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Scaling Student Success with Dr. Paul Dosal

I’m very grateful for the recent opportunity I had to have a brief chat with Dr. Paul Dosal, Vice...

A Critical Analysis of HIPs with Dr. Shaun Harper

It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Dr. Shaun Harper about his professional...

Serving Transfer Students

In this sixth post of our seven-part series, we look at issues associated with supporting transfer...

The Power of Iowa GROW® with Teri Schnelle

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Teri Schnelle from the University of Iowa about their...

A HIP Conversation With Dr. George Kuh

High-Impact Practices (HIPs) are a catalyst that can accelerate student learning and development....

Understanding Why Students Cheat

Have you ever stopped to consider why college students cheat?

Peer Tutoring Talent Pipelines: The Future of College Recruiting

Go to College → Earn a Degree → Get a Job. Is that how the system still works? 

Why Peer Learning is Essential to a Modern College Curriculum

College curriculum is not the same as it was 10 years ago, or even five years ago. Isn’t that how...

The Hard Things About Soft Skills

Soft skills is a bit of misnomer. These skills are difficult (some might say “hard”) to train and...

The Curse of Knowledge

“Lectures starting in a place that is logical to the teacher, but not at all to the students.”

Leveraging Peer Coaching to Support Students’ Mental Health

While the types of peer programs on campuses vary, they all have one thing in common: whether it’s...

Powering Peer Support Services with Technology

Most college campuses have at least one peer-led support program. In fact, there are often several...