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This trend will shape the composition of the students you serve while dictating the importance of retention to maintain enrollment. Online and flexible learners: Embracing the innovations that came from the forced move online during the pandemic and supportingfaculty in helping these learners succeed.
To achieve its goal of an unwavering focus on success for all students, SRU needed a deeper knowledge of the challenges students face and a better understanding of which initiatives best support them. ” The likelihood of students achieving their academic goals fluctuates over time, regardless of their background or academic history.
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