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Adult learners: Who they are & what they want from college

EAB

Hear EAB’s latest research on the characteristics of the adult learner market We’ve rounded up a few quick facts about adult learners—check them out below. These students may also face financial impediments from their prior higher ed experience, such as student loan debt or lingering bursar holds.

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

EAB

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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Better CRM Tools Key to Reversing Enrollment Declines at CCs

EAB

I'm a director of strategic research here at EAB with a focus on community colleges. Are you seeing any data or any research about students pursuing alternative options to college or kind of the traditional community or technical college option? Tara Zirkel: Yes, thanks Mike. It's such a pleasure to be here. My name is Tara Zirkel.

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Survey data show disparities in college course registration holds

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Ultimately, and according to emails Farina shared with Inside Higher Ed , a CUNY bursar intervened and allowed her to register with a balance above $500, so as not to miss the registration deadline. And the relationship between institutional holds and longer graduation timelines has possible implications for completion efforts.

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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.

She had been an adult student in a community college and then transferred to a bachelor’s degree where I was in a very traditional R1 research university. Even simple things like naming your Cashier’s Office, the bursar’s office. I looked and we were literally standing in front of the cashier, but the sign read, “Bursar’s.”

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The Eight Dimensions of Student Wellness

EAB

All of my research recently has been on the impact of the pandemic on college student success and looking at the ways we're gonna have to evolve to better support students going forward as we navigate this recovery. Did you know your bursar is a wellness office? So give these folks a listen and enjoy. music] 0:00:49.1

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How to Encourage Student Help-Seeking Behavior

EAB

I'm a managing director of research here, and I have done a lot of work on student success over the years. LS: In fact our research has shown that there's four primary benefits that students experience from truly building and developing their help seeking skills. Give these folks a listen and enjoy. music] 0:00:33.0

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