Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2024

Yet, the experience can be plagued with confusion and curricular dysfunction as students attend to the inner workings and step-by-step preparation of a process that, at times, begs the question, “Will I graduate?” What isn’t clear is that there are institutional factors that lead to the student not completing their degree requirements.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

When Petty responded, “But you don’t know who I am,” the staff member responded, “I do, you are a student here!” Many community college students have Petty’s experience. Potential students are often treated as a number, not a person. Dr. Brad C. They are afraid to go to college, even before the first day.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Melonie Sheridan Students like me are sometimes called the “sandwich generation,” squished between the responsibilities of raising children and caring for aging parents, or in my case, caring for the children my parents are unable to. The unfortunate truth is that the traditional college experience is not built for students like me.

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Counselors' Corner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

School has just started in many districts, and the counselor chat rooms are already rich with concerns about the subject we love to hate in the fall—schedule changes. It's a little late to change the rules in the middle of the game, but there will always be more schedule changes with the next trimester or semester.

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Timely MD

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The same can be said for college students. One study found time management among the top challenges for students to finish their degrees. Another study found that 78% of students have struggled with time management at some point during school. Additionally, 59% of those students say procrastination is the main cause.

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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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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Higher education leaders strive to create a course schedule that is both efficient to build and easy for students to enroll in necessary courses. Despite this intention, course schedule planning is often a reactive process that can lead to increased workloads for staff and frustration for students during active registration periods.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 2, 2024

Registering for classes can be a complicated process for many higher education students, even under ideal circumstances. Add commutes, work schedules, and extracurriculars to the equation, and students have the challenging task of finding a class schedule that accommodates their numerous responsibilities.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

A lot can stand in the way of a students decision to enroll for the next termfrom a required course not being offered to scheduling conflicts with work. Even the smallest issues can have a big impact on your ability to retain students. In other cases, outdated or inflexible policies can slow students down.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 16, 2024

Students’ academic planning and scheduling behaviors can significantly impact their likelihood of persisting and graduating. When students encounter these types of roadblocks, it’s vital that advisors step in to provide guidance before it’s too late.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

We’ve seen a rise in hate,” says Dr. Bridget Kelly, an associate professor and student affairs & diversity officer at the University of Maryland’s College of Education. Louis Filmmakers Showcase and is scheduled to screen at the St. I would advise them to do it cautiously. Dr. Candace N. Hall Dr. Candace N.

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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

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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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Challenge: Deliver on the mission to provide holistic services that support the success of every student every day. The Strategy: Adopt an integrated and holistic student success management model and implement a unified student success platform to make personalized support feasible at scale.

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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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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MAY 1, 2025

Missouri State News Refer a Future Bear Know a high school or transfer student who would thrive at Missouri State? Transfer Resources Technology in Advising Back by popular demand, come learn from the staff of Computer Services about changes in technology and future upgrades and initiatives. Registration is encouraged.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MARCH 3, 2025

Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award Recipients Announced Dr. Rhonda Stanton, Azaria Hogans, and Karmen Brewer will be recognized as the recipients of the 2025 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Awards at the Kathy J. in the Ballroom East in Plaster Student Union. Advisors are nominated by students, faculty, and staff.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

APRIL 1, 2025

Inside Higher Ed Article Transfer Resources Technology in Advising Back by popular demand, come learn from the staff of Computer Services about changes in technology and future upgrades and initiatives. This forum is important to understand changes that will impact how we advise students. Registration is encouraged.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 11, 2024

The Challenge: Cumbersome, manual academic planning made it difficult for students to understand what courses they needed to take, resulting in incomplete plans and course registration for classes not required in their degree. Ensign needed a new academic planning solution that was easy to use and accessible for its students.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Missouri State News The Spring 2025 Advisor Forum Schedule is Available! View the Spring 2025 advisor forum schedule and register today! The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committees latest meeting can be found below. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committees latest meeting can be found below.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. The questions the students asked, she says, helped her to understand the power of community colleges. Where were the students coming from? For 41 years, Dr. Karen A.

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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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Ed.gov Homeroom

APRIL 25, 2024

BY: Gabriel Bermea, Visiting Scholar at The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) From the belief that academic advisors only handle course scheduling, to the assumption that they make all decisions for students, there are a few persistent myths about academic advisors and their responsibilities.

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Student Minds

JANUARY 13, 2024

Chrissie Life as a PhD student can bring its own unique benefits and challenges. PhD students are particularly vulnerable to poor mental health, so during the winter months – when many people experience a drop in mood and experience the winter blues – it’s especially important that we take extra time to look after our wellbeing.

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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

APRIL 26, 2024

The Strategy: Implement an end-to-end planning, scheduling, and registration system to make it easy for students to receive guidance and find the classes they need to complete their degree. Advisors used various tactics to help students plan, from spreadsheets to handwritten worksheets but lacked a centralized system for communication.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. During that time, she saw his hands-on approach with staff and students. “If Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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Counselors' Corner

APRIL 23, 2025

One college even went so far as to send every admitted student a disposable cell phone, so the college knew they could get through to every student. The same is true for financial aid packages; on student picked a school just because they gave him a $600 grant and called it an honors scholarship.

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The Advisor That Cares

MARCH 21, 2025

Leadership team, we need to ensure our teams have adequate time to review student records and resolve transcript, hold, schedule errors, etc., while also making sure that the last appointment of the day is reserved for high school seniors needing advising after school. They are the most caring bunch of people I have ever known.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

Civitas Learning’s Texas Leadership Workshop recently brought together leaders from ten different institutions across Texas and beyond to discuss student success strategies for higher education. However, student feedback revealed redundancy in conversations and information sharing between advisors and coaches.

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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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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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Knowledge Avatars College

APRIL 10, 2024

Transforming Academic Advising: How AI Technology Can Support and Streamline Education Emiliano for E… Wed, 04/10/2024 - 17:52 In today's technology-driven world, artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing a range of industries, and education is no exception. The result?

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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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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

OCTOBER 1, 2024

National Transfer Student Week will be October 21-26, 2024. Please join campus partners in celebrating and recognizing transfer students at Missouri State University. We encourage you to share the PDF below with students. We encourage you to share the PDF below with students. Transfer Advising Essentials: What’s New?”

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 23, 2024

A Civitas Learning analysis found that one in five students finishes 75% of their degree before hitting pause. The story behind this unfortunate statistic often boils down to students not knowing which classes they need, where to get help, and what steps lie ahead to get to the finish line.

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