The State of Student Transition and Success in Higher Education

Dallin George Young, Assistant Director for Research and Grants at the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, draws from the center’s data for an in-depth look at the present and future of student transition and success in higher education.   The idea that new students need support during their transition to college is not a new […]

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Book Review: Thriving in Transitions (2nd Edition)

Jennifer Keup, Executive Director of the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, reviews the second edition of Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student Success by Laurie A. Schreiner, Denise D. Nelson, Michelle C. Louis, with citations, and discusses the book’s central concept of thriving.  We have all heard the story of how, […]

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Dr. Jennifer Keup: Reframing Transition as the Path to Hope and Healing

Jennifer R. Keup, Executive Director of The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, shares her perspective on this tumultuous year. When I was asked to serve as the guest editor of the December issue of the Pullias Center’s newsletter and write a story for the website, I braced myself for a daunting task. How does […]

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New Research Demonstrates Success and Sketches Roadmap for Supporting and Engaging Generation Z in Higher Education through Digital Strategies

The USC Pullias Center for Higher Education’s partnership with Get Schooled studied digital strategies for improving college access and success among senior-year high school and first year college students from minoritized backgrounds. Findings, insights, and recommendations from two multi-year studies are now available across a newly-released research report and pair of research briefs. Within the last decade, the college access […]

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