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Growth in assistant professorships is uneven (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In addition to most STEM areas, business disciplines (with the exception of business administration) grew the number of assistant professors, particularly in accounting, finance, marketing and management information systems. Peter Lange is provost emeritus at Duke University and senior academic adviser at Academic Analytics Research Center.

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Students outline academic experiences and expectations

Confessions of a Community College Dean

During her academic career, Rivera Restivo says she’s found advisers have high levels of responsibility but are not always helpful. Rivera Restivo is working on her associate’s degree at Northwestern Connecticut Community College and feels advising resources neglect nontraditional students, like herself.

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Survey data show disparities in college course registration holds

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Some examples: a student who hasn’t completed an advising requirement doesn’t register for the next semester at all. ” Melinda Anderson, executive director of the academic advising group NACADA, says she’s been encouraging institutions to re-examine their hold policies. ” Why?

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Affordability Disconnects

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Transition point: Students seek to finance their educations Affordability Disconnect: Students find a lack of fair and equal access to financial aid ​Impact on time and price: Students are not receiving equitable aid and support to finance their educations.

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Improving Enrollment, Retention, and Graduation Rates: Learning from the Arrupe College Strategic Enrollment Model

The Change Leader, Inc.

Additionally, first-year students receive more one-on-one time with their academic advisers since each advisor only oversees 20 to 25 students, unlike other schools where advisors can be grouped with 500-plus students. And unlike most community colleges, all courses are credit-bearing, including remedial classes.

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TSU’s Systematic Approach to Student Success

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My role here at the institution is I'm the Director of Academic Technology. I've been with the, in Higher Ed at the university for eight years, but my background has been business and finance for the past 25 years before I joined Higher Ed. What does academic advising look like at our institution? music] 0:38:34.8

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The Hidden Enrollment Market in Workforce Education: Changing Higher Ed podcast 249 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Alana Rose

The Change Leader, Inc.

Comprehensive student support Providing mentorship, academic advising, and resources tailored to non-traditional students increases retention and completion rates. They’ve got to have a job, they’ve got finances, their personal situation is such that they need to stop out.