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Online Transition Programming in the Time of COVID

Supporting Student Success

By focusing on the student experience and the other facets of well-being, including the connection between regular activity and academic performance, we welcomed more students to online classes, programs, and spaces offered by Athletics & Recreation. Writing Ready. Planning for 2021.

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Backlash as a university says its library will be 'all digital'

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“What we heard was that they need and want access to library resources where they are, whether on or off campus.” By the end of the week, Grewal issued another statement titled, “Apology and Clarification on Athletics and Libraries.”

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The Power of Relationships in Undergraduate Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Hire undergraduates to serve as peer mentors, learning assistants, study group leaders, and classroom consultants (to conduct classroom observations and make recommendations). But only 14 percent of graduates said they had experienced such a relationship. In Relationship-Rich Education by Peter Felten and Leo M. ” Absolutely true.