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Report Underscores Diverse Approaches to Advising for HSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, HSIs identify several purposes for academic advising such as course registration, retention, sense of belonging, learning, familial learning environments, and contemporary communication trends (using popular social media apps). This report is important for emphasizing different approaches to advising,” said Dr.

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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. A critical precursor to providing targeted support is strengthening communication channels. These administrators (e.g.,

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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 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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Student Success, Retention, and Employability – Getting Digital in a High Tech, High Touch Environment

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

Admissions professionals, academics, academic advisors, career services representatives, tutors, alumni officers, etc. Social media are the go-to engagement channels for both traditional campus communicators and online-only education programs. Retention – Proactive and Triage.

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Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference

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At NACADA, many institutions shared how they have built success teams with roles to supplement advisors’ work, with titles like retention manager, success coach, and student support specialist. Advisors we spoke with want to communicate the benefits of advising to students.

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Promoting Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Underrepresented College Students

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assistant vice president for retention at Emory & Henry University, weighed in on what colleges and universities can do to help support underrepresented student groups to ensure they receive the care and support they need to succeed. Communicating free or low-cost options is vital. Proffitt, M.A.,