A John Williams Experience
On a bright Wednesday morning, eighty of my colleagues and I walked into a performance hall warmed up and ready to sing. Not an odd thing...
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- Apr 21, 2017
Bridge to the Future: CSUN Puts College on the Agenda for Canoga Park High School Students
In Canoga Park, a community in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, many students at Canoga Park High School aren’t planning to attend for...
- Apr 14, 2017
Social Justice and Student Success at Georgia State University
Georgia State University (GSU) has demonstrated that students from all backgrounds can succeed. Situated in downtown Atlanta, GSU...
- Apr 7, 2017
Supporting Minority Postdocs
Nearly 50 years ago, the National Academies described postdocs as the “invisible university,” because their contributions to cutting-edge...
- Mar 31, 2017
A Boot Camp for Innovation in Bioscience: LABioStart
Entrepreneurs play a critical role in our economy. The innovations they develop have a cascading effect on job creation, standards of...
- Mar 24, 2017
Community Engaged Learning in the Inland Empire
At UC Riverside, we’ve always had many of our students engaged in service-learning and other volunteer opportunities in the community....
- Mar 17, 2017
USU Heads West: The Frontier Set
What does it mean to be a pioneer? For most, this label conjures up an image of intrepid explorers, leaving behind their known world to...
- Mar 10, 2017
Spotlight on Success: STEM Learning Communities
Most readers of this blog will be familiar with High-Impact Practices, a set of teaching and learning practices that have been widely...
- Feb 3, 2017
VCU Launches New University-Community Partnership: the MLK Jr Collaborative Intervention Project
Like many urban-serving institutions, Virginia Commonwealth University is located in a high-needs community where K-12 students struggle...
- Jan 18, 2017
B-STAR: A Pathway to Success
Transitioning to college life can be a challenge, even for the most talented of students. The first few months are critical – students...
- Dec 2, 2016
Paving the Way for Student Veteran Success
In the military, everything is about being part of a team. You’re working with your fellow service members all day, every day, and you...
- Nov 18, 2016
“An Unstoppable Force for Good”
“If you want to build a world class city, build a great university and wait 200 years.” University of Texas at Austin President Gregory...
- Nov 11, 2016
How IUPUI Achieved Excellence in Assessment
What does it take for an institution of higher education to be excellent in assessing student learning and using results to drive...
- Nov 4, 2016
Cal State Fullerton’s Dash Toward Student Success
Cal State Fullerton has increased graduation rates, improved student persistence and dramatically lowered the student achievement gap...
- Oct 28, 2016
Small Changes, Big Results: How “Re-imagining the First Year” Is Changing the Way We View Student Su
The first year of college is a critical period that shapes students’ impressions of the university and their place in the campus...
- Oct 14, 2016
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Three Suggestions for Promoting Technology Usage on Campus
Ever since the invention of the printing press in the 15th century, technology has been used to disrupt, advance, and transform the...
- Oct 7, 2016
To Accelerate Student Success, Eliminate Course Bottlenecks
Imagine you are a senior in college, preparing to register for your final semester of courses. You have worked hard for the past few...
- Sep 30, 2016
Students Helping Students: Using a Peer Approach to Improve College Enrollment and Completion
She looked at me with the common expression of the day—a combination of “I’m lost” and slight panic, “I’m gonna be late!” Truth is, I...
- Sep 23, 2016
It’s On Us to Help Low-Income Students Succeed in College
Last year, in a New York Times op-ed, college student Brooke Evans shared a story that quickly became a wake-up call for university...
- Sep 9, 2016
The HIGH Program provides the basics to Wayne State students in need
No student should have to choose between going to class and life’s most basic needs of food and shelter. Since we founded the HIGH...
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