The Power of “AND”
One simple word can make all the difference. AND. By definition, “and” is a conjunction which ties together two words, clauses or concepts that are intended to be taken together. …
Nutt’s About Learning
Yes! College Students Are Entitled
A common complaint among college faculty and administrators is about the audacious expectations of some (albeit not all) college students. These expectations get translated as “students are so entitled these …
Beliefs of College Students: Survey Results
The results of a survey I recently conducted to validate 17 proposed beliefs of successful college students are provided below. Each of the beliefs can be tied to growth mindset …
Changing the Student Success Narrative in Community Colleges
Community colleges are open admissions institutions, providing everyone with access to higher education. Everyone. And it should stay that way. Unfortunately, and probably unintentionally, with the focus now on completion …
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Do To, Do For, or Do With Students
When it comes to how people interact with each other, there are four degrees of relationship along a continuum – each with an increasing level of engagement and effectiveness. 1st – You …
Students “Don’t Do Optional”…Or Do They?
Today’s conventional wisdom (driven by research on student success and completion) has community colleges believing that “students don’t do optional.” This belief has perpetuated many of us to focus on two primary tactics …
Real Life, Real Challenges
According to a September 2011 report by Complete College America, 75% of community college students are commuters, often juggling multiple priorities (families, jobs, school). As such, non-traditional students are the …
Finish What You Start
Think of something you’ve started. A diet, exercise program, home improvement project, a class, a relationship, a do it yourself project. Why did you start it? What compelled you to begin? Did …
Buckets of Students
Who are community college students? Certainly we see students from across the continuum — from students who are not “college ready” to those who could’ve attended the top universities but …
Incomplete Completion Agenda = Policy + Process – People
Policy + Process + People = Outcomes Community colleges across the United States have been working hard over the past several years to figure out how to get more students …
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