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Secret Shoppers and Audience Awareness

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean The Education Department is planning to deploy “secret shoppers ” to colleges around the country to suss out deceptive and predatory practices, particularly around financial aid. The office most colleges called the bursar was instead called the cashier.

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How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors

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An example of a Stepped Care model from Calvin University LEARN how to build your own stepped care model Supporting the whole student Stepped Care is grounded in the understanding that the entire community can play a role in supporting mental health and well-being.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

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Scholastica Student Success Improving success for pre-health students Joe Fritsch, Ph.D.,

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid. It’s about service-oriented levels of engagement ,’” explains Sine.

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Drive Enrollment Growth with First-Gen Pathways to Success: Changing Higher Education Podcast 167 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Marielena DeSanctis

The Change Leader, Inc.

However, having these courses at the students’ high school will not make them feel like higher ed students who will succeed in college – they will feel like they’re taking an advanced or honors high school class. So you’re going to be able to see things from a very different perspective than most guests. I’m sure it will.

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Survey data show disparities in college course registration holds

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” What about financial holds? Gottlieb says these aren’t always bad news for students, either: “Sometimes it means that the student hasn’t shown up in Financial Aid to sign their promissory note. ” More difficult are financial holds due to large balances that students must pay on their own.

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The Eight Dimensions of Student Wellness

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EAB · The Eight Dimensions of Student Wellness EAB Mental Health Resource Center Over the last decade, students' demand for mental health services has significantly grown—and it shows no signs of slowing down. Many colleges and universities have heavily invested in hiring additional full-time clinicians, but they are still unable to keep pace.

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