Academic Life

The University of Houston Downtown’s Gator Success Institute will join student support resources into one department and implement seven success initiatives—including degree maps, bilingual programming for parents and employee mentorships.

Institutions developing programs for online learners should consider student opinions about course material and delivery to promote student success, according to a new report from McKinsey & Company.

Fixing the transfer system requires a changed collective mind-set and involves actions such as committing to accept both lower- and upper-division transfer credits, writes Lisa Vollendorf, president of Empire State University.

A small technical college in Wisconsin created a certificate to include Indigenous learners and incorporate more Native American history and understanding within the community.

A University of South Florida professor created a chat bot to motivate online learners by providing strategies to complete academic work. The chat bot, launched this spring, will undergo updates to better support students this year.

Staff lead student success workshops in the classroom in professors’ absence to equip students with professional development and academic skills like time management, financial literacy and résumé building.

Collaboration between the enrollment management department and undergraduate advising at the University of California, Irvine, is centered on using data to promote individual student success.

Central Oregon Community College will create a student success center for its student veterans, offering additional services and greater access to support staff.