Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

From tracking retention rates to measuring academic performance, data offers a clear, quantifiable view of how students and institutions are progressing. The focus on numbers alone ignores relationships’ essential role in retention and persistence.

Retention 96

Retention Community College Professional Development Faculty 96

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

From tracking retention rates to measuring academic performance, data offers a clear, quantifiable view of how students and institutions are progressing. The focus on numbers alone ignores relationships’ essential role in retention and persistence.

Retention 84

Retention Community College Professional Development Faculty 84

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

Bienvenu, SJ, Distinguished Chair in Humanities, and Professor and Co-Chair of Languages and Cultures at Loyola University New Orleans joined Dr. Carolin Aronis, an assistant professor of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University, to call attention to the dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents on campuses over the last few years.

Equity 124

Equity Students Higher Education Humanities 124

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Human memory can only process small amounts of information at once. Planning how to deliver the video is critical to maximizing learning through short video segments of four to 12 minutes to maximize memory retention (Bradley, 2016). Lightboards are a potential solution for helping learners codify more complex knowledge.

Technology 109

Technology Adult Education Faculty Retention 109

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Human memory can only process small amounts of information at once. Planning how to deliver the video is critical to maximizing learning through short video segments of four to 12 minutes to maximize memory retention (Bradley, 2016). Lightboards are a potential solution for helping learners codify more complex knowledge.

Technology 97

Technology Adult Education Faculty Retention 97

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes.

Arts And Sciences 52

Arts And Sciences Provost Deans Retention 52

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

Nicole Grewling is an associate professor of German studies and of humanities at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where she has taught language, literature, and culture courses since 2011. She also presents regularly on topics related to pedagogy and faculty development.

Inclusivity 94

Inclusivity Faculty Development Retention Learning Experience 94