Student Success and Equity (Course 1)
Foundational Student Voice

Student Success and Equity (Course 1)

Course Overview

10 Lessons

Foundational information from the Advising Success Network and its partners. Learn about student success and equity, basics of holistic advising principles, and more. This course contains approximately 28 minutes of video content.

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In this course you will...

Focus on student success and equity
Focus on student success and equity

Learn about the ASN recommendation: Position advising as a tool for student success and equity.

Identify strengths and opportunities
Identify strengths and opportunities

Examine equity strategies already in place, learn from case study examples, and make observations about your own institution.

Develop practical next steps
Develop practical next steps

Use the course workbook to guide your learning, keep notes, and strategize.

Address potential challenges and barriers
Address potential challenges and barriers

Gain insight from case studies and research to support you as you anticipate and prepare to overcome potential challenges.

Course curriculum

10 Lessons
Course curriculum
  • 1. Defining Student Success and Equity (6:21 mins)

    Define what equitable student success looks like at your institution; Highlight examples of what effective advising has looked like in different institutions; Identify opportunities to improve your advising process

  • 2. What is Holistic Advising Redesign? (6:26 mins)

    Define Holistic Advising Redesign; Review the SSIPP principles for high-quality advising; Examine institutional case studies of holistic advising redesign in practice

  • 3. The Holistic Advising Transformation Change Model (4:06 mins)

    Discuss the need for institutions to invest in holistic advising redesign; Introduce and detail the Holistic Advising Change Model for advising transformation that improves student outcomes

  • 4. Equity-Minded Advising Practices (8:16 mins)

    Define the term equity-minded; Discuss the impact that bias has on student experience and success; Identify ways that advisors and institutions can be more equitable for students who are racially minoritized and poverty-affected

  • 5. Potential Challenges to Holistic Advising Redesign (3:01 mins)

    Identify potential challenges that can arise when pursuing holistic advising redesign; Discuss ways an institution can overcome these challenges and work towards improved student outcomes

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Partnering to support education change

Meet our contributors

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

AASCU
Partner
AASCU

AASCU is a Washington-based higher education association of nearly 420 public colleges, universities and systems whose members share a learning and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underserved student populations and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development.

NACADA
Partner
NACADA

NACADA promotes student success by advancing the field of academic advising globally. They provide opportunities for professional development, networking, and leadership for their diverse membership.

Achieving The Dream
Partner
Achieving The Dream

Achieving the Dream (ATD) leads a growing network of more than 277 community colleges committed to helping their students, particularly low-income students and students of color, achieve their goals for academic success, personal growth, and economic opportunity. ATD is making progress in closing academic achievement gaps and accelerating student success through a unique change process that builds each college’s institutional capacities in seven essential areas.

EDUCAUSE
Partner
EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing higher education through the use of IT.

National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
Partner
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves as the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship, policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.

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