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Food
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UVA Health Expands Dialysis Food Pharmacy Program to Combat Food Insecurity

  • By INSIGHT Staff
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 3 min read

The University of Virginia Health System is expanding its Dialysis Food Pharmacy Program to all of its dialysis centers, ensuring that patients facing food insecurity have consistent access to healthy, kidney-friendly foods…

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Sports pharmacy
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Ole Miss Launches Sports Pharmacy Education Program

  • By INSIGHT Staff
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 2 min read

The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is expanding into new territory with the launch of a sports pharmacy education program designed to train pharmacists to meet the growing needs of athletes…

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tech
Categories Current Issue

Nursing Education Enters a New Era With Tech-Driven Overhaul

  • By Misty Evans
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 6 min read

Driven by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education, nursing programs are moving away from time-based models toward competency-based education (CBE), where students progress based…

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Nursing
Categories Current Issue

Searching in Academic Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities

  • By Andriel Dees
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 4 min read

To say that recruitment and retention of employees in higher education this year was a roller coaster is likely an understatement. Shifts across the higher education landscape created uncertainty in the job…

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Degree
Categories Current Issue

Proposed Reclassification of Nursing Degree Could Have Dire Consequences

  • By Erik Cliburn
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 4 min read

A sweeping regulatory proposal from the Trump administration is drawing sharp criticism from nursing organizations and higher education leaders, who warn that a narrow federal definition of “professional degree” could effectively lock…

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shortage
Categories Current Issue

University Alliances Aim to Solve Regional Nursing Shortages

  • By Erik Cliburn
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 5 min read

As the nationwide nursing shortage continues to strain hospitals and health systems, universities are stepping up with innovative partnerships to expand educational access and train the next generation of nurses. Recent collaborations…

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neighborhood
Categories Current Issue

Bringing Care Home: Neighborhood Nursing Programs Are Improving Community Health

  • By Erik Cliburn
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 5 min read

In Alabama and Maryland, two major universities are transforming how nursing education meets public health through a simple concept: bring health care to where people live. Known as Neighborhood Nursing, these programs…

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Faculty
Categories Current Issue

Faculty Exodus Is Real. Here’s How to Fix It.

  • By Erik Cliburn
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 6 min read

Faculty Exodus Is Real. Here’s How to Fix It. Faculty turnover is testing colleges’ ability to deliver on their missions. Recent reporting and data point to a common trio of drivers: noncompetitive…

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belonging
Categories Current Issue

Faculty Belonging Is the Hidden Engine of Student Retention

  • By Misty Evans
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 7 min read

When mentors stay, students stay. On many campuses, leaders say they can feel the difference between a department where faculty are energized and one where office doors remain shut and hallway conversations…

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Sophomore
Categories Current Issue

The Sophomore Slump: Improving Retention After Year One

  • By Misty Evans
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 5 min read

Colleges pour an extraordinary amount of time and money into first-year experience programs, yet many students still disappear between sophomore move-in and junior year. Known as the “sophomore slump,” this remains an…

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Predict
Categories Current Issue

The Power of Prediction: How Early Warning Systems Are Changing Student Retention

  • By Misty Evans
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 6 min read

When a student at Georgia State University logs in less frequently to the learning management system (LMS), misses a quiz, or falls behind on a tuition payment, someone on campus usually knows…

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Financial Aid
Categories Current Issue

Closing the Retention Gap Through Increases in Financial Aid

  • By Erik Cliburn
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 6 min read

For many students, the question of staying enrolled in college has less to do with academics than with finances. From rising living costs to unexpected emergencies, a single expense can derail progress…

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Student Success
Categories Current Issue

Coordinated Advising and Student Success Ecosystems Move the Needle on Retention

  • By Erik Cliburn
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 5 min read

As enrollment volatility continues to unsettle higher education, a growing number of institutions are treating student success not as a single office’s responsibility but as a campuswide operating principle. From institutions like…

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Categories Current Issue

Social Workers Boost Student Retention at UA Little Rock

  • By Misty Evans
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 5 min read

In lieu of sending students across campus to a counseling center or financial aid office, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock now places licensed social workers directly inside each of its…

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surgeons
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Former U.S. Surgeons General Sound the Alarm on Social Media and Youth Mental Health

  • By Erik Cliburn
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 7 min read

Six former U.S. surgeons general gathered at Dartmouth College on Oct. 27 for a rare joint discussion on the worsening youth mental health crisis, identifying social media as a major driver of…

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Retention
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10 Evidence-Based, No Cost Strategies to Boost Student and Faculty Retention

  • By Misty Evans
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 2 min read

For leaders seeking quick wins, these rapid-read strategies offer immediate, research-supported impact. Launch Microgrants for Emergency Needs Research from the Hope Center and multiple community college pilots shows small emergency grants can…

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Data Center
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Microsoft Helps Colleges Harness AI and Data to Drive Student Success

  • By INSIGHT Staff
  • 2 weeks ago
  • Estimated read time 2 min read

As higher education faces mounting pressures from shifting enrollments, tightening budgets, and rising expectations for student outcomes, Microsoft is working to help colleges and universities leverage the power of unified data and…

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Achieving the Dream
Categories Current Issue

Achieving the Dream Launches National Effort to Expand Shortened College Terms

  • By INSIGHT Staff
  • 3 months ago
  • Estimated read time 2 min read

A new national initiative is reshaping how community colleges structure their academic calendars to better serve today’s students. Achieving the Dream (ATD), a nonprofit network focused on advancing community college student success,…

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