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...
Apr 2, 2021
Scaling Our Food Insecurity Approach: Thoughts from University of Toledo
By Sammy Spann, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, University of Toledo Students, faculty, and staff realized the sustainable...
Oct 7, 2020
Universidades de excelencia: USU members recognized for commitment to Latinx students
Two USU members have earned the coveted Seal of Excelencia, which recognizes institutions that intentionally serve and demonstrate...
Dec 12, 2017
Anchoring the Community: The Deepening Role of Universities
As part of its agenda, USU regularly collects and analyzes data across its network of urban campuses to create a reliable, factual...
Nov 16, 2017
Cal State LA Implementing Fast-Track Math Teacher Preparation Program
The state of California has awarded California State University, Los Angeles a nearly $250,000 grant to create a fast track for students...
Oct 23, 2017
UCF President Hitt: How We’re Using Digital Learning to Increase Access and Improve Outcomes
This blog was originally published on The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities blog on October 10, 2017 With all of the...
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...
Jul 21, 2017
Georgia State University Scales Student Success Model to Reach a Broader Student Population
At Georgia State University, we have successfully raised graduation rates, lowered time to degree, and decreased debt for our students by...
Jun 9, 2017
All Hands on Deck: Partnering with Faculty to Redefine Excellence for Our Students and University
“Professor, I cannot thank you enough for this. You gave me hope! I’ll do my best!” recently emailed Miguel, an FIU first-year student,...
Apr 28, 2017
A John Williams Experience
On a bright Wednesday morning, eighty of my colleagues and I walked into a performance hall warmed up and ready to sing. Not an odd thing...
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 31, 2017
A Boot Camp for Innovation in Bioscience: LABioStart
Entrepreneurs play a critical role in our economy. The innovations they develop have a cascading effect on job creation, standards of...
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 10, 2017
Spotlight on Success: STEM Learning Communities
Most readers of this blog will be familiar with High-Impact Practices, a set of teaching and learning practices that have been widely...
Feb 17, 2017
Breaking Ground: A Wellspring of Civic Energy
The influential 2012 report A Crucible Moment called on higher education to infuse support for civic learning and democratic engagement...
Feb 3, 2017
VCU Launches New University-Community Partnership: the MLK Jr Collaborative Intervention Project
Like many urban-serving institutions, Virginia Commonwealth University is located in a high-needs community where K-12 students struggle...
Jan 18, 2017
B-STAR: A Pathway to Success
Transitioning to college life can be a challenge, even for the most talented of students. The first few months are critical – students...
Dec 2, 2016
Paving the Way for Student Veteran Success
In the military, everything is about being part of a team. You’re working with your fellow service members all day, every day, and you...
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