EAB

JANUARY 20, 2023

Blogs Why your institution needs an up-to-date flexible work policy Remote and hybrid work is here to stay , and effective flexible work arrangements can help your institution attract and retain top talent, improve productivity, and conserve space and energy. Next step: Begin drafting your institution’s policy.

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EAB

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Content warning: this blog contains discussions of gun violence and hate speech. In this blog, I’ll outline the imperatives for campus administrators to act on, as well as five actions you can take today. Nearly 60% of students from those same surveys said they had heard such comments directly from teachers or administrators.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Improved Advisor Experience Many of our partners share experiencing a plateau in their retention rates despite efforts to improve student outcomes. We’ve learned from our community that an effective way to overcome retention plateaus is to shift from broad activities to focused, intentional efforts for specific student groups.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

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EAB

AUGUST 28, 2023

Blogs Most strategic plans fail to set useful goals. Therefore, an essential role of a strategic plan is to help faculty, staff, and administrators prioritize those ideas that are more likely to lead to the most important outcomes. Why these mistakes make it impossible to meet institutional objectives.

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#RealCollege Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

A special administration of the #RealCollege survey found that nearly three in five college students faced challenges in meeting their needs for food, housing, or other basic requirements of daily living during the pandemic, with Black students reporting rates of basic needs insecurity that were 19 percentage points higher than white students.

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EAB

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Blogs Americans’ trust in higher ed has reached a new low. Elevate the student experience to improve overall retention: Current students can also fall victim to the treacherous tuition cycle, leading to stopouts. For example, student-centered advising increases student achievement and positively impacts overall retention.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Blogs The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year AskEAB's 6 most popular research requests in 2022-2023 Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass hundreds of questions from district leaders and school administrators to our AskEAB team. This is no surprise, as 25 states (and Washington D.C.) Program evaluation: 4.5%

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 9, 2023

Administrators should carefully consider how and when faculty are asked to use alerts to provide information about student progress. Using a system to assess LMS engagement relative to peers and automatically surfaces signals to advisors based on that behavior can alleviate administrative tasks and provide actionable context for advisors.

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EAB

APRIL 12, 2023

Blogs The state of K-12 staffing: Superintendents report nationwide shortages in hiring qualified candidates By Josh Eddy Superintendents say their number one problem is staffing, particularly their ability to hire qualified candidates in our 2023 Voice of the Superintendent survey. Your staffing challenges are not going away.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 1, 2024

Administrators and department leads should conduct a thorough audit across all departments to understand what’s available to support students so they can decide what initiatives and programs need a closer look. Administrators and leaders should collaborate with Institutional Research to schedule regular reviews.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

Blogs What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape Recent releases from the Department of Education have put Online Program Managers (OPMs) front and center of the news cycle. Headlines about student debt and poor student outcomes have prompted federal attention. Are the Benefits of OPM Partnerships Worth the Risk?

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 19, 2023

De mocratizing Information Traditionally, just a few key administrators have had access to institutional data. UTSA Achieves 16% Retention Lift with Data-Activated Student Support Ecosystem Explore how the U. Empower teams to drive successful outcomes for students right now.

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Student Privacy Compass

OCTOBER 27, 2021

While school administrators work with their chosen service provider to set up a monitoring system that meets their school’s needs, student data can be collected in multiple ways, including from: School-Issued Devices: any student data that travels through an internet connection, wired or wireless, on a school-managed device.

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EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Blogs Children are facing potentially permanent learning loss. Research consistently suggests that highly effective teachers and coursework lead to better learning outcomes, increased learning retention, and more motivated students. Knowing how the human brain learns provides a blueprint for administrators to enhance teacher efficacy.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Blogs EAB Strategic Advisory Services Extends Breadth and Depth of Coverage The challenges facing higher education have become increasingly complex and interconnected over the past 15 years and in many cases require the collective action of multiple cabinet leaders and divisions to make progress.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity Change leadership acts as a vital bridge between intent and action. listen to our podcast with UWM on retention grants Initiative 2: Hold Reform In a groundbreaking move, UWM's leadership also initiated a comprehensive hold reform initiative.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 23, 2024

Moreover, barriers to retention, such as classes not offered in a certain term or conflicting courses, can lead students to under-enroll in courses or enroll in courses they don’t need to complete their degree.

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

Blogs What does a data management platform actually do? In this blog post, we answer that question with examples of the transformative impact that a data management platform can have on higher education. First, it improves retention by giving students the specific form of support they are most likely to benefit from.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 26, 2024

Additionally, manually selecting courses for 1,200 incoming students to prepare for orientation highlighted an opportunity to streamline administrative processes. Read the Blog Unified communication and advising documentation This intuitive approach to planning leads to more impactful advising conversations.

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EAB

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Blogs The Power of a Diverse Donor Portfolio in Your Annual Giving Program 3 Non-Alumni Audiences You Should Be Engaging Today’s advancement leaders will need to access the untapped potential of key audiences beyond alumni stakeholders if they’re going to meet their constantly growing institutional goals. Why engage non-alumni audiences?

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. This trend will shape the composition of the students you serve while dictating the importance of retention to maintain enrollment.

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

Blogs Districts are still struggling with low reading proficiency. Many states have third-grade reading retention laws , which require students to meet a reading standard before moving on to the next grade. These barriers are probably why. Third grade is a critical transition in K-12 education.

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Later that evening, I was invited to a higher education administrators’ social gathering with people from around the country. Academics throw around words like retention or feeder institution and expect that everyone in the room will know what they mean. My overarching goal of this blog is to ask for more help.

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EAB

JANUARY 5, 2023

In recent years, institutions have confronted historical legacies of oppression , invested in faculty diversity , and developed retention programs for Black and Latino men , among many other initiatives. Where higher ed leaders agree (and disagree) on the biggest barriers to DEIJ progress. Activities.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Blogs 30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s All my attention over the last two years has been spent studying the future of students and student success as we emerge from the pandemic. This trend will shape the composition of the students you serve while dictating the importance of retention to maintain enrollment.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. Javier Reyes found himself elevated to the position of Interim Chancellor.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Blogs Is Your Institution ‘Gen P’ Ready? Strategies for Supporting Gen P Administrative Process Mapping: Students expect the ability to efficiently manage administrative tasks themselves through digital platforms, emphasizing the need for user-friendly, self-service options.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Blogs The top 5 ways prospective graduate and adult learners are finding your programs Insights from EAB’s new survey of 3,800+ graduate and adult learners It may be hard to believe, but many of your current adult learners—and the students making their way through the enrollment funnel for your graduate and adult programs right now—belong to Gen Z.

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EAB

JUNE 27, 2023

Blogs How to expand opportunities for Hispanic adult learners in nursing and health care 3 ways UCF is increasing enrollment (and retention) of Hispanic graduate students in nursing Based on our Office Hours with EAB podcast, Episode 131, How UCF is Expanding Opportunities for Hispanic Adult Learners. Try these 4 strategies.

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EAB

MAY 8, 2023

Blogs Why chronic absenteeism is so high—and how district leaders can start fixing it The national chronic absenteeism rate has skyrocketed since the pandemic, from 16% in 2019 to an estimated 33% in 2022. This is the highest rate since the U.S. Department of Education released its first national measurement of chronic absenteeism in 2016.

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EAB

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Blogs How a VPEM Drove Progress Toward a Data-Informed Campus 5 Questions with Eric Sykes of Elmira College As a Strategic Leader with EAB’s Edify , I have the opportunity to work closely with our partners in furthering their data and analytics goals. That’s all we had as we marched toward our census date of October 1 st.

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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Another way to ease capacity constraints is to use intelligent workflows and integrated case management tools to reduce administrative burden. This way of organizing means advisors can spend less time on administrative work and more time delivering proactive support throughout the term.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

AUGUST 19, 2024

The original forms of HBC that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for contraception in 1960 contained two to three times the dose of hormones found in HBC available today. Modern-day hormonal birth control methods do not provide a high enough dose of hormones to cause weight gain in the average person.

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