Student Success
Retention, completion, advising, basic needs, and the tools and research behind them
Monday, October 12
Lance Kennedy-Phillips
has been selected to serve as interim senior vice provost for student success at Pennsylvania State University...
theeduledger.com
Thursday, October 8
Turning Cultural Pride Into Student Success
Through student-centered initiatives and a deep commitment to community, Castillo ensures Latino students have the support and...
theeduledger.com
Tuesday, October 6
Do Asynchronous Courses Need Synchronous Sessions to Succeed?
At OLC Innovate this past March, Dr. Tricia Bertram Gallant raised a provocative idea: fully asynchronous courses need synchronous opportunities to truly support student success. I’ll be honest—that landed hard. As someone who has spent years designing and teaching in asynchronous graduate programs, it felt like a bit…
onlinelearningconsortium.org
Monday, October 5
Teaching Practices That Support Authentic Learning With AI
As college and university faculty consider the seeming inevitability of students using AI, one of the possible responses includes fine-tuning policies that balance choice, innovation, and academic integrity. Another possible ... The post Teaching Practices That Support Authentic Learning With AI appeared first on…
everylearnereverywhere.orgShould elite colleges share academic cutoffs for admissions?
None of the eight Ivy League institutions publicly share minimum academic requirements to gain admission. The same is true for Stanford University, Duke University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Minimum course requirements, GPAs or admissions scores that students must meet to be eligible for…
highereddive.com
Thursday, October 1
Navigating the storms of student success
Kate Newby argues that the storms of the student journey aren’t a distraction from learning, they’re where it really happens
wonkhe.comPrivate Equity Firm Acquires SAP Litmos
Wednesday, September 30
SAT scores are up across the board for high school class of 2026
Dive Brief: The high school class of 2026 outperformed the previous year’s graduates on the SAT, according to results for the college admissions exam released Tuesday by the College Board The mean total SAT score for the class of 2026 reached 1045 — a 16-point increase from the class of 2025. Average scores increased…
highereddive.comSupporting faculty for Workforce Pell: Lessons from Scaling Shortened Academic Terms
The post Supporting faculty for Workforce Pell: Lessons from Scaling Shortened Academic Terms appeared first on Achieving the Dream.
achievingthedream.org
Tuesday, September 29
Announcing a National Cohort Exploring Students’ Perspectives on Basic Needs Insecurity
We’re excited to announce that 15 colleges and universities are participating in Understanding Postsecondary Students’ Perspectives on Basic Needs Insecurity, a three-year research initiative led by Ithaka S+R with support from ECMC Foundation. By centering students’ perspectives, this project helps institutions…
sr.ithaka.org
Monday, September 28
AI Leadership in Higher Education Starts With a More Coherent Student Experience
One way of understanding the last several years of work on digital teaching and learning is as a transition from fragmented to coherent. University departments, institution-wide project teams, and sector-wide ... The post AI Leadership in Higher Education Starts With a More Coherent Student Experience appeared first…
everylearnereverywhere.org
Friday, September 25
Major public universities report hits to international enrollment
Major public colleges across the U.S. have reported big drops in their international student populations this fall. As more institutions release their newest enrollment data, the higher ed sector is getting a clearer picture of the impacts of the federal government's crackdown on foreign students and moves to tighten…
highereddive.com
Wednesday, September 23
Using student housing to sharpen your retention strategy
Ask any university president how they can improve visibility into student well-being and satisfaction, and housing may not come up at all, yet housing teams have insight into some of the earliest and most robust signals of student risk and satisfaction anywhere on or off campus. The post Using student housing to…
ecampusnews.com
Tuesday, September 22
College athletics rack up millions in deficits as Senate eyes oversight bill
Major court cases and policy changes in recent years have ushered in a new era of revenue sharing between institutions and players and for athletes to make money off their names, images and likeness. Since then, many athletes have taken to transferring teams in search of better compensation and colleges are rushing to…
highereddive.com
Monday, September 21
Time to Degree
The Time to Degree report examines how long students take to earn an award and the factors that can impact that length of time. The report further focuses on how stopouts, transfers, prior awards, and other pathway characteristics shape both median elapsed time and active enrollment time.
nscresearchcenter.orgHow Stillman College Improves Online Course Consistency Through Cross-Functional Collaboration
When the project lead for an online learning capacity-building initiative at Stillman College began assembling an internal “dream team,” he focused on the faculty and administrators working directly with students ... The post How Stillman College Improves Online Course Consistency Through Cross-Functional…
everylearnereverywhere.org
Wednesday, September 16
College enrollment rate among recent high school graduates ticks up
Dive Brief: The share of the high school graduating class of 2025 who immediately enrolled in college ticked up slightly from the previous cohort, according to data released Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The increase came regardless of the economic makeup of their high school. At…
highereddive.com
Tuesday, September 15
4-year visa cap for international students halted by federal judge
Dive Brief: A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's rule limiting international student visas to four years, a regulatory change that would have taken effect Tuesday. In his 48-page ruling, U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor said a lawsuit against DHS is "likely to…
highereddive.com
Monday, September 14
How Gateway Course Optimization Can Support Student Success
Students who cannot complete gateway courses face a significant barrier to succeeding in college, which is why it’s so important to reduce DFWI rates in these courses by optimizing them ... The post How Gateway Course Optimization Can Support Student Success appeared first on Every Learner Everywhere®.
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Friday, September 11
How Dartmouth’s push for more dialogue improved campus debate and its reputation
As some institutions move to restrict certain classroom instruction, Dartmouth College has been taking a different tack — teaching its students how to engage in debate about polarizing topics. Dartmouth Dialogues aims to teach students how to engage in difficult conversations inside and outside the classroom. The…
highereddive.com
Wednesday, September 9
‘Utter paralysis’: Legacy admissions ban faces tough road in Congress
Momentum for banning legacy admissions practices has seemingly tapered over the past two years, as legislation has stalled in state legislatures, the fate of bipartisan congressional bills is in doubt, and the Trump administration hasn’t indicated any interest in taking up the issue. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s…
highereddive.com
Tuesday, September 8
Humanities degrees hit their lowest numbers in decades
Students graduating with humanities bachelor’s degrees have hit their lowest numbers in decades — with further declines potentially on the horizon, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. U.S. colleges awarded 164,847 undergraduate humanities degrees in 2025. That’s the…
highereddive.comWhat a Faculty-Student Collaboration Learned Building an AI Tutor for College Math
In the summer of 2025, Dr. April Crenshaw stood in front of her MATH 1710 precalculus students at Chattanooga State Community College and shared the experience she had been having ... The post What a Faculty-Student Collaboration Learned Building an AI Tutor for College Math appeared first on Every Learner Everywhere®.
everylearnereverywhere.org
Friday, September 4
Florida bans undocumented students from selective public universities
Dive Brief: The State University System of Florida’s board of governors on Thursday banned undocumented students from attending its universities with selective admissions — effectively shutting them out of the highly ranked public system. Beginning in the 2027-28 academic year, prospective students who are “present in…
highereddive.comHigh schoolers say school counselors emphasize college pathways, not CTE
Dive Brief: While 66% of high school students from middle-income families say educators heavily emphasized four-year college when talking about future pathways, far fewer reported similar attention to community college (11%), technical training and apprenticeships (16%) and full-time work (17%), according to a Rand…
highereddive.comBall State honored for technology supporting students
Thursday, September 3
Building student success through community at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
The post Building student success through community at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College appeared first on Achieving the Dream.
achievingthedream.orgStudent Support Needs Outpace College Capacity
Tuesday, September 1
Tennessee’s free community college program ‘pays for itself,’ working paper finds
When then-Gov. Bill Haslam signed the Tennessee Promise into law in 2014, he touted the program as one that would “make a real difference for generations of Tennesseans” at zero net cost to the state. The program — the first in the U.S. to offer tuition-free community college statewide — covers any remaining tuition…
highereddive.com
Monday, August 31
Judge rules Trump policies deporting foreign students based on speech unconstitutional
Dive Brief: Policies used by the Trump administration to deport legal immigrants because of their speech are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday. The Trump administration has revoked hundreds of student visas and sought to deport noncitizen students in the U.S. legally by invoking two provisions of the…
highereddive.comConnecting Evidence-Based Teaching Practices to Career Readiness
What is the relationship between effective teaching generally and the specific practices faculty and programs use to incorporate career readiness into academic courses? If one undeveloped theme of a recent ... The post Connecting Evidence-Based Teaching Practices to Career Readiness appeared first on Every Learner…
everylearnereverywhere.orgBall State University Receives EAB Technology Pioneer Award for Innovation in Student Success
Friday, August 28
Texas governor pushes for 3-year degree pathways
Dive Brief: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday directed the state’s higher education board to develop recommendations for three-year pathways to bachelor’s degrees. Abbott instructed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to gather public college officials and faculty leaders, as well as employers and…
highereddive.com
Thursday, August 27
20 Michigan colleges join new direct admissions program
Dive Brief: Interested Michigan high school students can begin receiving direct admissions offers this fall from 20 public and private colleges in the state through an initiative launched by the nonprofit Michigan College Access Network. Under the new MI College Match initiative, students will automatically receive…
highereddive.com
Tuesday, August 25
Cornell, MIT and others can appeal class action status in antitrust case
Dive Snapshot: Five highly selective colleges can appeal the class action status of an antitrust lawsuit filed nearly five years ago after an appellate court ruling Monday. A group of former college students sued in early 2022, alleging that over a dozen defendant institutions took part in a price-fixing scheme that…
highereddive.comTop Edtech Companies in Austin
Monday, August 24
Future Ready: A conversation about the 2026 ATD Data & Analytics Summit
The post Future Ready: A conversation about the 2026 ATD Data & Analytics Summit appeared first on Achieving the Dream.
achievingthedream.orgBuilding Lasting Change in Introductory Mathematics: A Guidebook for Teaching-Focused Faculty
At many research universities, introductory mathematics remains one of the most consequential and challenging parts of the curriculum. Gateway math courses enroll large numbers of students and play an outsized ... The post Building Lasting Change in Introductory Mathematics: A Guidebook for Teaching-Focused Faculty…
everylearnereverywhere.orgInternational applicant numbers tumble on Common App
Dive Snapshot: The number of first-year international applicants declined 10% during the 2025-26 cycle on the Common App compared to the prior cycle, according to a report Thursday from the college application platform. Applicants from Asia fell 11%, the report found. That’s a troubling signal, as the continent…
highereddive.com
Friday, August 21
University of Houston slashes 40% of courses from its core curriculum
Dive Brief: The University of Houston has slashed about 40% of courses from the flagship's core curriculum as it works to comply with a new state law dictating the architecture of general education requirements at Texas public colleges. In the 2026-27 academic year, UH will adopt a core curriculum list with roughly…
highereddive.comStill telling their stories: Updates from the 2026 DREAM Scholars
The post Still telling their stories: Updates from the 2026 DREAM Scholars appeared first on Achieving the Dream.
achievingthedream.org
Monday, August 17
Faculty Examples of Digitally Enabled Teaching in Gateway STEM Courses
In 2025, Every Learner Everywhere published a selection of examples from the Transform Learning instructional example library showing how faculty use digitally enabled, evidence-based teaching practices (DE-EBTs) in gateway STEM ... The post Faculty Examples of Digitally Enabled Teaching in Gateway STEM Courses…
everylearnereverywhere.org
Wednesday, August 12
Monday, August 10
A Structured Approach to Meaningful Change in Introductory Mathematics
Introductory mathematics sits at the center of many of higher education’s most persistent challenges: student momentum, retention, and timely progress into majors. Institutions know these courses matter, yet efforts to ... The post A Structured Approach to Meaningful Change in Introductory Mathematics appeared first…
everylearnereverywhere.org
Friday, August 7
Monday, August 3
Making Course Materials More Accessible: Faculty-Friendly Guidance
Faculty are often exposed to the finer points of digital accessibility through intimidating technical language such as Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Faculty development programs typically present those technical standards ... The post Making Course Materials More Accessible: Faculty-Friendly Guidance…
everylearnereverywhere.org
Friday, July 31
How a Postsecondary Student Success Grant Propels Data-Driven Action at UT San Antonio
At the University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), a bipartisan federal grant designed to boost college completion is helping campus leaders identify strategies that support students who are the first in their families to attend college thrive on campus and in their studies. Since 2022, the Postsecondary…
ihep.org
Thursday, July 30
A hidden student success strategy? Rethink course scheduling.
A student’s course schedule is one of the most consequential (and often overlooked) factors shaping whether they stay on track for their degree or credential. Yet the path to earning a degree or credential remains unnecessarily difficult for far too many students. Beyond juggling work, family, financial, and academic…
luminafoundation.org
Tuesday, July 28
What Tennessee’s OER scaling efforts reveal about the future of open education
The post What Tennessee’s OER scaling efforts reveal about the future of open education appeared first on Achieving the Dream.
achievingthedream.org
Monday, July 27
An overlooked on-ramp: Creating pathways to support adult education students and strengthen strategic enrollment
The post An overlooked on-ramp: Creating pathways to support adult education students and strengthen strategic enrollment appeared first on Achieving the Dream.
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