A mentor, advisor, or even a friend? Making connections in college makes all the difference.
What single factor makes for an excellent college education? As it turns out, it's pretty simple …

We all know that good study habits, supportive parents, and engaged instructors are all keys
to getting good grades in college. But as Janice M. McCabe shows in this illuminating study …

Competing in today's workforce increasingly requires earning a college degree, yet almost
half of all enrolled undergraduates do not graduate. As the costs of dropping out of college …

A clear, practical framework for getting higher education back on track The Undergraduate
Experience is a guide for significantly improving student learning and institutional …

This chapter explores the significance of relationship in teaching and learning. It illuminates
three central Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) concepts that serve as building blocks and …

Objective: Although much research on community colleges focuses on institutional
challenges or student deficits, emerging evidence suggests that student–instructor …

Through qualitative analyses of narratives of what students and faculty wanted in their
relationships, the authors identified three themes. The Teaching/Learning Environment …

INteRActIoN between faculty and students has long been lauded by practitioners and
researchers as critically important to college student learning and development. given that …

The connections we establish in college are transformative and redirect our lives to make
lasting impacts on others around us and in the world. Student affairs and academic support …

" We pass on our traits through our genes but our cherished values, beliefs, and practices
are transmitted through those units of meaning called memes. This remarkable book …