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NASPA and InsideTrack Launch Benchmarking Survey on Military Student Success
NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and InsideTrack today launched a joint survey to assess the efforts of colleges and universities to measure and enhance the success of active duty military students and student veterans.
The survey, which was sent to student affairs leaders at nearly 1100 NASPA member institutions this morning, is designed to assess:
- The degree to which colleges and universities are tracking retention and completion rates for current and former members of the military separately from the rest of the student population
- Current retention and completion rates for these students, along with institutional
Quick Poll: One controversial question. Two possible answers.
Posted in Enrollment, Persistence and Graduation
Tagged remediation, student support
5 Higher Ed Tech Trends for 2012
In 2012, higher education institutions will look to improve the learning experience through analytics and personalized learning environments, while reducing costs with digital resources and cloud technologies.
“What’s happening, especially with the prestigious institutions and the large state universities, is that because technology is evolving so much that those institutions are investing an incredible amount of money, despite their own budget cuts, into crafting online learning experiences that are as unique as the on-campus experience so that there is a true distinction and a true value that can warrant the higher tuition dollars and preserve the prestige of the… Continue reading
Posted in Future of Higher Education
Tagged budget, for-profit education, student outcomes, student support, technology
Campus Chasm
By Gwen Dungy
Student affairs professionals cannot complement what goes on in the classroom if they do not know what is being taught or what students are expected to learn.
At the same time, faculty members have vague and usually inaccurate ideas about the programs and activities in student affairs. They accept the stereotype and paint student affairs with the old brush of party people, babysitter, and balloon people. Commented a student affairs administrator who conducts a session each fall with faculty members about dealing with challenging students and creating connections and relationships to enhance learning, “The discussion always goes… Continue reading
Non-academic interventions can improve academic outcomes
Research funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates indicates that “creating social relationships, clarifying aspirations and enhancing commitment, developing college know-how, and making college life feasible” can improve academic outcomes for post-secondary students.
