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New Strategies and Technologies for Advising

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The job is becoming more professionalized, holistic, and high tech. But colleges are just beginning to learn how to use new masses of data to help their students thrive.

News
By Michael Anft
Gone are the days of simply helping students register for classes and pick a major. New strategies and technologies are aimed at improving retention and graduation rates.
News
By Michael Anft
More-detailed information about student backgrounds aids in revamping classes predictive of student success.
The Review
By Timothy M. Renick
Lessons from Georgia State University, where an extensive intervention system has helped eliminate all achievement gaps based on race, ethnicity, and income level.
The Review
By Colleen M. Carmean, Jill Frankfort
Interventions are effective only if the data being used tell the whole story.