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 …
Dr. Davis Jenkins on Guiding and Engaging Students from Day One: 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 institutional practice across the United States and around …
A Conversation with Jeff Selingo, Editor-at-Large, The Chronicle of Higher Education
In the last eight to 10 years, there was some controversy around the idea of helping more students complete. Now, it’s becoming more generally accepted that colleges and universities have …
From Community Insights to Action: Part-Time Student Nudges
At Coastline Community College, part-time students make up 85% of the students population — largely distance learning students who take classes online, via a hybrid model or through self-paced programs. …
Austin Community College: Reading Between the Persistence Lift Lines
Data from The University of Texas at Austin Charles A. Dana Center reveals that only 1 in 5 students go to college in Texas. As the second largest higher education …
Starting Strong: Texas State University Case Study
At Texas State University, freshmen enrollments have increased by 8 percent between 2014 and 2016. This year, they welcomed more than 6,000 first-year students to campus. Enrollment and registration staff …
Schedule Planner App Helps 17 Advisors Register 6,000 Students at Orientation
As an emerging research university, Texas State University is growing both the size and the quality of its incoming freshman class. As they do so, they are requiring all new …
Profiles in Personalized Pathways: Meet Lluvia
Part-time student, Full-time employee, Single mother of four, Austin Community College Student Majoring in Social Work, Personalized Pathways, Degree Map User It takes courage and commitment to go back to …
Integrating the Civitas Learning Platform with Salesforce
Northern Arizona University aims to increase six-year graduation rates to 57.5 percent and retention to 80 percent by 2025. “We believe student success is everyone’s responsibility,” said Margot Saltonstall, director …
11%pp Lift in Persistence and Retained Revenue of $1.36m with Degree Map
Last year, Austin Community College began restructuring programs and services to support Guided Pathways. They are one of 12 Texas community colleges participating in the Texas Pathways Project, an initiative …