Thinking Big: Incorporating Career Readiness Competencies into Curriculum
By Ryan Bell, Brandon Adler, and Scott Pentzer, University of New Orleans The University of Memphis Collaborative Opportunity Grant (COG)...
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Apr 27, 2022
Putting First Gen Students First
By Alisha Rose Henderson, Caitlin Fisher, and Melvyn Harding, University of Memphis California State University L.A. (Cal State) has a...
Mar 18, 2021
Food Insecurity at Urban Universities: USU’s Collaborative Opportunity Grant
A hallmark of USU’s programming, the Collaborative Opportunity Grant (COG) is a seed funding initiative that leverages the role of urban...
Apr 6, 2018
Redefining Student Success: APLU Launches Collaborative Initiative Focused on College Completion
Changing workforce demands, growing numbers of underrepresented students on campus, and national demographic shifts have provided a new...
Sep 13, 2017
(Re)Connect to College – Working with “Stop-out” Students in Cleveland
Cleveland State University (CSU) and College Now Greater Cleveland are collaborating on a project called (Re)Connect to College – aimed...
Aug 26, 2017
The Future Ready Campus: Opportunities + Outcomes = Student Success
How can we connect student success outcomes, return on investment, and strategic resource allocation in a way that sustains the...
Aug 2, 2017
California State University, Fresno Collaborates with Fresno Unified School District to Support Succ
California State University, Fresno, was one of 12 members of the Collation of Urban Serving Universities to receive a Collaborative...
Jun 23, 2017
Urban Universities for HEALTH: Collaborating to Advance Health Equity
Not all Americans have the same opportunities to live in good health. Evidence shows that individuals identifying as minorities suffer...
May 19, 2017
Collaborating for Change: Flexible Degrees at Portland State University
This blog entry features Portland State University’s Collaborating for Change project efforts. PSU is one of three USU institutions...
Apr 21, 2017
Bridge to the Future: CSUN Puts College on the Agenda for Canoga Park High School Students
In Canoga Park, a community in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, many students at Canoga Park High School aren’t planning to attend for...
Apr 14, 2017
Social Justice and Student Success at Georgia State University
Georgia State University (GSU) has demonstrated that students from all backgrounds can succeed. Situated in downtown Atlanta, GSU...
Mar 24, 2017
Community Engaged Learning in the Inland Empire
At UC Riverside, we’ve always had many of our students engaged in service-learning and other volunteer opportunities in the community....
Mar 17, 2017
USU Heads West: The Frontier Set
What does it mean to be a pioneer? For most, this label conjures up an image of intrepid explorers, leaving behind their known world to...
Feb 24, 2017
Accessible, Affordable, Attainable: Reinventing Curriculum Delivery in Health Care Education
Adult college students who have made significant progress in their careers don’t have time to go back and start all over from the...
Nov 18, 2016
“An Unstoppable Force for Good”
“If you want to build a world class city, build a great university and wait 200 years.” University of Texas at Austin President Gregory...
Oct 14, 2016
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Three Suggestions for Promoting Technology Usage on Campus
Ever since the invention of the printing press in the 15th century, technology has been used to disrupt, advance, and transform the...
Oct 7, 2016
To Accelerate Student Success, Eliminate Course Bottlenecks
Imagine you are a senior in college, preparing to register for your final semester of courses. You have worked hard for the past few...
Aug 26, 2016
From Setback to Success: APLU’s “Turning Points”
Imagine this scenario at a hypothetical university: it’s the early 2000s, and online learning is an emerging concept growing in...
Aug 19, 2016
5 Things Universities Can Do to Engage Faculty in Student Success
As the summer draws to a close, you and your colleagues may be contemplating how you will achieve your goals for the upcoming academic...
Aug 5, 2016
Urban Universities Excel at Improving Student Retention and Degree Completion
Image Credit: John Walker The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) named four urban-serving institutions as finalists...
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