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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

academic advisors, residence life staff, admissions coordinators, counselors, and cultural center staff) and their interactions and interventions significantly influence students' experiences and success. These groups are also crucial for administrators collaborating with faculty and other staff with shared interests.

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Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 29

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Missouri State News The Spring 2025 Advisor Forum Schedule is Available! Please make plans to attend academic advisor forums in the Spring 2025 semester. All sessions count toward the three hours needed for annual renewal of Master Advisor designation. Registration is strongly encouraged.

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Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 30

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

Brewer serves as a Senior Academic Advisor in the Business Advisement Center. Each year, this award is presented to one undergraduate faculty advisor, one undergraduate staff advisor, and graduate advisor. Hogans is an assistant professor and BFA & BS coordinator in the theatre and dance department.

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4 Challenges Derailing Academic Advisor Effectiveness (And How to Fix Them)

Civitas Learning

When everyone works toward different goals using different information, lines of responsibility become unclear, work is duplicated, and communication with students is confusing. The most collaborative institutions increased retention rates by 1-2%, while the least cooperative institutions experienced declines in similar proportions.

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Promoting Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Underrepresented College Students

Timely MD

A lack of diverse counselors, advisors, and faculty can prevent students from utilizing available resources. Communicating free or low-cost options is vital. Incorporate language like Its smart to ask for help into orientation programs, campus-wide communications and even classroom discussions.

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How Civitas Learning Partners are Removing Retention and Completion Barriers

Civitas Learning

Following the institute’s collaborative sessions, leaders gained fresh perspectives on addressing issues hindering student retention and success. While all members of an institution share the goal of guiding students to timely graduation, working in isolated silos often leads to inconsistent communication and redundant service.

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4 Ways to Partner with Faculty on Student Success

Civitas Learning

By investing time and resources into supporting faculty, higher education institutions can help bridge academic and systemic gaps by: Addressing Academic Gaps: Offering professional development helps faculty become stronger instructors, improves early alert communication, and enhances student outcomes. You are the experts.’”