Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 6, 2023

The success coach is responsible for helping to ease the student’s transition into college, most directly through resource education and connecting students to the success center. The goal is to “intentionally get in front of students from the beginning,” Koons explains. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

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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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

At my past institutions (particularly UNLV), encouraging student participation in [first-year experience] programs led both to increased persistence of students into their second year and to decreased time to complete a degree. First-year programs are not as common for graduate institutions.

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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

JANUARY 15, 2020

Course scheduling is a critical function at every institution of higher education, but is often given precious little strategic thought. Or more accurately, I accepted the practices that had accreted through years of habit. The full article is available only to CHEL members as premium content. By Lisa Hunter.

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