Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

As community colleges across the United States struggle with declining retention rates, it has become increasingly clear that institutional focus should not be limited to numbers alone. Students who experience strong, supportive relationships with faculty and staff are more likely to be retained, persist, and ultimately graduate.

Retention 103

Retention Community College Professional Development Faculty 103

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

As community colleges across the United States struggle with declining retention rates, it has become increasingly clear that institutional focus should not be limited to numbers alone. Students who experience strong, supportive relationships with faculty and staff are more likely to be retained, persist, and ultimately graduate.

Retention 93

Retention Community College Professional Development Faculty 93

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2025

By providing students with an opportunity to collectively share their views and potentially effectuate change, students are given the chance to become active partners in the teaching and learning process and, in so doing, help improve their own learning outcomes (Berk, 2005; Harris & Stevens, 2013; Holton, et al., 2016; Kite, et al.,

Model 80

Model Students Learning Experience Empower 80

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2025

By providing students with an opportunity to collectively share their views and potentially effectuate change, students are given the chance to become active partners in the teaching and learning process and, in so doing, help improve their own learning outcomes (Berk, 2005; Harris & Stevens, 2013; Holton, et al., 2016; Kite, et al.,

Model 67

Model Students Learning Experience Empower 67