To kick off our work together in 2020, our annual customer convening was sold out in Austin. This program has become so popular that we decided to take it on …
Is Accreditation the Enemy of Innovation?
Put simply: accreditation isn’t the enemy of innovation. At least it doesn’t have to be. This is the core argument Dr. Barbara Gellman-Danley, president of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), …
Your Change is Working
As the New Year kicks off, the stories about higher education enrollment declines and student success challenges keep coming. Indeed, clickbait catastrophe-predicting stories continue to fuel edu-news-site traffic and increasing …
TAMIU’s Student-Centric Registration Bolsters Persistence
Because Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is concerned about offering all the courses that will further their students’ career prospects, it made a concerted effort to help them master a …
The Rise of Co-Curricular Innovation in Student Success Work: The Student Transformative Learning Record
College is more than a collection of classes. Indeed, at its best, a student’s time in a college or university is about engaging an array of transformative experiences that includes …
Students Need Us to Do the Math
Each year, millions of students face a major challenge on their pathways through higher education: Doing the Math. Of course, many majors require mastery of advanced algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. …
Dr. Bill Holda on Accreditation and the Evolution of Institutional Data Cultures: National Advisory Board Conversation Series
The Civitas Learning National Advisory Board is comprised of researchers, association leaders, and executives whose expertise has influenced higher education policy and practice across the United States and around the …
Being Efficient vs. Being Effective
My efforts to get to the 2019 NACADA Annual Conference reminded me of the journey faced by college students across the country… I made sure my bag was packed. My …
An Early Alert About Early Alerts…
With the largest annual U.S. gathering of academic advisors happening at NACADA, many of us have our minds on the innovations and practices that will transform the advisor-student relationship and, …
Competency-Based Learning, Personalization, and the Rise of the ‘Multiverse’ in Education
Working at the intersection of institutions, innovators, and issue champions is a blessing. Of course you must be willing to ideate, engage, and explore–not to mention, bring a good amount …