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Scaling Personalized Advising: Three Proven Strategies That Drive Results

Civitas Learning

Across nearly 30 institutions and 150 initiatives, one theme stood out: students respond best to timely, personalized communication that makes them feel seen and understood. Give Automated Messaging a Second Look How you communicate matters. PP (percentage point) lift in persistence. But not all tech-driven solutions deliver value.

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Earning the Commitment of the People You Lead

Steve Keating

They are attempting to do the impossible, which is manage another human being. It’s impossible because human beings mostly refuse to be managed. The best a manager can do is coerce the compliance of their people. When the manager isn’t directly in the presence of their people the compliance isn’t either.

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Being a Leader that People Will Want to Follow

Steve Keating

That’s because the best a boss, or most managers, can hope for is the compliance of their people. Humans don’t make commitments to their cars. Communication reigns supreme. Clear, honest communication builds trust and reduces uncertainty. And remember, effective communicators are also excellent listeners.

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 3

EAB

3 key functions of a higher education analytics organization Institutions of higher learning are collecting reams of data, but these data are generally used to satisfy compliance reporting requirements (or remain unused ) rather than employed to facilitate strategic analysis (1). 4 common barriers to data and analytics success 2.

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3 Summer Tasks to Prepare for Financial Aid Season

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Automating certain operations, like tax form verification, takes some of the burden off your department and reduces the risk of human error. Communication: Direct messaging and mass email features make it easy to connect with families and keep everyone on track. Make sure the software provider is PCI compliant.

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End of the Rainbow?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is a space to establish community, which is important for persistence and student success. Johnathan Gooch, communications director for Equality Texas, says that, by spring, many schools had to shut down their LGBTQ+ centers. If forced to scramble for meeting space, there would be only a small fraction of that programming.