5 Ways Advisors Can Use Online Career Tools to Help Undecided Students Pick Their Path
As an academic advisor, working with students who are undecided about their major or career path is both an opportunity and a challenge....
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Ready for the New Academic Year? 16 Must-Do Tasks for Academic Advisors
As the new academic year approaches, college academic advisors play a crucial role in setting the stage for student success. A...
Ace Your Academic Advisor Job Interview: 27 Potential Questions to Prepare For
Preparing for an academic advisor job interview can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. This role is crucial in guiding students through...
The Academic Advising Gap: How Colleges Fall Short in Training Faculty
In the complex landscape of higher education, effective academic advising is critical to student success. Academic advisors play an...
This Underused Advising Tool Can Have Powerful Results
Navigating the complex world of college can be daunting for many students. From selecting courses to planning career paths, the decisions...
Meet Your Student's Newest Academic Advisor: ChatGPT
Over the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have revolutionized how institutions of higher education teach, learn,...
Top Reasons a Student Drops Out of College
It is a sobering reality that more than half of the students who start this year at a community college, and one-quarter of university...
Leading a Meeting? Here are the Biggest Mistakes to Avoid
If you work in higher education, you attend a lot of meetings. Meetings serve several important purposes and create avenues for...
College Advising Services Must Consider These Gen Z Expectations
Generation Z, often abbreviated as Gen Z, refers to the cohort of individuals born roughly between the mid-1990s and the early 2010s....
Essential Strategies for Supporting International College Students
According to data from the Institute of International Education (IIE), there were over 1 million international students enrolled in U.S....
Are You Ready for These Nine College Enrollment Trends?
Predicting exact enrollment trends for the next decade can be challenging due to various factors such as demographic shifts, economic...
Seven Ways to Make Your Advising Office More Welcoming
In general, academic advisors and student success coaches are warm and welcoming people who are dedicated to student success. They often...
The Term "College-Going Culture" Explained: Importance and Impact
“My parents never cared much about me going to college.” Every seasoned academic advisor has heard this from a student at some point...
Slam Dunk: How Academic Advisors Can Best Support Student-Athletes
Being a college student-athlete comes with unique challenges that require balancing academic responsibilities, athletic commitments, and...
NACADA 101: Key Facts About the Global Advising Association
If you work in college advising, student success coaching, enrollment management, or student affairs, you've likely heard of NACADA. But...
Eight Ways to Avoid Academic Advisor Burnout
According to a 2020 Gallup study, 76% of employees reported experiencing burnout at least sometimes, with 28% saying they felt it "very...
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