Back
Student success has become an institutional priority, but the uncomfortable truth is that helping more students thrive can be hard. Despite notable gains at some colleges, many are struggling to raise retention rates and eliminate achievement gaps. Lists of exemplars and best practices often give more of a sense of what to do than how to do it.
This report from The Chronicle of Higher Education lays out three guiding principles to jump-start student-success efforts or take them to the next level. The report includes 30 case studies of colleges around the country that are working to improve results.