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Partnering with Student Organizations to Build First-Year Student Engagement: Special Olympics Young Athletes and Merrimack College

Every day, academic leaders make decisions about what kinds of programming college first-year students will find attractive and engaging. Many colleges’ ideas, however, fail to connect to student interest and experience. Part of the reason for this disconnect is generational. The staff and administrators planning these programs are at least

Rachel Brown, Margaret Ford, Rachel Malieswski, and Russ Olwell, PhD June 2, 2025 No Comments

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Colleges and Universities Need to Master Advanced Analytics (Psst… The Smart Ones Already Have)

Those in the trenches don’t need to be told higher education is facing serious challenges, but the reminders are everywhere. As reported by Inside Higher Ed, there’s a growing shortage of our prized input: undergraduates. Meanwhile the value of our output (a degree) is being questioned. A recent Gallup survey found that

Andy Hannah May 26, 2025 No Comments

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