Student Success (November 2007)

This edition of Student Success features an interview with John Gardner, a feature story by the University of Toronto's Peter Dietsche, a book review of Three Cups of Tea, and a report from the field on the National Capitol Summit on Latino Students and Educational Opportunity.

STUDENT SUCCESS (February, 2007)

This edition of Student Success features an interview with Stedman Graham about his efforts to help students succeed in life. As well, EPI President Watson Scott Swail discusses Campus Climate and Students of Color, and our Best Practice showcases the 2006 Annual Student Retention Award Winner, University of Connecticut.

PART III OF OUR THREE PART SERIES: THE BUY-IN CHALLENGE (September, 2006)

Dr. Watson Scott Swail

This is the third of three parts in our Institutional Strategies Series. The first article in our March issue outlined the barriers to student retention, both from the extant literature and also from interviews and surveys we’ve conducted through our workshops around the US and Canada. The second part focused on programs and strategies that appear to either help OR hinder student retention on campus. In this issue we will discuss the inherent difficulties in getting buy-in on our campuses—all campuses—from faculty, staff, administration, and yes, students.

Part II: Institutional Strategies
Strategies to Increase Student Success (May, 2006)

Watson Scott Swail, Ed.D

This is the second of three parts in our Institutional Strategies Series. The first article in our March issue outlined the barriers to student retention, both from the extant literature and also from interviews and surveys we’ve conducted through our workshops around the US and Canada. This edition’s discussion focuses on programs and strategies that appear to either help OR hinder student retention on campus. In our June issue we will discuss the inherent difficulties in getting buy-in on our campuses—all campuses—from faculty, staff, administration, and yes, students.

Student Success
Institutional Strategies. A New Three-Part Series (2006, March)

Watson Scott Swail, Ed.D.

Over the course of the next issues of “Student Success,” we will explore three questions about retention on our college campuses. Part I will look at the barriers to student retention, both from the extant literature, but also from interviews and surveys we’ve conducted through our workshops around the US and Canada. Part II will focus on programs and strategies that appear to either help OR hinder student retention on campus. Ultimately, we all want answers. This discussion will provide some core issues for understanding what matters. Finally, Part III will discuss the inherent difficulties in getting buy-in on our campuses—all campuses—from faculty, staff, administration, and yes, students.

Watson Scott Swail, Ed.D.

Keeping students in school seems harder than it should be. Today’s students appear to be less prepared, have more emotional baggage, and have a different set of expectations than prior cohorts. It’s arguable whether any or all of this is true, but for the average campus professional, it seems so.