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When a Conversation With the President Fosters Human Connection
President Troy D. Paino offers perspective on why it’s important to make time for conversation with individual students, and six actions for fostering connections more deeply.
Program Launch: Procurement Internship Prepares Students for Workforce
An internship pilot for government contracting is providing on-the-job training for Youngstown State University students while supporting local businesses.
How Students Feel About Grading
Student Voice survey data reveal five key differences in the ways students think about grades—as well as room for improvement in how professors assign grades and even design courses.
Program Launch: Success Center for First-Gen, Limited-Income Students
At Washington University in St. Louis, the Taylor Family Center for Student Success will unite formerly separate resource programs and provide students with peer mentors, financial support and education, and other guidance.
Wellness Tip: Build a Campus Cry Map
When students need an emotional outlet, a campus cry map can show preferred private spaces to let the tears flow—or create a touch point for staff to step in and help.
How College Students Say They Learn Best
In a new Student Voice survey, students share their preferences for class format, active learning strategies and note-taking. Interactive lectures and case studies are especially popular.
Ungrading as a Form of Access, Equality in the Classroom
On the Teaching for Student Success podcast, a social work professor from California State University, Chico, shares her experiences removing assessment from her graduate-level classes and the impact on learning outcomes.
Survey Gauges Student Supports for Well-Being at College
The Student Well-being for Institutional Support Survey (SWISS) evaluates students’ perception of their college regarding aspects of well-being, including academic support, mental health resources, housing, dining and spiritual life resources.