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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

Supporting administrators who directly engage with racially minoritized students is paramount because even before the latest rulings, these professionals shouldered a significant amount of the labor of protecting students in hostile environments. Data-Informed Interventions: Equipping administrators with data on student outcomes (e.g.,

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

Civitas Learning

Many advisors and student success professionals feel overwhelmed, overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated by their institutions. Eighty-four percent of student affairs professionals say stress and crisis management lead to burnout. Four out of 10 share they plan to leave higher education in the next five years.

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

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

Engagement is what creates a meaningful student experience. Every interaction that a student has with a university representative is important. Admissions professionals, academics, academic advisors, career services representatives, tutors, alumni officers, etc. Retention – Proactive and Triage.

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Digital Engagement – How Technology Enhances the Student Experience

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

Seen as being one of the last “ uncluttered spaces ” for campus communication, text messages (via SMS) offer up several innovative ways to assist students with tasks like admissions questions, FERPA applications, mentoring , orientation/induction registration, and academic advisor introductions. Being Human.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. & Alexander, L.D.

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How Thematic Major Clusters, Major Maps, and Faculty Mentorship Elevate the Student Experience

EAB

The last two years of the pandemic impacted studentsacademic success and their transition to a residential campus setting. Further, low retention and graduation rates continue to affect overall student success and disproportionately impact vulnerable student groups (e.g., BIPOC and first-generation students).

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