Student Retention

CHLOE 10: Meeting The Moment: Navigating Growth, Competition, and AI in Online Higher Education, 2025

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:46:14 Z

This report assesses the current state of online learning in higher education.

2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Action Plan: Mental Health Supports

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:08:43 Z

This report envisions the preferred future of mental health supports in higher education and provides an action plan targeting that future

CHLOE 8: Student Demand Moves Higher Ed Toward a Multi-Modal Future

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:22:48 Z

This report assesses the current state of online learning in higher education.

2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Holistic Student Experience Edition

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:13:05 Z

The 2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report profiles key trends and emerging technologies and practices shaping the future of the student experience, and envisions a number of scenarios and implications for that future.

EDUCAUSE Comments: Examples of TPS Guidance Problems (with ARL)

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 14:43:01 Z

EDUCAUSE joined with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to submit comments to the U.S. Department of Education regarding its February 2023 guidance on third-party servicers (TPSs).

Exceptional Experiences: How South Texas College Transformed Advising Using Technology and Data

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:31:33 Z

South Texas College has been working toward greater student success since the national conversation shifted two decades ago to focus on student achievement.

A Quest for Success: How Technology and Data Transformed Middle Tennessee State University

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:07:35 Z

Middle Tennessee State University's (MTSU) transformation journey began in 2013 with the establishment of the Office of Student Success and the release of Quest for Student Success, the institution’s strategic plan for improving retention and completion.

Advising Technology Across the Student Journey

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:19:05 Z

This resource is intended to help practitioners gain a deeper understanding of the source systems, advising tools, and add-on student support features that provide information from and about students to institutions.

After the Pivot: Strategic Evolution of Online Education in the Research University

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:37:53 Z

This discussion paper was designed as a resource to assist academic leadership in Big Ten Academic Alliance institutions in evaluating strategic decisions related to the future role of online learning activities at their universities.

Different Approaches to Piloting Advising Technology

Wed, 26 May 2021 20:14:47 Z

This research brief compares and contrasts the experiences of two institutions, Webster University and West Virginia State University (WVSU), in piloting a new advising technology.

The Many Facets of Faculty Involvement in the Implementation Process

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:30:09 Z

To help address student needs, many institutions turn to technology to support the faculty, primary-role advisors, and students engaged in the advising process.

Accelerating Advising Technology Implementation in Response to COVID-19

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:12:43 Z

Ithaka S+R and EDUCAUSE are developing a series of case studies on successful advising technology implementations across the United States.

7 Things You Should Know About Enrollment Management

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 23:37:09 Z

Enrollment management is a comprehensive process for achieving optimal institutional outcomes for student recruitment, retention, and graduation.

5 Ways to Boost Community College Completion Rates

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:18:28 Z

Improving community college completion rates should be a top priority for policymakers at all levels of government, employers, community colleges, and the philanthropic community.

iPASS: Lessons From the Field

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 18:28:11 Z

This report distills guidance from iPASS grantees on how to move forward with a transformative technology-based planning and advising project, with a specific focus on advising transformation, faculty engagement and predictive analytics.

Institutions’ Use of Data and Analytics for Student Success

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:28:58 Z

This report describes a variety of challenges and opportunities regarding institutions’ readiness to expand their use of data across functions.

7 Things You Should Know About Developments in Learning Analytics

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:50:02 Z

Learning analytics is the use of data, analysis, and predictive modeling to improve teaching and learning.

2017 Trends and Technologies: IPASS

Fri, 19 May 2017 15:58:12 Z

This report covers the 13 technologies and 11 trends included in the Integrated Planning for Advising and Student Success domain.

Realizing Advising Transformation: Institutional Reflective Self-Assessment

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:08:08 Z

The purpose of this reflective self-assessment is to support institutional efforts to transform advising systems to maximize student success.

Blending Human Intelligence and Analytics for Student Success

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:20:32 Z

Undergraduate retention and completion rates are the subject of national interest, and questions of cost, value, and quality remain the focus of public debate. Colleges and universities have long relied on human-intelligence networks made up of faculty, professional advisors, other administrators, and students themselves to find the best balance of challenge and support for individualized learning and to monitor student progress.