Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Higher education institutions that bring together previously disjointed approaches to student care gain greater clarity and drive measurable improvements in retention, completion rates, career readiness, and the overall student experience. Four actionable steps to centralize and streamline student support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Findings indicated that 83% of employers are confident that higher ed is successfully preparing students for the workforce, with 48% ‘strongly’ and 35% ‘somewhat’ agreeing. It's such good news for colleges and universities in how they're preparing students for the workforce,” Finley said. Amid a U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Engaging with college students was regular from early on,” says Gray. At Black and Belonging, Gray co-constructs initiatives with students that show the world how to affirm them and show their teachers how to teach them. To date, Gray has mentored over 100 students through Black and Belonging in Durham Public Schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2024

Hudson Scholars, an innovative student support model, focuses on retention and improving student outcomes by scaling successful elements of national best-practice models, providing high-touch advisement, financial stipends, and early academic intervention.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Over the last four decades, Latino and African-American students were among the fastest-growing demographics in higher education. Since the mid-1970s, the Latino college student population has increased fivefold, with one out of every five college students being Latino by 2017. Many declined to enroll in the first place.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

Would students really be able to learn as well remotely as they had in-person? Would student engagement suffer? And while student engagement was lower by some measures, by others, it increased. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced an abrupt shift to online learning, stakeholders expressed several concerns.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 3, 2025

SUMMARY : Adaptable analytics empowers higher education leaders with real-time, actionable insights that evolve with changing circumstances, enabling smarter decisions, more effective planning, and stronger team collaboration to proactively support student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Faculty members, Brown recalls, were worried that students would use ChatGPT to cheat and bypass any difficulties they encountered, negatively impacting learning. But this method led to its own problems, including students’ work being falsely flagged as AI-generated. Dr. Joseph F. Brown A perfect solution was not easy to find.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Starting with programs for middle and high school students, through supports for graduate students, the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) has provided inspiration, insight, encouragement, and community for engineering students.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Higher education is continually evolving, and 2024 has presented new opportunities for institutions to better address students’ changing needs. Traditional metrics, such as retention and graduation rates, don’t fully capture whether students succeed during college. In 2024, five key Student Impact Strategies emerged: 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

He says he looks forward to bringing fresh discourse, as the issue will focus on the structures of urban community colleges and examine the experiences of those engaged with these institutions — students, faculty, staff, and trustees. He creates a student-centered environment with a thoughtful space for dialogue and supportive feedback. “I

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Faculty play a central role in building connections with students. Their regular interaction and academic and career guidance, especially within their areas of expertise, can significantly help students in their college experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

It’s involved protests and urging from all levels, from students to university leaders. This campus sentiment contributed to a bold push for AAPI studies from students, from faculty, and – with Dhingra’s eventual rise to become Amherst’s associate provost and associate dean of the faculty – from Amherst administrators. He joined in.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Challenge: Delivering timely support to a diverse and sizeable student population to foster improved retention and completion rates. The Strategy: Transition to a case management model that offers students proactive guidance and access to resources, and engages faculty to see a complete picture of their academic journey.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).

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Civitas Learning

MAY 28, 2024

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript Community colleges are seeing increased enrollment as more students pursue short-term degrees and vocational programs. This allows advisors to reach students in the time and manner that works best for them, resulting in a 75% participation rate.

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NACAC's Admitted

APRIL 16, 2023

Numerous campus administrators and staff members are concerned and offer plenty of potential ideas to reach more students. And crucial conversations about the numerous steps to start college or reenroll—and the importance of a “one-stop” approach to student services—are also taking place. Your students: Who do you serve?

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 11, 2023

The vision of the Civitas Learning Student Impact Platform is to drive equitable, optimal student outcomes through better decision-making and collaborative student support systems. Already underway are several appointment and calendaring improvements made at the request of student users. (We We love our student users!)

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Student Research Foundation

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Though some schools are test-optional, many still require or strongly encourage students to submit test scores. Some students tend to prefer one test over the other, so taking both is a great way to see which one plays to your strengths. For many students, a safety school might be your top choice public, in-state university.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The additions will help students get faster and more accurate answers to common questions through a conversational AI knowledge bot, help advisors and other support staff write more effective student communications, and give administrators better tools to analyze institutional student success efforts.

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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. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 10, 2023

Whether learning remotely, on-campus, or as a hybrid, students begin their higher education journey to build their future. But what makes some students persist to graduation and others not? Declining enrollment, increasing competition, and shifting student priorities only add to the challenge of improving student success.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

The Challenge: New student orientation course scheduling process overwhelmed students, prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions, and made it harder to manage classroom space and observe bottlenecks in class scheduling effectively.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

The Challenge: New student orientation course scheduling process overwhelmed students, prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions, and made it harder to manage classroom space and observe bottlenecks in class scheduling effectively.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Jacksonville State University (JSU) recently faced a big decision: embrace its Student Information System’s (SIS) native registration functionality or invest in course scheduling software designed to create a student-centered academic planning and registration experience.

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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. Notably, I am monitoring three macro trends that will converge in the mid-2020s and reshape the student success landscape.

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Student Research Foundation

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

If you are advising a student who needs help paying for college, remember that the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is something that you should file. About 6,000 American colleges and universities use it every year to determine the amount of financial aid they will offer to students. Well, it is.

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The Advisor That Cares

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Torn between addressing blended learning in advising as a benefit for students or to advisors. I see overwhelmed student faces at incoming events and hear the exasperation in their family members’ frustrations over navigating the transition into higher education. The answer has always been both!

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The Accelerator Model as an Innovation for Student Success First-year students sometimes have difficulties adjusting to college’s academic demands, and Dr. Renick’s team noted that freshmen struggled even more during the pandemic. We invited back first-year students who had failed critical classes. We had coaching.

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The Advisor That Cares

JUNE 10, 2023

My innovation plan was born out of a desperate desire to increase student motivation to seek the information they need to be successful in their academic pursuits. When I began the ADL Program , I was advising for a few online graduate Master of Education programs (including this one). Reference TEDx Talks. 2015, November 5).

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

The grant will fund research to develop an evidence-based theoretical model for sustainable, equitable career pathways within colleges and universities that house TRIO programs, specifically Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC), Student Support Services (SSS), and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.

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The Advisor That Cares

JUNE 11, 2023

My course is about onboarding students to college life. The course aims to explain what an advisor is and what they can do to help students. The course outlines the student’s responsibilities in their college experience and within the advising relationship. What is your course about? How does it fit into a program?

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

The Challenge: Delivering timely support to a diverse and sizeable student population to foster improved retention and completion rates. The Strategy: Transition to a case management model that offers students proactive guidance and access to resources, and engages faculty to see a complete picture of their academic journey.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JANUARY 26, 2023

danielle Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:35 Image Blog Post Higher Ed Leadership University Innovation Lab 3minutes Are you feeling siloed, stuck, or overwhelmed in your efforts to better serve first-generation, low income, and students of color? You are a strategic leader in higher ed, juggling multiple student success priorities and initiatives.

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The Advisor That Cares

OCTOBER 23, 2023

I started advising for the ADL program in July 2021, along with several other online graduate M. During my time advising, I helped implement degree audit templates that would outline course by course semester by semester to improve graduation projections. I knew I wanted to use my innovation to help others and help myself.

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