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6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023

EAB

When EAB researched how to integrate academic and career development, we found that integration or collaboration between academic advising and career services aids students in connecting their coursework to their career endeavors. -->. Athletics departments report to student affairs at one-half of institutions.

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Why playing in college bowl games may motivate football players to study harder

University Business

College football bowl games give both teams and fans a huge boost—and they can also give student-athletes a spark in the classroom, new research shows. Not surprisingly, there has been concern that playing in postseason bowl games at end of the fall semester could have an adverse effect on players’ grades.

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Online Transition Programming in the Time of COVID

Supporting Student Success

In just two months, while still performing their regular job functions in the new online environment, the Get Ryerson Ready team researched, developed, designed, and launched a robust, innovative, multi-disciplinary, and award-winning transition curriculum to support the success and well-being of the incoming class of 2020. Writing Ready.

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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

Place more students in first-year seminars, learning communities (including learning-living communities), freshman interest groups, and honors and research cohorts. Rather than depending on a single mentor, the authors recommend, create webs of significant relationships that include peers, faculty, staff, and others on and off campus.