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    NISTS Closure: Impact & Legacy on Transfer Student Success

    NISTS Closure: Impact & Legacy on Transfer Student Success

    NISTS shuts down after 20+ years impacting transfer policies & research. Despite closure, NISTS' spirit and resources will continue via educators & institutions, fostering transfer student success.


    Reverse Transfer: Earning Associate Degrees After Stopping Out

    Reverse Transfer: Earning Associate Degrees After Stopping Out

    Reverse transfer programs award associate degrees to students with some college credit but no degree. States are adopting these programs to boost completion rates and workforce readiness, benefiting both students and institutions.


    AI in Education: Transforming Learning & Campus Operations

    AI in Education: Transforming Learning & Campus Operations

    AI is revolutionizing higher education, enhancing learning, mental health support, security, and data management. Universities are proactively addressing AI ethics and implementation for student success and institutional resilience.


    Prison Education: Challenges, Benefits, and Peer Support

    Prison Education: Challenges, Benefits, and Peer Support

    College programs in prisons boost academic achievement and job chances. Challenges include resource access, mental health needs, and tech limitations. Peer tutoring and institutional support are vital.


    Top Higher Education Conferences 2026: Trends & Challenges

    Top Higher Education Conferences 2026: Trends & Challenges

    Explore top higher education conferences in 2026 addressing challenges like policy shifts, funding, enrollment, and public perception. Focus on innovation, leadership, and student success.


    First-Generation College Students: Challenges & Success

    First-Generation College Students: Challenges & Success

    Report reveals first-generation students face hurdles in college completion despite academic preparedness & financial aid. Completion rates vary based on university spending. Barriers beyond finances impact success.


    Rethinking Higher Education: Purpose, Value, and the Liberal Arts

    Rethinking Higher Education: Purpose, Value, and the Liberal Arts

    Regional Public Universities (RPUs) face an identity crisis. Focus shifts from rigorous liberal arts to metrics, skills, and 'student success,' marginalizing soul-crafting and humanistic learning. A call to re-evaluate the core academic product.


    Student Attendance & Success: Professor Insights

    Student Attendance & Success: Professor Insights

    Professor Hartert's research reveals attendance strongly predicts student success. Studies highlight challenges: work, mental health, finances. Active learning & flexibility can boost engagement.


    Families’ College Investment Doubts & Engagement Needs

    Families’ College Investment Doubts & Engagement Needs

    Families are skeptical about college ROI and want more access & updates. They provide crucial student support, especially for first-gen & low-income students, but feel sidelined. Engagement is key.


    New England Transfer Guarantee: Simplifying College Transfers

    New England Transfer Guarantee: Simplifying College Transfers

    The New England Transfer Guarantee (NETG) simplifies college transfers, especially for low-income students. NETG ensures baccalaureate completion with high GPAs and low withdrawal rates. Scaling to 6 states.


    UF Leadership: Academic Excellence & Combating Hate

    UF Leadership: Academic Excellence & Combating Hate

    Focus on academic excellence, intellectual diversity, and student success. Eliminating DEI bureaucracy. Prioritizing safety, inclusion, and combating antisemitism at UF.


    Podcast: A strengths-based approach to student success

    Podcast: A strengths-based approach to student success

    Williams, who joined the institution in 2020, soon before it fell a bit short on its retention increase goal, has found it helpful to remind colleagues that data is about individuals and showing what can be done to meet their needs.