Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Image: Academic library professionals across the higher education landscape are championing student success initiatives within their own spaces, particularly to equip new students for their academic careers. Many even have dedicated student success librarians, solely focused on collaborative, resource-focused programming.

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Helix Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It is beneficial to see the big picture of student satisfaction for the total population you serve. Too much data can become overwhelming and paralyzing instead of motivating to take action to improve the student experience. Focusing on the perceptions of first-year and second-year students can help improve your retention.

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Deans for Impact

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Data, when interpreted in context and used appropriately, is a powerful tool for surfacing important trends and issues in education. Over the last six years, Deans for Impact (DFI) facilitated this rigorous work through an unprecedented cross-institutional effort, the Common Indicators System (CIS) Network.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2024

Ubiquitous learning—the idea that everywhere you go, you’re learning all the time—lets us take advantage of the concept that in every interaction, there may be opportunities for students to engage with our subject matter if we can just get them into that holistic thinking mode. I always require students to talk to at least 10 people.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The bot became an instant global sensation, even as it raised concerns about cheating and how college writing might change. 6, despite employee leaks that the tool was not ready. Image: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg once advised tech founders to “move fast and break things.”

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 15, 2023

News & World Report released its first list of annual college rankings in 1983. Since then, prospective students (and their parents) have used the rankings as a guide for where to consider going to school. News in the hopes of generating more interest from prospective students. Top-Ranked Colleges in the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2024

Ubiquitous learning—the idea that everywhere you go, you’re learning all the time—lets us take advantage of the concept that in every interaction, there may be opportunities for students to engage with our subject matter if we can just get them into that holistic thinking mode. I always require students to talk to at least 10 people.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Faculty members, Brown recalls, were worried that students would use ChatGPT to cheat and bypass any difficulties they encountered, negatively impacting learning. But this method led to its own problems, including students’ work being falsely flagged as AI-generated. “As you can imagine, people were and still are apprehensive.

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Creatrix Campus

MARCH 12, 2024

Empowering Student Success: Enhancing Student Information and Academic Advising editor Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:05 Welcome to our insightful guide, 'Empowering Student Success: Enhancing Student Information and Academic Advising.' Work closely with students to address academic challenges and career goals.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Students were already using it as a tool, so I opened my mind to understanding what purpose AI served in the higher education classroom. Most tools are not innately good or bad; what we do with tools creates the perception and interpretation. If there is a free tool that helps improve efficiency, why wouldn’t they use it?

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With standardized testing losing steam and affirmative action ending, admission officers have to adapt new critical frameworks to study potential students’ fit at a given institution. Harvard , Students For Fair Admissions Inc.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

From digital resources and sensory spaces to personalized assistance, many academic libraries prioritize creating an environment where all members of the academic community can thrive, ensuring equal access to information. Binghamton University, New York The Glenn G. American University, Washington D.C.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Podcast TSU's Systematic Approach to Student Success Episode 151. Raijanel Crockem and Naomi Lawrence-Lee from Texas Southern University join EAB’s Joanie Garcia to discuss their work to strengthen TSU’s approach to student success. May 16, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. Learn more. Transcript 0:00:12.0

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Image: Supporting student success is complex goal. There are “many, many projects, units, strategies and resources being designed in every corner of higher ed to try to deal with these challenges. The course, launched in 2021, aims to help faculty, staff and administrators reach their students and provide supports in new ways.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Black and Latino faculty were severely underrepresented at a majority of public, four-year institutions, despite research that overwhelmingly shows students who identify as Black and Latino are more likely to graduate when they have faculty members who look like them and serve as mentors and role models. In 2021, approximately 1.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Black scholars and policy leaders gathered on Thursday to discuss the impact that the end of affirmative action may bring to Black colleges and Black students at large. Who are working hard every day to ensure that all students, regardless of their color, have access to public education that's honest, that's inclusive.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

An envelope comes from a college you have just been accepted to—are they revoking your admission? Imposter syndrome is a common experience among college students, particularly those students from any group marginalized on campus. The thought of applying for an internship makes you tense. R., & Imes, S.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 22, 2023

” in a 2023 Primary Research Group survey of instructors on views and use of the AI writing tools. Though many are at work updating their understanding of AI tools like ChatGPT, few have developed guidelines for its use. “This one can be an A student in a pretty rigorous program. Then came GPT-4.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 3, 2023

That report, Supporting Instruction and Learning Through Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Institutional Practices and Policies , found that only four percent of respondents reported that their institution had an overall institutional strategy for approaching AI, and only seven percent had strategies at the department or college level.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

An envelope comes from a college you have just been accepted to—are they revoking your admission? Imposter syndrome is a common experience among college students, particularly those students from any group marginalized on campus. The thought of applying for an internship makes you tense. R., & Imes, S.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 12, 2023

Image: Ever since the chat bot ChatGPT burst into public view in late 2022, students, professors and administrators have been woozy from a chaotic cocktail of excitement, uncertainty and fear. We can teach students that there is a time, place and a way to use GPT3 and other AI writing tools. Be Deliberate. Adjust Quickly.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 22, 2023

College of Information Technology leaders at Western Governors University created digital support communities for students to receive real-time assistance from peers and faculty while engaging in self-paced learning. “When our students have a question, it’s not usually followed by a simple answer,” Peterson explains.

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WCET Frontiers

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Today WCET Frontiers welcomes Shani Suber, Dean of E-learning Effectiveness and Enhancement with Dallas College and member of the WCET Steering Committee! Shani joins us to talk about her transformative journey using digital learning tools to better help students achieve their educational goals. About Dallas College.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

” He argues, “We must demand that all students, not just the most privileged, have access to the kinds of enticing perks too often reserved for honors students.” ” As two leaders of honors colleges, we agree. And, indeed, we and many others are doing just that on our college campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Elmer Guy first came to Crownpoint Institute of Technology in 1999 as dean of instruction, he could not have known that, 24 years later, he would oversee the institution’s renaming to Navajo Technical University (NTU). It became the first tribal college and university, or TCU, to offer a Ph.D. Dr. Elmer Guy “The Ph.D.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning in colleges and universities is now recognized as more than an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom (Higher Ed Partners, 2021), which is how distance learning was largely viewed at the time that institutions turned entirely to virtual teaching and learning during COVID-19 (Suruchi & Dutt, 2021).

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WCET Frontiers

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Over the last twelve months, institutions have scrambled to not only better understand generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on teaching and learning, but also to determine the best ways to provide guardrails and guidance for faculty, staff, and students. ChatGPT recently turned one and what a wild, first year it has been.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2022

I connected with Richard Hill , a professor and assistant dean in the College of Engineering and Science at the University of Detroit Mercy, to hear firsthand how engineering education is adapting for the future. The other model is hardware, where students use low-cost to industrial-quality hardware.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Assessing online courses—OSCQR rubric August 9, 2023 George Rus Assistant Dean for Online Education, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. These expansions have not come without some challenges.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It provides students, faculty, staff, and alumni with a single place to report nonemergency complaints or concerns, including those involving harassment and sexual misconduct. Adelphi also introduced Students Beyond the Binary, a new student organization focused on transgender and gender-nonconforming issues.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

MBA, RN, BS, BSN Associate Dean of Health Sciences, The Christ College of Nursing & Health Sciences The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. Interested in the Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship? Learn more about the program and future cohorts.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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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. Experts offer the following eight actions: 1.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Distance learning in colleges and universities is now recognized as more than an alternative to the traditional face-to-face classroom (Higher Ed Partners, 2021), which is how distance learning was largely viewed at the time that institutions turned entirely to virtual teaching and learning during COVID-19 (Suruchi & Dutt, 2021).

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MARCH 4, 2024

Reading Time: 9 minutes Not so long ago, students who had been accepted to a college or university might expect a phone call, an invitation to an open house, and perhaps some brochures or a catalogue in the mail.

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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. Could undeclared majors and underclassmen be skewing the results?

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