Knack

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Peer tutoring has long been recognized as a valuable tool for academic success, but its benefits extend far beyond the classroom. One of the most significant yet often overlooked impacts of peer tutoring is its ability to foster a profound sense of belonging among students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Over half of Asian students and nearly 40% of white students earn a college degree within eight years of high school graduation, while less than 20% of low-income, Black, or Latinx students reach the same milestone. For adult learners, who make up a significant portion of the student population, the challenges are distinct.

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Knack

APRIL 28, 2025

For students who engaged in tutoring during their college years, either as tutors or tutees, the moment of graduation holds particular significance. As we celebrate the Class of 2025, its worth taking a closer look at the lasting impact tutoring experiences have on student development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2024

million and are used to boost student-athlete academic achievement. Each campus recipient is intentional with their application by clearly stating a commitment to invest in and to evolve services to support student athletes' educational experience and their academic success.” The grants total over $1.5

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Good Tutors Finder

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

How a Tutor Can Help a Student With Dyslexia: Empowering Success Through Specialized Support Dyslexia affects millions of students worldwide, influencing how they process language and making tasks such as reading, spelling, and writing more challenging. Fortunately, personalized tutoring offers an effective means of support.

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Knack

APRIL 3, 2025

When it comes to preparing students for the workforce, colleges and universities have long emphasized internships, undergraduate research, and leadership positions. But one powerful and often underestimated experience that deserves more attention is peer tutoring.

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Knack

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Business school can be challenging, and not every student comes in with the same level of preparation. Thats why Temple Universitys Fox School of Business has made it a priority to ensure all students have access to the support they need to succeed.

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Knack

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

We’re excited to announce Knack’s new partnership with Union County, New Jersey, to offer free tutoring to middle school students (grades 5-8), with support from dedicated tutors from local colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

A Pepperdine University professor has been working on a pilot instructional program to give high school students a head start when it comes to understanding math. The program is meant for students who are enrolled in any level of high school. The initiative will also seek to grow its roster of teachers and tutors.

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Knack

APRIL 25, 2025

Tutoring has long been recognized as a valuable form of academic supportbut its full impact often goes unmeasured. When campuses start collecting and analyzing data about their tutoring programs, they gain more than just statistics.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 16, 2023

The University of Richmond (UR) will receive $25 million for a student learning center. The Carole and Marcus Weinstein Learning Center – in the Boatwright Memorial Library – will integrate and expand student academic services, including effective speaking, writing, and peer tutoring. Carole and Marcus Weinstein.

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Knack

JANUARY 10, 2025

Redefining Student Support in Business Schools Colleges of business play a critical role in preparing students for careers in todays workforce. However, these institutions often face persistent challenges in helping students navigate demanding coursework while also developing the practical skills needed for long-term success.

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Active Minds

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Though students often jokingly debate which is more rigorous, future-proof, and overall superior, humanities and STEM students alike face the need to manage the stress of juggling academics, extracurriculars, a social life, and planning for post-grad. The most important thing that I am still learning to ace properly is time management.

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Good Tutors Finder

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

When my daughter struggled with IB Maths and French last year, I started exploring tutoring options. The big question was: should we choose online tutoring or at-home tutoring ? Both have their strengths and with Good Tutors Finder Switzerland , you don’t have to pick one or the other—we offer both. Here’s why: 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Courtney Adkins The beginning of the fall academic term brings to mind images of freshly graduated high school students arriving on college campuses across the country. When the fall 2023 term begins, close to 20% of community college students will also be high school students who are dually enrolled.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In San Luiz, Arizona, along the border of the state and Sonora, Mexico, there is Gadsden Elementary School District #32, where more than 99% of its more than 5,000 students identified as Hispanic in 2020. Within that school district lies Southwest Junior High (SJH), a school comprising mostly Latinx (96%) students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

Halima Monds was a first-year student at Spelman College when she joined SpelREADS , a program that pairs undergraduate tutors with students in Atlanta Public Schools to help boost their reading ability. If a student is not reading on grade level, that’s a pipeline to prison. And yet, there’s reason for hope.

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Knack

MARCH 12, 2025

Students who feel supported, seen, and valued are more likely to persist and succeed. Thats why relationship-driven tutoring is so powerful. When peer tutors go beyond transactional help to build meaningful academic relationships, the impact extends far beyond the classroom.

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Knack

JANUARY 24, 2025

As colleges and universities strive to enhance student success, one key strategy is increasing access to academic support services. However, even the most effective resources can go underutilized if they aren't convenient or accessible for students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2024

The Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP) at the University of Utah is admitting its first cohort of fifteen degree-seeking students incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility. Hollis Robbins, dean of Utah’s College of Humanities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 3, 2024

When Nicole Lynn Lewis founded Generation Hope in 2010, she realized that her organization could be the first place that parenting students are ever told “Yes.” “The Roughly one-in-five college students today are also parents. When we remove barriers, we see young parents and student parents do incredible things,” said Lewis. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Department of Education (ED), which it will use to serve low-income and first-generation students interested in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degrees from select high schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Craig, vice president for student affairs at BMCC. She’s been with the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) since 1980 and became its vice president for student affairs in 2008. The rising rents have made it increasingly more difficult for BMCC students to live near campus or to even find stable housing. Dr. Marva M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

In a new report released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida, noted that women’s basketball student-athletes showed consistently stellar results. White female basketball student-athletes graduated at a rate of 97.8% compared to Black female student-athletes at 95%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. We also need students to be supported not only in year one but throughout the entire time they are in college.”

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Knack

MARCH 11, 2025

For many students, academic support isnt just about mastering course contentits also about feeling supported, understood, and capable of tackling challenges on their own.

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Knack

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Peer tutoring offers a unique experience that combines academic support with personal growth and development for everyone involved. While students benefit greatly from working with a knowledgeable peer, the tutors themselves experience an equally valuable, often life-changing, opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

When Dr. Sarita Cargas began studying basic needs insecurity at the University of New Mexico (UNM), she asked students to share stories about times they could not do their work because they were hungry. Students experiencing basic needs insecurity are struggling to access reliable housing, nutritious food, or both. That broke my heart.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. The intent is to bring attention to evidence-based practices that are making a positive difference for Hispanic students,” says Santiago, chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Department of Education (ED) has released a Dear Colleague Letter that calls on higher ed and school districts to bolster the number of college students supporting school-aged children and youth in K-12 schools and out-of-school time programs.

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Knack

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) has long been committed to fostering student success through innovative academic support initiatives.

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Knack

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Peer tutoring has long been a staple of academic support in higher education, but could it rise to the level of a high-impact practice (HIP)? Together, we explored the potential of peer tutoring to transform student engagement and 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

MAY 26, 2023

Department of Education (DOE), at least 25% of full-time equivalent students enrolled must be Hispanic. These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. The college has emerging HSI status and is on track to attain full HSI status in the near future.

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Knack

JANUARY 29, 2025

The idea of the "9-to-5 student" doesnt fit the reality of college life anymore. Students face packed schedules filled with classes, jobs, extracurriculars, and family responsibilities. To keep up, campuses are rethinking how they support students, and peer tutoring has become a game-changer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Bazan — whose term begins July 1, soon after the official transition to the new name of Union Adventist University — brings a long legacy of supporting and mentoring students, university leaders, and local church constituents. The values and mission are lived beautifully by the faculty, students, staff, and administration.

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