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Student Success The College Experience

Study: Extroverted Students More Likely to Feel Sense of Belonging

New research finds first-year college students who are more open and sociable are more inclined to feel connected to their institution.

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Student Success The College Experience

The Value of Peer Leadership in College

Upper-level students who mentor and guide their classmates can positively impact their success, both inside and outside of the classroom.

Three students sit outside on a blanket on the University of Alabama's campus
Student Success The College Experience

Success Program Launch: Student-Led Groups Create Shared-Interest Space on Campus

To help students connect with like-minded peers, the University of Alabama created Engagement Pods, which unite students regularly to do a shared hobby or activity.

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Student Success The College Experience

New on the Job: Q&A With Ashlie Prioleau, American University

The new assistant vice president of retention, thriving and student success at American University shares insights into her role and the value of student flourishing.

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Students Retention

Doubts About Value Are Deterring College Enrollment

Survey data suggests that prospective learners are being dissuaded from college by skepticism about whether degrees are worth the time and money.

Photos of Alderson Broaddus and Notre Dame College’s campus; in the middle, four young women wearing Notre Dame uniforms.
Students Retention

Surviving Not One but Two College Closures

When Alderson Broaddus University shuttered last August, several students transferred to Notre Dame College. Now it’s closing, too.

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Student Success The College Experience

Campus Engagement Tip: Reaching Students on Social Media

Higher education professionals share five strategies and four content ideas for engaging with students through an institution’s social media accounts.

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Student Success Academic Life

Academic Success Tip: A Course to Improve Academics of Students on Probation

Leaders at Goucher College created a new course to help students struggling academically to engage in effective learning strategies and increase their cumulative GPAs.