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Student Success…. A Definition for the Very Few

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What does student success mean? Some colleges associate student success with high graduation rates, others focus on alumni achievements, and then other colleges emphasize test scores and grades. Since institutions use different definitions regarding the term “student success,” it raises a critical question: Who are we leaving behind?

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Measuring What Matters in Student Success

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

ED’s latest Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program application includes performance measures recommended by IHEP research By Jessica Vivar Earning a college degree is the best path to turning career aspirations into a successful livelihood and financially secure, fulfilling life.

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Going Boldly: Purposeful Engagement, Critical Thinking, and Success in College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Well before the first college lecture, however, newly enrolled college students should consider a couple questions and a few simple steps that can lower barriers to college success. He is the author of How to Solve A Problem: Insights for Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, and Success in College. The who and the what ?

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Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Johnson expressed disappointment with how the bill’s definition of “high-need” students does not include students with foster care experience.

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How to Know You’re on the Path to Success

Steve Keating

The things he needs to do in order to be a successful salesperson. He asked, “What are the ‘signs’ of success? How could he know at all times whether or not he was on the path to success?” I wondered if there were indeed definitive signs to look for on the journey to success. That really got me to thinking.

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The Engine of Success

Steve Keating

That’s because when I asked them about their goals their most frequent answer was “to be a success.” I could put 100 people in a room and ask each of them for their definition of success. Success is and should be very personal. Success is and should be very personal. Goals are literally the engine of success.

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The Evolution of Student Success Metrics

EAB

Infographic The Evolution of Student Success Metrics How has the way we define & measure student success changed over time? The evolution of student success best practice has happened in the same way. As we think about where student success is headed in the next decade, it’s useful to look back at where we’ve been.