ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education won’t be going away any time soon, and student mental health is becoming an increasingly urgent issue, according to a recent EAB report. We found that student success leaders should anticipate at least five more years of elevated student needs,” the report noted.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2023

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Youtube In this episode, Dr. John Rindy covers a lot of ground when discussing proactive academic support. Dr. Rindy shares Slippery Rock’s initiatives on how to help all students succeed with increasing student needs and shrinking resources.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As Inside Higher Ed notes, “Students often turn to their faculty members for advice and support outside of academics, including career advice and mental health support, so positive student-faculty relationships are a critical piece of student success.”

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Civitas Learning

MAY 11, 2023

Higher education leaders recognize that achieving improved student outcomes requires more than a quick fix. Those who’ve found the most success understand that financial stability requires investing in a student success model that supports students and fiscal health.

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