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Making financial wellness a priority for student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Build up financial literacy Most students don’t think about financial literacy until they’re about to graduate, says Brad Barnett, associate vice president for access and enrollment management and the financial aid director at James Madison University.

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IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Q: How does managing student success as a provost differ from your focus on it in your prior role? At Georgia] I was largely in charge of … enrollment management and student success. If it’s not connected to student success, let’s bring it lower on the priority scale.

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Boost Higher Ed Enrollment and Graduation Rates – The Power of Student Support and Belonging: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 148 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elliot Felix

The Change Leader, Inc.

Take a multifaceted approach by creating identity and affinity centers for underserved communities such as LGBTQ+, first-gen, student veterans, and parents. Also important are common spaces like student unions, libraries, and their events and programs, like student support organizations, and peer-to-peer relationships and service delivery.

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The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 4: Student Issues

The Change Leader, Inc.

Gizmodo reports that the university is tracking the swipes of freshmen ID cards as a way to determine if these students are at risk of dropping out. Researchers collected data from the students CatCard IDs, which can be used at numerous campus locations, including residence halls, labs, and the Student Union Memorial Center.

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2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 187 with Host Deborah Maue and Guest Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

And even in Ohio, just recently with their bringing in a new president, that whole process, I actually had a phone call from a student. The student union wanted to hire me to fix this for them. She was in tears about the whole process. And it’s like, how did you find my name? Oh, this is interesting. Right, right.