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What Faculty Know (and Don’t Know) About Transfer—and Why It Matters

Inside Higher Ed

There are many surveys of the views of students and advising staff on transfer experiences, policies and practices. Even faculty who had formal roles related to transfer (as chairs, advisers and so on) answered these items correctly only 41 percent of the time. Vita Rabinowitz Alexandra W. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Inside Higher Ed

Tutoring, library resources, academic advising and career services are smushed together, and counseling, disability services, medical centers and student care teams are sharing space more than ever before. A more recent trend is consolidating student services related to academics or health and wellness into a larger office or building.