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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. The focus groups had revealed students felt emails were “often long-winded and full of academic jargon that make them hard to read,” Whittington-Studer shares.

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

EAB

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Institutional Strategy & Effectiveness, Mississippi State University University Research Supporting undergraduate research and challenging assumptions R.

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Boost Higher Ed Enrollment and Graduation Rates – The Power of Student Support and Belonging: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 148 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elliot Felix

The Change Leader, Inc.

Our guest today is Elliot Felix, CEO of Brightspot Strategy, a consultancy focusing on attracting and retaining students by improving the student experience, their spaces, student services, and technology. Drumm McNaughton 01:18 We’ve had some good conversations on the phone, and I’m looking forward to this.