January is more than the start of a new semester for students and educators—it’s a time for renewal! When students return, they bring fresh energy and focus for the second semester. I recently asked students from the campuses I’ve worked with about their 2025 academic...
October marks a turning point for many college students. By now, they’ve received their first exam scores, and for many, those scores are lower than expected. I call this “Bounce-Back Month.” It’s a critical time when students face a choice: either bounce back and...
On July 4th, 2019, I had a striking revelation that inspired me to write my recently published book, How to Successfully Transition Students into College: From Traps to Triumph. My family was staying with our extended families in a beachfront house on Kure Beach, a...
Colleges and universities face a range of challenges, such as retaining new students, ensuring returning students make satisfactory progress, and maintaining high academic standards, all while achieving high levels of community satisfaction. These challenges may...
Focus groups can provide solutions or lead to wild goose chases. In this post, I allow you to listen in on a session in which students try to reconcile their past high school academic successes with their current college...