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Tag Archives: student retention
Coach Knows Best
By Paul Fain
The outsourcing of student coaching and advising appears to be less controversial than it was when InsideTrack, a private company that provides coaches via phone, arrived on the scene in 2001.
For one thing, colleges are feeling plenty of pressure to step up their game in getting students to graduation. That probably makes it harder to criticize their use of outside help on coaching. And some college leaders argue that InsideTrack’s brand of advising is simply better than what they can do in-house.
“We have to focus on our core competencies,” said Barbara Karlin, vice president… Continue reading
For Veterans, Unmet Goals
By Allie Grasgreen
ORLANDO – The disparity between college administrators’ desire to help student veterans succeed and their ability to do that is becoming more apparent as the issue gains increased attention.
According to the Department of Defense, 325,000 active duty service members were enrolled in college courses in 2011. Institutions expect that number will continue to rise as more soldiers returning from Afghanistan utilize their Post-9/11 GI Bill federal tuition benefits, for which 2 million veterans are eligible.
As a result, more colleges are starting up student veterans’ centers or hiring staff specifically to serve this demographic, but… Continue reading
Video: Thought leaders on college student retention and InsideTrack
Angela Duckworth, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania; Nicholas Allen, Provost Emeritus, University of Maryland University College; Saskia Knight, Vice Chancellor of Enrollment and Student Affairs, Brandman University; Muriel Oaks, Former Dean of Center for Distance and Professional Education, Washington State University; Gary Brahm, Chancellor, Brandman University on providing students with strategies to be successful.
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2012 Noel-Levitz research highlights: 7 things we learned about college students this year
By Fred Longenecker
Noel-Levitz conducted numerous studies in 2012 to further understand the behaviors and attitudes of prospective and current students in higher education as they relate to student success, student retention, and new student enrollment. Here are just a few highlights from all that we learned this year …
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HLC and SACS join WASC in adding retention and completion to accreditation criteria
Dave Jarrat
Vice President, Marketing
InsideTrack
Last week, the presidents of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) and the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC-NCACS) outlined changes to their accreditation processes at the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) fall meeting. Both organizations highlighted the increased importance they will place on universities’ efforts to improve student retention and completion rates.
HLC president, Sylvia Manning noted that her organization recently revised its criteria for accreditation to include elements of persistence, retention and completion and… Continue reading
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Tagged accreditation criteria, American Association of Community Colleges, Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, student retention, Sylvia Manning, WASC
