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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 21, 2023
Research has well established the importance of academic advisors to students from underrepresented backgrounds, but less work has been done on advising that highlights the identities of the schools that educate them, the 859 minority serving institutions (MSIs) that enroll 35% of all undergrads in the U.S. Dr. Gabriel O. Andrew Millin, Ph.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Image: Preparing for life after graduation can be a daunting task for students, but Barnard College’s peer career advisers program offers friendly faces and advice from fellow students. Becoming an adviser: To become a PCA, students apply in the winter and complete an interview with staff and the current advisers.
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Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 10, 2023
Image: The recent Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse Student Voice survey of two- and four-year college students about academic life revealed gaps in core advising functions. This doesn’t mean students don’t benefit from advising, however. That said, many institutions don’t mandate meetings with advisers.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 1, 2023
Image: Locksley Knibbs, lead academic adviser for students studying the natural sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University, knows that advisers take on different roles to serve the whole student: mentor, advocate, mediator, coach. “We advise you based on the curriculum or the degree that you have declared on your record.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 31, 2023
Image: Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania hosted a full-day advising and career exploration event in lieu of classes on March 21, giving students an opportunity to access resources and develop their success plans. And, as originally intended, faculty academic advisers were available by appointment to meet with students all day.
Faculty Focus
JUNE 27, 2023
Figure 1: Center for First-Generation Student Success Survey Given the importance of academic advising, research consistently highlights its great significance for students’ personal, academic, and social lives. In this respect, the academic advisors’ impact on a first-year student’s social integration (Robbins et al.,
Faculty Focus
JUNE 27, 2023
Figure 1: Center for First-Generation Student Success Survey Given the importance of academic advising, research consistently highlights its great significance for students’ personal, academic, and social lives. In this respect, the academic advisors’ impact on a first-year student’s social integration (Robbins et al.,
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