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How your future students’ needs are changing in 5 big ways

University Business

What colleges should do : Administrators must consider alternatives to the traditional weekday schedule to recruit the increasing number of prospective students who want more flexibility. Inclusive messaging, robust support services, and strong orientation and first-year programming assure students they will get the support they need.

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Librarians target incoming students, collaborative measures

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Over the past few decades, libraries have shifted attention from primarily instruction work toward purposeful collaborations in first-year programming. An older model among libraries is coming into classrooms like an English 101 course or a first-year seminar to share information.