It’s Tuesday at 10:17 a.m., and the student success inbox is already a triage unit. An advisor has 30 messages marked
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The Reality on the Ground At many community colleges, student support does not break down because staff do not care. It breaks down because there simply are not enough hours in the day. Advisors juggle thousands of students. One-stop teams handle ...
The moments that mattered. The outcomes that moved. The conversations that did the work. In 2025, higher ed didn’t just send messages. It created momentum; one question answered, one appointment confirmed, one student supported, one alumnus ...
Among the top challenges higher education technology leaders will face in the new year, building a data-centric culture and training decision-makers to effectively use and interpret that data will deeply impact institutional resilience, according to ...
Student Success teams support some of the most complex conversations on campus. From academic advising to financial aid, mental health concerns to scheduling logistics, these messages carry emotional weight — and directly influence persistence and ...
If you think student-athletes have it tough, consider the teams of NCAA coaches, advisors, and counselors working behind the scenes to help them balance academics and athletics. That, in itself, can feel like an Olympian sport. This becomes even ...
The role of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives has come under scrutiny this year, prompting a series of executive actions meant to eliminate them from colleges and universities. DEI efforts have been essential in improving access ...
It’s a well-known adage that the more things change, the more they stay the same. For student success and enrollment leaders at colleges and universities, the issue of retention remains an ever-present thorn in the side: For years, college dropout ...
In higher ed, conversations don’t always end when a message is sent. Sometimes a student texts back a question, and no one sees it right away. A donor asks for more details, and the reply never comes. An alum responds three days later, but by then ...
As the new fall semester kicks off, higher education institutions face increasing pressure to reach both current and newly enrolled students efficiently across diverse digital platforms and time-sensitive milestones. Unfortunately, relying on siloed ...
