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. Discover: Common challenges that institutions face in aligning care.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

Introducing the Multi-Outcome Framework: Optimize What Matters Most Colleges and universities must broaden their measures of success beyond traditional metrics such as retention and completion to remain competitive, attract top students, and enhance institutional reputation. Helping them implement more effective interventions at scale.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Traditional metrics, such as retention and graduation rates, don’t fully capture whether students succeed during college. Partnering with Faculty on Student Success Decisions Faculty are pivotal in building connections with students and influencing their success. Listen to the Episode 4.

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EAB

MARCH 24, 2023

Blogs What 70+ higher ed leaders are saying about staff recruitment and retention in today's competitive labor market Competition for talent is at an all-time high, forcing colleges and universities to rethink their historical approach to attracting and retaining talented staff on their campuses.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Blogs 4 ways to build faculty buy-in for student success initiatives The role of faculty in improving student outcomes cannot be overstated. Faculty members are in a unique position to provide academic and personal support to students, and their guidance can have a positive impact on student outcomes.

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EAB

AUGUST 28, 2023

Blogs Most strategic plans fail to set useful goals. The plan should serve as the “North Star” guiding what is otherwise “a series of individual faculty entrepreneurs held together by a common grievance over car parking,” as Clark Kerr famously quipped. Why these mistakes make it impossible to meet institutional objectives.

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#RealCollege Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

The FAST Fund makes use of an under-utilized group on campus  — the faculty — to help them get funds to students and become agents of change on their campus. We knew that this was a model that could have tremendous impact, for the students we serve, the faculty and staff who support them, and their institutions.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 9, 2023

When used in the context of other student success analytics, early alert systems can help faculty quickly communicate concerns that might impact a student’s academic success. Responding to faculty observations, advisors are better equipped to provide just-in-time support to struggling students.

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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. Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Blogs How to empower student-parents in higher education A conversation with Generation Hope My mom had me at 17, and like many teen parents, had to put her education on hold to care for our family. Generation Hope strives to make college graduation a more common achievement for young parents.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In this blog post, we draw insights from Tidewater Community College leaders to outline five practical actions community colleges can implement to improve students’ mental health and overall well-being that support institutional efforts to boost student success. Access to mental health is something I think a lot of people take for granted.

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Blackboard Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

This has been notably hard for students, as well as faculty and staff members. Our One Stop virtual student support or IT Help Desk solutions can assist in Tier 1 and Tier 2 level requests that students, faculty, and staff need every day. Increased learner satisfaction and retention.

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

Increasing Retention Rates for Black and Latino Men. Faculty and Staff Mental Health and Wellness Resources Website Audit. 6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023. Go to resource center. More on student affairs. Parent and Family Affinity Groups. December 6, 2022. November 21, 2022.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Read our blog for tips on building faculty buy-in for student success initiatives.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Many are not doing well mentally or emotionally, and these big changes are readily apparent to faculty reporting ‘ stunning’ levels of disconnection and disengagement in their courses. These responses doubled those of the prior year’s survey, and they far exceeded other common retention threats such as finances and academic difficulty.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Enhancing a sense of belonging in the classroom August 9, 2023 Dr. Anisa Hansen Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Drake University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Colleges can make progress toward helping students feel they belong in the following ways: Hire diverse staff and faculty. They’ve leveraged their student success technology, Navigate, to recruit new, current, and former students to the program which has supported both their recruitment and retention efforts. Engage the whole family.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Exploring the impact of high school course rigor on student success in college August 9, 2023 Mary Venezia Chief of Staff, Enrollment Management, University of Arizona The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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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

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.

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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. Just 10% of provosts selected any activity within "enhancing the faculty experience" as most critical. Activities.

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EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In those conversations, CHROs need to immediately identify and demonstrate how they can provide value as a strategic partner—for example, brainstorming ways to diversify candidate pools or sharing retention data to help them prioritize investments. Retention rate. Teacher Recruitment and Retention. Turnover rate. Time-to-hire.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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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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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

Blogs What does a data management platform actually do? What benefits do staff, faculty, and students gain from better data management? What benefits do staff, faculty, and students gain from better data management? 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

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Civitas Learning is changing this by democratizing data and integrating actionable insights into intelligent workflow tools that faculty and staff need daily. UTSA Achieves 16% Retention Lift with Data-Activated Student Support Ecosystem Explore how the U.

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EAB

APRIL 14, 2023

Blogs The 4 stages of an integrated lifecycle approach for community college student success How EAB’s Navigate helps community colleges at every stage There is encouraging data showing that six-year completion rates have been rising across all community colleges, with a.9% rate for students starting in fall 2009, compared to 52.4%

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EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

While it’s important to support Black and Latino men throughout the entire student lifecycle, our research team found four moments when that support is especially critical for retention and graduation. And on campuses where students of color outnumber faculty of color, those faculty face an additional burden of uncompensated labor as mentors.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Enrollment design project: The student experience from admission to alumni January 31, 2023 Heather Veeder Assistant Vice President of Student Success, Policy, and Planning, Eastern Washington University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Blogs 5 higher ed thought leaders we are following Thought leaders are known for their innovative ideas and research, their work often serving as a catalyst for change in the higher education system. In addition to her podcast, Stackowiak shares resources for education professionals on her blog and through her workshops.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Faculty Influence. As you’ve likely experienced first-hand, faculty teaching graduate courses may be incentivized to prioritize research over expanding their teaching load. For these reasons, faculty might have an outsized role in determining enrollment capacity. Struggling to set graduate enrollment goals? Data Limitations.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The survey results made clear that leaders consider data critical to the most fundamental priorities at their institutions, such as enrollment, retention, student success. The survey results made clear that leaders consider data critical to the most fundamental priorities at their institutions, such as enrollment, retention, student success.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

Introducing the Multi Outcome Insights: Optimize What Matters Most Colleges and universities must broaden their measures of success beyond traditional metrics such as retention and completion to remain competitive, attract top students, and enhance institutional reputation. Helping them implement more effective interventions at scale.

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EAB

AUGUST 25, 2023

Blogs The five topics independent school leaders were most curious about in the past year Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass scores of questions from independent school leaders to our AskEAB team. Faculty and staff professional development. Faculty morale, faculty recruitment, and faculty compensation.

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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

OCTOBER 14, 2022

These scans typically address questions related to recruitment , retention, and revenue. Student Success and Retention. Faculty and Resources. Of course, you need the faculty and staff —including recruiters, advisors, marketers, and instructional designers among others—to deliver programs.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 1, 2024

These include guest speaker sessions, faculty development programs, and student job fairs that are often overlooked in traditional initiative audits. For example, they might ask, “Does being taught by a faculty member who completed 1+ training series in the prior term impact persistence?”

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