Practical Strategies for Student Success in Higher Education

Reading Time: 6 minutesPeer feedback can be one of the fastest ways to improve your writing, projects, and presentations. It can also be one of the most uncomfortable. Many students either avoid giving real feedback because they do not want to sound mean, or they give blunt criticism because they think that is what “honest” looks like. On […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesYou can spend an hour reading and still feel like nothing “stuck.” If that sounds familiar, you are not alone. Many students confuse reading with understanding. Reading is the act of moving through words. Understanding is what happens when your brain builds meaning: how ideas connect, why the author wrote the text, and what you […]

Reading Time: 7 minutes“Growth mindset” has become one of the most recognizable ideas in education. Posters, workshops, and classroom routines often repeat the same message: abilities can improve with effort, practice, and good strategies. In many classrooms, that message does help students take challenges less personally and see mistakes as part of learning. But there is a quiet […]

Reading Time: 6 minutesMost institutions already have the pieces needed to support student success: committed faculty, tutoring teams, writing centers, peer mentors, and learning support staff. The challenge is that these supports often operate in parallel. Students are told to go to tutoring, but tutors may not know what the instructor expects. Faculty may be unsure what tutors […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesMerit recognition systems in secondary education refer to structured institutional mechanisms that publicly acknowledge student achievement through awards, scholarships, honorary distinctions, or formal commendations. While often perceived as celebratory gestures, these systems function as motivational architectures that shape student identity, academic engagement, and long-term educational persistence. In recent years, educational researchers have begun examining recognition […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesUniversities today operate in an environment defined by financial pressure, public scrutiny, technological disruption, and rising expectations around equity and inclusion. In this context, academic leadership is no longer confined to internal governance. It is a public, strategic, and relational function that shapes institutional sustainability and cultural identity. Effective leaders in higher education must simultaneously […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the most common challenges in teaching is knowing whether students truly understand what has just been taught. A clear explanation, attentive faces, and nodding heads do not always mean learning has occurred. This is where checking for understanding plays a crucial role. Check for understanding, often abbreviated as CFU, refers to short, low-stakes […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesAsking questions in class is one of the most effective ways to learn, yet many students hesitate to speak up. Fear of sounding unprepared, uncertainty about what to ask, or pressure from large classrooms often silence curiosity. The result is passive listening, missed clarification, and a feeling of being disconnected from the learning process. The […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesProcrastination is one of the most common challenges students face, yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. It is often framed as laziness, poor discipline, or lack of motivation. In reality, many highly capable and motivated students procrastinate regularly, even when they care deeply about their academic success. This article explores the psychology […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesUniversities and colleges increasingly face the challenge of supporting large and diverse student populations. As class sizes grow and student backgrounds become more varied, differences in study skills, academic preparedness, and self-regulation become more visible. Study skills workshops have emerged as a key intervention, but designing them effectively at scale requires more than simply transferring […]