Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

Jackson – an urban researcher, media ethnographer, anthropologist of religion, and theorist of race/ethnicity – is currently the dean at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication and serves as the Richard Perry University Professor and is on the faculty at Penn’s Center for Experimental Ethnography. Jackson holds a B.A.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

We also partnered with the Department of Education for the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Advising Summit. Our research, operations, advocacy, communications and finances are well planned and executed because of these individuals, and I remain grateful for their steadfast commitment to our mission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

By being proactive with admissions, recruitment, and advising, however, we can reduce this risk. Research suggests that we send cues affecting underrepresented students’ aspirations, application, and enrollment decisions through three channels: public policies, admissions requirements, and recruitment and advising interactions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Anderson made her mark on radio broadcasting and the field of communications, serving as a mentor and adviser to famed WSU alum and broadcast journalist Edward R. She taught at the school until 1939, when she took leave due to deteriorating health. Anderson held a master’s degree in speech from the University of Chicago.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

IHEP helps the schools align their transfer processes with four principles: that credits earned at an institution will transfer and apply to a bachelor’s, that costs will be streamlined and not change over the course of the student’s path, that time-to-degree will be minimized, and that degree pathways will be clearly communicated.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

Slate is a highly customizable software that automates time-consuming practices, improves communication, and de-siloes student information. Salesforce.org, another CRM company, has found that the use of CRMs in postsecondary education increased student enrollment by 10%­­.

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College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Federal Student Aid has started to email FAFSA applicants to advise them to check their form’s status in “the first half of March.” ” The communication failed short of providing any new information or an exact date.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. Morales, president of CSUSB. This is a paid, on-campus internship for undocumented students at CSUSB. .

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Learning that involved oral communication (81%) and adaptability/flexibility (81%) were seen as the most desirable skills. Slightly more employers preferred candidates with high school diplomas and microcredentials (14%) over college graduates without microcredentials (13%).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Starting in 2011, Rueda-Acedo has incorporated innovative experiential learning activities and forged community partnerships with organizations such as the Arlington Public Library, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas and DFW Toys for Tots. “In And this co-advising model is 100% in collaboration with the institutional partner.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MAY 1, 2025

Transfer Resources Technology in Advising Back by popular demand, come learn from the staff of Computer Services about changes in technology and future upgrades and initiatives. This forum is important to understand changes that will impact how we advise students.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 11, 2023

We also talk about their transition from a faculty advising model to a first-year professional advising model and how student success analytics and intelligent case management software enable faculty and staff to deliver proactive student support. 14:57] – Civitas gives staff the tools to advise these first-year students best. [16:27]

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Active Minds

MARCH 10, 2023

Isha : I would advise other middle and high school athletes to focus and prioritize the mental health of both themselves and their teammates. With this, approaching a teammate and understanding how to effectively communicate with them can offer guidance and resources to someone who needs it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The guide offers schools guidance from multiple fronts, including what kinds of partnerships to form; what data to measure and examine; how and when to give out completion grants; and what to communicate to students. The guide advocated for the use of degree maps, claiming them to be a better gauge. I feel like.

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Civitas Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Disjointed systems can lead to feeling like a pinballbeing bounced between financial aid, advising, faculty, and the registrar over a registration holdcausing confusion and frustration. Inefficient Processes Poor coordination and communication lead to duplicated efforts, wasting time and resources.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Transfer News Adventures in Advising Podcast Campbell Keele, Coordinator of Transfer Initiatives in the Academic Advising & Transfer Center, was recently featured on an episode of the “Adventures in Advising” podcast with host Matt Markin. The minutes from the Transfer Advising Committee’s latest meeting can be found below.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

APRIL 1, 2025

Inside Higher Ed Article Transfer Resources Technology in Advising Back by popular demand, come learn from the staff of Computer Services about changes in technology and future upgrades and initiatives. This forum is important to understand changes that will impact how we advise students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

There was a clear strategy of using dual enrollment for college access, focused on reducing barriers, advising, supports, and teaching college courses with high expectations but high support to build momentum into college.” Monroe said she and her team work for “clear and consistent communication,” with school representatives every month.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MARCH 3, 2025

Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award Recipients Announced Dr. Rhonda Stanton, Azaria Hogans, and Karmen Brewer will be recognized as the recipients of the 2025 Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Awards at the Kathy J. Brewer serves as a Senior Academic Advisor in the Business Advisement Center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

“By codifying the program, it gives institutions something to look forward to annually as a source that they may be able to tap, assuming they qualify, for much needed resources,” said Kelly Leon, vice president of communications and government relations for the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).

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Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

This approach fosters proactive, collaborative support by enabling the coordination of services such as academic coaching, advising, financial aid, and career guidance. This approach overwhelms advising and support teams and contributes to declining retention rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Pettigrew advises that schools consider “one-stop shops,” places on campus where students can get answers to almost any question that they might have and connected to the relevant offices if necessary.

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Civitas Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As Northwest Missouri State University (Northwest) worked to improve retention rates, it recognized that faculty and staff needed a centralized location to communicate and access student data easily. Whether addressing a financial hold or advising on course enrollment, UTSA knows that every interaction impacts the student experience.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 1, 2023

The Outcomes: An 8% increase in retention, improved advising efficiency, and more effective cross-functional collaboration. Faculty and staff needed ways to easily communicate and access student data in one place so they had the shared context they needed to meaningfully help students. It was like seeing a student in a profile.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 13, 2025

Together, theyve connected advising, registration, and student support in ways that empower students to stay on track and give staff the insights they need to act quickly and effectively.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Few counselors (15%) are even speaking to employers for input about how to advise students, Lammers said. There's not a lot of communication between the employer market and schools [about what employers are looking for and how to get there]. It's more of an assumption about what employers want and need,” Lammers said.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Register for the 2025 COTA Conference Transfer Advising Committee The Transfer Advising Committee has representation from each academic college and works collaboratively to develop best practices for transfer advising, facilitate communication regarding transfer student issues, and offer professional development for transfer advisors.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

JANUARY 6, 2025

If you would like further details and a more in-depth look at the new functionality, please consider viewing the first 25 minutes of the Transfer Advising Essentials: Whats New? Emily Muniz and Kemper Steele describe the creation of the VCCS Transfer Advising Peer Group in this article from Inside Higher Ed.

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College Aid Consulting Services

DECEMBER 3, 2022

We started advising this family on the FAFSA and CSS Profile forms for financial aid in the beginning stages of their daughter’s college pursuit. We have another financial aid success story to share. The daughter eventually decided on Brandeis as her main focus since the college showed a sincere interest in her talents and attributes.

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Civitas Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

I’ve lost track of how often I’ve heard the following phrase in college meetings, “The advising team can do it,” when talking about taking on new projects or duties. We need an approach to academic advising caseload management that ensures advisors can help all students and frees them from crushing workloads.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

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. At Saybrook University, Yahaya said virtual onboarding and email follow-ups have created a sense of community even for remote learners.

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Counselors' Corner

APRIL 23, 2025

Some of this may be helpfulif you get a call from a student studying your major, greatbut many of these communications are just designed to give you a feel or glow for the college that can cloud your judgement, not clear it.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 11, 2024

One such challenge is how advising departments can effectively support their students in a digital environment. At the University of Texas at Arlington , advisors are succeeding in this effort through relationship building and proactive advising. To mitigate this burden, UT Arlington adopts a hybrid approach to their advising.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Each scholar receives financial support for study abroad and specialized advisors through the Macaulay Advising Program. “I in rhetoric and intercultural communication, she earned a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship in the Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean at the CUNY Graduate Center.

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Civitas Learning

MAY 7, 2025

Communication and integrated workflows also play a critical role. By equipping staff and faculty with a centralized platform to access and share student information, Northwest streamlined advising and made it easier to provide timely, personalized support.

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 22, 2024

Strategy : Shifting to a Proactive, Data-Informed Advising Model Despite their busy schedules, advisors needed a way to connect with at-risk students who were not actively seeking help. There is also a record of communication, even if it transitions to ACC Gmail. “It’s Any user can store notes and initiate outreach.

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