Immigrant students are thinking about safety, politics, and the culture of belonging amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Amid Trump immigration crackdown, students weigh safety and politics in their college plans

Recently arrived immigrant students are thinking about safety, politics, and the culture of belonging   

How college websites influence students’ web experience

How are today’s students researching higher-education institutions? The two dominant audiences for college websites are prospective and current students—and a recent Ektron infograph offers insight into the different…

LMS secures results for online institutions

Universities with online programs want a learning management system that is not only easily deployable, but also includes features that can improve student retention—a problem that is particularly…

CRM software helps improve student recruitment, retention

It's no secret that colleges and universities have struggled to recruit and retain students since the 2008 recession, but using customer relationship management (CRM) software from companies such…

New development could help colleges improve student retention

A project that aims to identify common factors for why college students transfer, drop out, or fail to complete courses has released full definitions for the more than…

How to manage barriers to online education programs

A majority of higher-education institutions consider online education programs crucial to their long-term success, according to a recent study from EducationSector. The study also examined key challenges in…

Learning analytics tools aim to boost student retention, outcomes

As policy makers and campus leaders focus on boosting college completion rates, learning analytics is a field that has exploded in importance. A number of programs now exist…