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Most of us have read or heard about the Tower of Babel, and the Babylonians’ lofty intentions of building a tower to heaven. Those intentions were never realized because God created multiple, diverse languages so the workers could no longer…

This is part four of our 5 Signs of a Healthy Student Journey Series. Catch up on parts one, two, and three! Terms like ‘grit’ and ‘self-efficacy’ are concepts that are notoriously difficult to define, measure, and monitor. However, they have also been woven…

So, safe to say the world is a little weird right now. If you caught my last post on how to work from home, you may have noticed a tease at the end for some more content on this topic.…

If you’re reading this article, chances are that this is not the first article you’ve read on the topic of student success. It’s a hot topic today, and with very good reason. The traditional measurements of success in higher education…

This is part three of our 5 Signs of a Healthy Student Journey Series. Catch up on parts one and two! Students develop three main types of connections during their educational journey: connections with their peers, their faculty, and the school…

Over the past few weeks, our country has been dealing with a pandemic we never thought possible. Emergency personnel, doctors and nurses, janitors, food service staff, grocery store employees, and so many more essential workers have been stepping up to…

This is part two of our 5 Signs of a Healthy Student Journey Series. Catch up on part one! Any time spent in the retention and student success fields will quickly reveal that financial issues are one of the primary obstacles…

With the recent shift to remote work, many institutions are scrambling to get employees up and running in what is truly an unprecedented situation. If you’re left wondering how to make sense of this new normal, don’t worry, you’re definitely…

As an adjunct professor, as news of the coronavirus (COVID-19) began to hit the United States over the last few weeks, I kept thinking, “Colleges and Universities are going to have to make some important decisions.” As March started, news…

As an event planner and someone who once ran campus Open House and Accepted Student Days, I know firsthand how critical events are to your enrollment strategy, and how much cancelling an event can impact your goals. While there’s still…