Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. Current enrollment is 8,000 students with around 61% in semester credit courses and 39% pursuing adult education.

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Retention Facilitation Faculty First generation 336

EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Professional and Adult Education Adult learners are a unique audience whether they are served through traditional graduate programs, non-credit offerings, degree completion programs, or short-format credentials across on-campus, online, and hybrid modalities.

Mental health 52

Mental health Higher education Adult education Retention 52

EAB

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The career center features a web-based platform with access to job and internship opportunities, interview tools, a career path tool designed to help alumni find work, and one-on-one advising. Additionally, the University of South Carolina has an alumni career center which offers events.

Facilitation 52

Facilitation Database Accessibility Access 52

EAB

JULY 18, 2023

We recommend deploying internal resources for the one-on-one advising and support needed to yield applicants while letting a partner scale the top-of-funnel lead generation and full-funnel nurturing. See more findings from our surveys These staffing challenges require a very intentional approach to allocating your internal resources.

Application 52

Application Advising Adult education Administration 52

EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Todd and Beth urge university leaders to make their school website more helpful to adult learners. They also advise leaders to ensure they offer adult students maximum flexibility in course modalities and to highlight scholarship and financial aid opportunities that will make returning to college more affordable. BD: Right.

Financial aid 64

Financial aid Scholarship Communication International student 64

COE

JUNE 9, 2023

Gregg, vice-president of the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound, said these activities complement the academic and financial advising VUB offers veterans to enter or return to college. There’s also that connection with the community” that’s important to returning veterans, he says. “We

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Student loans Administration Administration University 98