Priya Thomas

Priya Thomas helps campuses enrich peer learning experiences and improve student outcomes as a Campus Success Lead for Knack. She has 15 years of experience in higher education and student affairs, including work with wellness, mental health, student leadership and involvement, and fraternity and sorority life. She enjoys discovering local restaurants, travel, and learning new things.

Why Video Conferencing is Only One Part of Remote Tutoring

When everything in higher education goes remote, as it has amid COVID-19, the first thought for...

How Peer Tutoring Work Builds NACE Career Competencies

We usually think of tutoring in terms of the help it provides for students on the receiving end. ...

Scaling Support During COVID-19

Seemingly overnight, all of higher education has gone digital. Entire programs and services have...

Preparing Students for the Gig Economy

More than half of Generation Z workers are freelancers, and 89% of freelancers wish that their...

Reducing the Psychological Size of Your Campus

Have you considered the psychological size of your campus? Its physical span across a number of...

The Power of Relationship-Driven Tutoring

We know relationships play an important role in student success. Indeed, so much of the intention...

The Role of Peer Tutoring in First Year Student Success

Starting college can feel like a journey of a thousand miles and the one step that begins it all is...

Eliminating The Stigma Around Asking For Help

In getting students the help they need, it’s not always about creating new programs and services....

Spotlight: College of Charleston

The College of Charleston makes its way into the Knack Spotlight for their extraordinary work with...

Spotlight: DePaul University

We first featured DePaul University in our post about fostering a campus community of peer support....

Spotlight: USC TrojanSupport

Have you heard about what’s happening at the University of Southern California? As institutions...

Spotlight: UC Berkeley

In this Knack Spotlight, we’re featuring how the University of California, Berkeley is fostering...