By Kristy Davis - EvoLLLution. Leveraging technology and committing to offering high-touch services that respond to the unique needs of traditional and non-traditional students are central to creating the experience today’s learners expect and need. More...
Strategic Technology and High-Touch Support Key to Student-Centricity
Understanding and Responding to the Need for Stackable Programming
By Darrel Hammon - EvoLLLution. Stackable credentials provide numerous benefits to students, employers and institutions but successfully delivering these types of programs relies on a strong advising and support culture from the institution. More...
Ignoring Non-Traditional Students Invalidates Most College Ratings
By Cathy Sandeen - EvoLLLution. College ratings and rankings, especially those that focus on affordability, are providing students with important information, but overlooking the experiences and performance of non-traditional students minimizes their validity. More...
What Are the Best Ways to Determine Which College to Attend?
By Karen Gross - EvoLLLution. Though common ratings systems attempt to give students a feel for how they might do at a given institution, no metric will ever be able to replace real interaction and understanding of a college or university. More...
Student Centricity and Two-Year Colleges: Focus on Students Demands Better Recognition
By Regina Smick-Attisano - EvoLLLution. Two-year colleges are already laser-focused on student preparedness, experience and success but this work is not adequately captured or represented by major ranking organizations. More...
Putting the Student Experience First: Student-Centricity and Excellence
By Janice Deakin - EvoLLLution. By prioritizing the student experience and understanding and responding to the demands of today’s learners, institutions can craft a truly student-centric experience that helps them to stand out. More...
Registrarial Services for Student Success
By Sherry Yuan Hunter - EvoLLLution. The registrar’s office is central to the operations of many universities and typically serves as a front line to respond to the needs of learners, which means empathy and high-touch support must be prioritized. More...
Five Ways to Drive Success for Adult Learners
By John Murphy - EvoLLLution. As the global economy increasingly shapes the domestic economy’s employment trends, lifelong learning has become critical for both employee and employer success. More...
The Importance of High Touch Intrusive Academic Success Coaching: Making it Work
By Dezi Waterhouse - EvoLLLution. High-touch, intrusive advising strategies have been proven to be effective for at-risk student populations and could significantly improve persistence and completion across the board if supported adequately. More...
College Rankings: Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water
By Ryan Craig - EvoLLLution. It has become fashionable in recent years to slam the college rankings racket. The U.S. News and 14 other rankings currently active in the U.S. have historically ranked higher education institutions based almost entirely on easy-to-measure inputs like student selectivity, faculty resources, spending per student and library holdings. More...