Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

I was also part of a small group of faculty at Hofstra who created a blog, the Virtual Faculty Hallway Chat,” said Natow. The idea behind the blog was since we’re not seeing each other in person, we’re not having conversations about teaching and what’s working, so let’s put it on a university blog and we can all share our experiences.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Inefficient Processes Poor coordination and communication lead to duplicated efforts, wasting time and resources. Regular collaboration and a data-driven approach help break down silos and create a more connected campus. Ensuring open communication channels across departments.

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Steve Keating

JUNE 11, 2023

Becoming a more inspiring leader requires a combination of personal qualities, effective communication, and the ability to motivate and empower others. Communicate your vision. Effective communication helps create a shared sense of purpose and inspires people to work towards a common goal. Lead by example. Frequently.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

Healthy communication is a crucial harm reduction tactic that helps to prevent gender-based violence. Any bond between two (or more) people needs a strong and collaborative communication dynamic to flourish and ensure that all involved have the opportunity to be healthy and happy. Use active listening techniques.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

Communication and integrated workflows also play a critical role. Simplifying registration and integrating built-in communication tools helps students get quick answers to logistical issues, reserving appointment times for more strategic discussions. Faculty need simple ways to flag concerns and coordinate with advisors in real time.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Outdated Systems — Legacy systems often aren’t created for easy collaboration, complicating data quality management. This approach ensures that data remains consistently clean and well-organized for collaboration. Encouraging regular collaboration between teams helps drive meaningful change.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This blog post is a repeat champion; it also topped the charts in 2021. Green flags are indicative of healthy behavior in relationships and thinking about them can help you navigate healthy communication, trust, and respect in all types of interpersonal dynamics. Call for contributors: Recipes for our community cookbook.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Alexandra Logue, from the Center for Advanced Study in Education, outlines six opportunities to increase transfer student success by allowing for collaboration across the state, institutional, and individual level. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committee’s latest meeting can be found below.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

APRIL 1, 2024

Register for the Master Advisor Workshop Transfer Advising Committee The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Register for the 2024 COTA Conference Transfer Advising Committee The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

JANUARY 12, 2024

Register for the 2024 COTA Conference Transfer Advising Committee The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

AATC YouTube Channel Transfer Advising Committee The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Register for the 2024 COTA Conference Transfer Advising Committee The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Register for the Advisor Forum Transfer Advising Committee The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MAY 1, 2024

Register for the Master Advisor Workshop Transfer Advising Committee The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MARCH 11, 2024

MoStateAdvising YouTube Channel Transfer Advising Committee The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors.

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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

This approach fosters proactive, collaborative support by enabling the coordination of services such as academic coaching, advising, financial aid, and career guidance. A shared understanding is essentialit connects students with the right resources and opens communication channels that capture past interactions and future recommendations.

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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.

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Catherine Cronin

JANUARY 16, 2025

As an alternative, we will produce knowledge at a human speed and scale, through creative collaborations in a range of media, including generated, made and found contents. 2024 ) We designed the workshop Generating AI alternatives: collaborating and creating intersections (Drumm et al., Drumm et al., 2024 ) and many more.

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COE

APRIL 24, 2024

Additionally, 94% of the students submitting portfolios were rated proficient by an external evaluator (employer or advisor) on three key NACE career competencies: Communication, critical thinking, and professionalism. Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C. Blog Level Up: Unite Voices. Create Change. Create Change.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Design strategy for continuing and professional education at the University of Texas at Dallas August 9, 2023 Lance K. See the fellows' blogs from the capstone projects Lance K. Both were excellent resources in the realm of continuing and professional education.

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

Between a pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and increasing challenges to the higher education business model, student affairs leaders have spent the past few years looking for ways to innovate and collaborate more effectively across the cabinet. Student Mental Health & Well-Being Collaborative. November 21, 2022.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

While often seen as negative, conflict can offer many positive aspects of growth, like newfound clarity, improved communication, and stronger relationships. While we may not agree completely, we know how they communicate, what they expect, and that they are able and willing to work with us, which sets all parties up for success in the future.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 7, 2024

Following the institute’s collaborative sessions, leaders gained fresh perspectives on addressing issues hindering student retention and success. While all members of an institution share the goal of guiding students to timely graduation, working in isolated silos often leads to inconsistent communication and redundant service.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Uncovering What Factors Drive Student Success Institutions recognize that student success goes beyond academic supportit requires collaboration across departments and a network of care. In 2024, five key Student Impact Strategies emerged: 1. Listen to the Episode 4. This approach led to the highest enrollment in the universitys history.

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Student Minds

AUGUST 8, 2022

This was a role I was very unsure about to begin with, especially since I was struggling with my mental health and lacking communication skills. Through university, I have also been supporting Student Minds by writing blogs for them based on my own experiences of mental health and words of advice for other people.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Controlling the narrative at Howard University January 31, 2023 Joanne R. In times of crisis, it is important to control the narrative and communicate with key campus stakeholders to portray the accuracy of the status of the crisis. My capstone project is to unify all outgoing communication efforts.

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Catherine Cronin

APRIL 3, 2024

We would like to continue to work in collaboration and coalition with many across the open education community, and will share, write and blog in the process. Stones with “crossroads”, gathered on beaches in West Cork (This blog post is cross-posted on Laura Czerniewicz’s blog also.)

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Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2024

Effective communication, guidance, and resources are foundational to an effective student success strategy. Northwest’s student success model relies on collaboration between faculty, advisors, and student support units, such as diversity and inclusion, the registrar’s office, and the athletics department. Read the Blog 2.

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EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. Institutional research offices can develop effective partnerships and collaborations across the institution to facilitate data use.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Talk to your professors and advisors, and communicate any time conflicts. They host events all month long at the Interfaith Center , and it’s super fun attending Iftars, halaqah (religious study circles), and community outreach events with other Muslims. Have an exam that falls around Iftar time? Or maybe even a PILOT session ?

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Blackboard Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

This blog was authored by Lisa Hansen. Lisa Hansen is the Director of OneStop Student Support and Retention Services at Blackboard and works collaboratively with partner institutions to increase student satisfaction and persistence through 24/7 Virtual Student Engagement and proactive outreach and retention support. Sounds easy right?

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. What IT & IR collaboration means for campus analytics. Creating a data-informed campus: part 2. How to staff your analytics function. Ready to learn more?

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

According to a survey performed from January to March 2023 of Stetson University undergraduate alumni, of the 62% of respondents who said they do not give, 43% stated they couldn’t afford it, and another 32% indicated that the institution has enough resources or wouldn’t communicate how their gift would be used.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

By investing time and resources into supporting faculty, higher education institutions can help bridge academic and systemic gaps by: Addressing Academic Gaps: Offering professional development helps faculty become stronger instructors, improves early alert communication, and enhances student outcomes. You are the experts.’”

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Academic transformation framework implementation: Enhancing professional practice in higher education August 9, 2023 Dr. Denise Brown, Ph.D., Nursing colleges are faced with the challenge of preparing nursing students with both clinical and communication techniques using higher-level thinking.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 23, 2024

When questions arise, students can easily seek guidance by communicating directly with advisors. This proactive approach streamlines communication and ensures students receive the support they need to stay on track. They can monitor course progress and remaining requirements, minimizing confusion during registration.

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