How Institutions Can Measure Career Readiness in Real Time
Mario Vela, UT San Antonio
UT San Antonio's Mario Vela explains why opt-in career services no longer work — and how a real-time career readiness index makes career outcomes measurable.
Listen →EpisodeDoing More Without Adding Headcount in Higher Education
Shari Veil, Provost, NDSU
NDSU Provost Shari Veil explains how colleges can do more without adding headcount by using data, rethinking work, and aligning resources to student needs.
Listen →EpisodeDesigning Student Support Around Student Needs, Not Institutional Structures
Page Keller
Page Keller shares how colleges can redesign student support around today's students by reducing friction and improving access.
Listen →EpisodeAccess Isn’t Readiness: How First-Gen Students Build Financial Confidence
Dr. Charmaine Troy
Dr. Charmaine Troy arrived at college with $20 in her pocket. She shares how that experience shaped her view of first-generation student success—and why access alone isn’t enough.
Listen →EpisodeThe Hidden Cost of the Wrong Technology
What does a failed vendor implementation really cost? Linda Kaczynski shares the red flags, IT lessons, and support standards from 45 years in higher ed.
Listen →EpisodeThe Shift from Student Services to Student Success Systems
Dr. Michelle Nelson
How can colleges improve retention? Dr. Michelle Nelson explains the role of faculty, data, and coordinated student success systems.
Listen →EpisodeStudent Success Doesn’t Live in One Department
What it actually takes to get Academic and Student Affairs working as one team.
Listen →EpisodeUsing AI to Strengthen Student Relationships
Chadd Engel, Waubonsee
Does your AI use case lead to more human connection? Waubonsee's Chadd Engel on using AI to deepen — not replace — student relationships.
Listen →EpisodeBeyond the Plateau: Designing Retention Experiments While the System Is Still Moving
Slippery Rock University
What do you do when retention plateaus? Slippery Rock University treats student success as an experiment, not a finish line.
Listen →Episode[Bonus Episode] How to Empower Student Retention Efforts with AI
Why student success breaks down when insight arrives too late—and how earlier, higher-frequency signals help institutions act before outcomes are set.
Listen →EpisodeThe Next Practices Podcast: Stories From the Front Lines of Higher Ed
Explore the Next Practices podcast by Civitas Learning, where higher ed leaders share real-world strategies, data-driven insights, and innovative practices.
Listen →EpisodeImproving Student Success with a Hub-and-Spoke Advising Model
The University of North Dakota is transforming advising with a hub-and-spoke model, creating consistent support, stronger relationships, and higher retention.
Listen →EpisodeEnsuring Your Team is Strategically Enabled to Use Technology
Turn technology adoption into measurable impact. Learn how strategic enablement drives student success with Civitas Learning’s Stephanie Smith Euting.
Listen →EpisodeThinking Creatively About Better Serving Adult Learners with Dr. Frank Dooley
Dr. Frank Dooley
Chancellor Emeritus Frank Dooley shares how Purdue Global boosts student success through credit for prior learning, flexibility, and proactive support.
Listen →EpisodeHow to Build a Strong Faculty and Staff Advising Partnership
Discover how Austin Community College built a faculty-advisor partnership to deliver connected, student-centered support that drives real outcomes.
Listen →EpisodeApplying the 2025 Student Success Impact Report: Insights from the Civitas Learning Customer Development Team
Discover insights from Civitas Learning’s 2025 Student Impact Report and learn how initiative-level analysis is improving student persistence outcomes.
Listen →EpisodeHow UVU’s Student Success Specialists Build Connection Through Proactive Outreach
Discover how Utah Valley University is transforming student support through personalized outreach, peer-led mentorship, and early alerts—boosting retention and helping students feel seen every step of the way.
Listen →EpisodeHow an IR-Led Outreach Experiment Boosted Student Persistence at Greenville Technical College
Discover how Greenville Technical College boosted persistence by 25 percentage points using predictive analytics and strategic outreach.
Listen →EpisodeFrom Pressure to Possibility: Dr. Nicholas Zeppos on Navigating Higher Ed’s Crossroads
Chancellor Emeritus Nick Zeppos shares bold strategies for turning higher ed’s pressures into opportunities for affordability, impact, and reform.
Listen →EpisodeCreating a Data-Driven and Proactive Student Support System with Dr. Regine Criser and Lynne Horgan
Learn how UNC Asheville is using data, technology, and proactive outreach to boost retention and build a more connected student success system.
Listen →EpisodeDeveloping a Proactive Response to Enrollment Decline with Philip Hunt
Philip Hunt
Discover how North Dakota State University revamped its course scheduling and advising methods to enhance enrollment and retention.
Listen →EpisodeIntegrating Data Systems to Improve Student Outcomes with Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell
Hear how DeVry University's unified technology systems equip data-activated decision-making and holistic student support.
Listen →EpisodeUsing Technology to Streamline the Student Experience with Dustin Ramsdell
Dustin Ramsdell
Hear how institutions are reshaping their offerings to support a new generation of students with edtech thought leader Dustin Ramsdell.
Listen →EpisodeBuilding an Appreciative Campus with Dr. Jenny Bloom
Dr. Jenny Bloom
Hear how leaders can expand their Appreciative Education methods beyond advising to create an Appreciative Campus.
Listen →EpisodeInside Look at the 2024 Student Success Impact Report with Sarah DeMeo
Sarah DeMeo
Hear how Civitas Learning developed its Student Success Impact Report and how leaders can apply these findings to advance student success.
Listen →EpisodeAdvising Diverse Nursing Student Populations with Dr. Jeffrey Taylor
Dr. Jeffrey Taylor
Hear how the University of Texas at Arlington fosters connectedness with its online students through relational and proactive advising.
Listen →EpisodeDelivering Holistic Support at a Large Urban Community College District with Dr. Ruth Reinhart
Dr. Ruth Reinhart
Hear how Austin Community College district advisors, faculty, and student success staff deliver proactive guidance support at scale.
Listen →EpisodeCreating a Unified Student Success Culture With Dr. Allison Hoffmann
Hear how Northwest Missouri State University creates a student success culture through technology and collaboration.
Listen →EpisodePartnering with Institutional Research to Improve Student Outcomes with Dr. Steve Wilkerson and Dr. Tammy Wyatt
Hear how the U. of Texas at San Antonio Student Success Team works closely together with Institutional Research to improve student outcomes.
Listen →EpisodeImproving Community College Enrollment and Completion with Dr. Marisa Vernon White
Dr. Marisa Vernon White
Hear how Lorain County Community College uses data-informed practice at all institution levels to improve enrollment and completion.
Listen →EpisodeImplementing a Data-Activated Advising Model with Allison Chase Padula
Allison Chase Padula
Hear how Roger Williams University transitioned from a faculty to a professional advising model with intelligent case management software.
Listen →EpisodeCreating Advising Capacity with Diversified Support with Julia Carlo and Landon Peterson
Hear how advising leaders use data-informed advising strategies to create capacity for proactive student support.
Listen →EpisodeDelivering Proactive Academic Support at Scale with Dr. John Rindy
Dr. John Rindy
Hear from Dr. John Rindy how his team at Slippery Rock U. uses student success analytics to deliver proactive student support at scale.
Listen →EpisodeLessons Learned from Student Success Redesign with Dr. Penny Kelly
Dr. Penny Kelly
Hear from Dr. Penny Kelly on steps SUNY Broome Community College is taking to create a proactive student success model.
Listen →EpisodeBuild a Student Success Model that Supports Financial Health with Dr. Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar
Dr. Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar
Dr. Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar shares strategies to build a student success model that supports the institutional financial health.
Listen →EpisodeBoost Academic Advising Capacity & Effectiveness with Rob Freidhoff
Rob Freidhoff
Hear how data analytics and intelligent case management software ease capacity constraints and improve academic advisor impact.
Listen →EpisodeImproving Student Success Team Data Literacy with Dr. Gene VanSickle
Dr. Gene VanSickle
Hear how the University of North Georgia cultivates a culture of data literacy to improve student success and institutional outcomes.
Listen →EpisodeBuild a Data-Activated Campus Culture with Dr. Tammy Wyatt
Dr. Tammy Wyatt
Hear how UTSA uses data and analytics to unify institutional goals and build a collaborative student success culture.
Listen →EpisodeMaximizing Your Student Success Software Investment with Dr. Chelsy Pham
Dr. Chelsy Pham
Higher education CIO, Dr. Chelsy Pham shares a step-by-step process for finding the right software vendor and how to build buy-in.
Listen →EpisodeRemove Barriers to Enrollment with Easy Course Scheduling with Juan Gilberto Garcia, Jr.
Find out how Texas A&M International University uses course scheduling software to ease enrollment and improve student outcomes.
Listen →EpisodeCultivating a High-Impact Advising Team with Leticia Wilson, Del Mar Community College
Find out how to cultivate a high-impact advising team that engages students and connects them to the right guidance and resources.
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