Report 2026 Student Success Impact Report Quick Wins, Lasting Impact — what 220 initiatives and five years of data show about what actually compounds
Podcast The Shift from Student Services to Student Success Systems How can colleges improve retention? Dr. Michelle Nelson explains the role of faculty, data, and coordinated student success systems.
Podcast Student Success Doesn’t Live in One Department What it actually takes to get Academic and Student Affairs working as one team.
Podcast Using AI to Strengthen Student Relationships Does your AI use case lead to more human connection? Waubonsee’s Chadd Engel on using AI to deepen — not replace — student relationships.
Blog Beyond Student Success: Evaluating Higher Ed Software, Vendors, & Institutional Fit Features are easy to evaluate. Coordination is harder — and far more important to long-term institutional outcomes.
Blog CLOSE the Student Impact Gap: A Modern Operating Model for Student Success Student success isn’t failing because of effort—it’s failing because systems are fragmented. Learn how the CLOSE operating model helps institutions turn insight into measurable impact.
Blog If You Have the Data, Why Is Action Still So Hard? Student success doesn’t scale because institutions lack data. It stalls because prioritization breaks down.
Blog How Civitas Learning Thinks About Data (and Why That Matters) Most institutions have the data. Many have the effort. Fewer have systems that turn both into impact. Here’s how Civitas Learning thinks about student success data—and why coordination matters more than perfection.
Blog Rethinking AI in Higher Ed: It’s Not About Saving Time—It’s About Making Better Decisions AI is often introduced as a way to speed up work in student success. But lasting impact comes from systems that earn trust, reflect institutional context, and support—not replace—human judgment.
