Student Success

Kansas Wesleyan’s Student Success Coaching pairs first-year students with a staff coach, giving them tools for success for their academic careers.

From memos and reports to self-assessments and slide decks, writing skills often needed on the job don’t tend to be taught in college. But professors can incorporate workplace writing into course assignments.

Virginia Tech’s Barbershop Talk Series opens conversations for students to receive support and build belonging at college.

Persistence and completion for this vulnerable student population are more likely to happen when students have an opportunity to form a relationship over time with an academic coach.

Nearly one in three Black students and one in four Hispanic students have been unable to register for classes to due to an institutional hold.

Just 55 percent of students say they’ve been advised on required coursework for graduation, according to Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse’s survey on students’ experiences with advising and registration.

Strategic communication about how students benefit from healthy sleep habits—and what they risk with unhealthy routines—can help make awareness campaigns convincing.

Grinnell College arranges short, online video calls between students and alumni for networking opportunities.