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Success coaching retains first-year students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

KWU’s student success coaching program gives students a personal connection to library resources and its personnel, which in turn boosts retention, says student success center director JD Koons. Nationally, retention is a bit higher; about 66.4

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Edify Accelerators: Custom Dashboards for Your Campus

EAB

Edify also contains a library of prebuilt Accelerators, which are templatized workspaces containing custom dashboards comprised of flexible multi-source analytics. Accelerators are designed to help leaders answer a common set of institutional questions.

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An Overview of the Accreditation Process with the Supreme Education Council (SEC) Qatar

Creatrix Campus

These include the establishment of new universities and colleges, the creation of research centers and institutes, and the introduction of new programs and courses. In addition, the SEC has been instrumental in promoting academic excellence, fostering research and innovation, and providing students with a range of educational opportunities.

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

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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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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

Creatrix Campus

Additionally, the HEC encourages collaboration between higher education institutions and industry, supports and promotes research in higher education, and works to enhance the international visibility of Bahrain's higher education system.

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How to engage more community college prospects amid the “great opt-out”

EAB

Lack of follow up is detrimental, and research shows that mail and email follow up are important to prospective students. Community members who leverage career services resources. Community members who leverage community college resources that are sometimes public facing, like libraries, fitness centers, or child care centers.

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

The two most obvious, building on the skills that students are learning during their degree programs, are teaching positions and research positions. A previous “Carpe Careers” column did an excellent job outlining the variety of teaching roles in the higher education landscape beyond tenure-line faculty positions.