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Melissa Ezarik

Connecticut

Editor, Student Success at Inside Higher Ed

Editor, @insidehighered: student success-related content and surveys. Content favs: campus life and leadership, careers, architecture. Yen for infographics.

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  • 1 month ago | insidehighered.com | Melissa Ezarik

    February 25, 2025 Chattanooga State and Southwestern Oregon Community Colleges have received Achieving the Dream’s highest recognition. Take a closer look at their noteworthy data deeds. You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Equity metrics for the award may highlight data such as the improvement between part-time and full-time student outcomes or between Pell-eligible and non-Pell-eligible students.

  • 2 months ago | insidehighered.com | Colleen Flaherty |Melissa Ezarik

    You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. New Student Voice data sheds light on how trust fits into the larger student success puzzle. yusnizam/iStock/Getty Images Plus  Undergraduates’ level of trust in their institution has been positively linked to individual student outcomes, as well as the broader institutional culture and reputation. So trust matters.

  • Dec 18, 2024 | insidehighered.com | Melissa Ezarik

    You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Active listening—which professors can show by repeating what students have communicated to affirm understanding, for example—serves to validate the contributions students are making to discussion and encourage more dialogue.

  • Dec 9, 2024 | insidehighered.com | Melissa Ezarik

    You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Just 15 percent of students who have stopped out of college describe their activity level in college as very involved, either in up to a few or many activities. Student success–focused professionals spend a lot of energy keeping tabs on struggling student trends, plus individual situations, to help them to stay in college, but just as important is getting a clear picture of which students wind up walking away.

  • Nov 25, 2024 | insidehighered.com | Melissa Ezarik

    You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Duane Williams has found that telling students about his own higher ed journey, which began as an international student from Jamaica, helps in establishing trust and building connections.

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MelissaEzarik
MelissaEzarik @MelissaEzarik
4 Dec 23

#MyXAnniversary is apparently today. 15 years ago my @universitybiz & @DA_magazine team met weekly to learn more about social together. Our 1st UBTech show after that, we had attendees checking tweets to learn where to find a roving candy bowl. #primitive #FindMeNowOnLinkedIn https://t.co/FrzAZXW0GR

MelissaEzarik
MelissaEzarik @MelissaEzarik
31 Oct 23

I learned about this program at the American Council on Education conf this past spring. Nice to see the program now expanding to reach students in additional regions. Next Gen Opportunities Unlocked- Fidelity Expands Invest in My Education Initiative https://t.co/FGZVWG3BUj

MelissaEzarik
MelissaEzarik @MelissaEzarik
1 Sep 23

Florida’s Accreditation Shuffle Begins: US Ed Dept approves one Florida college’s application to change accreditors. A new state law—and Ron DeSantis—dictate that Florida’s 39 other public colleges do the same. https://t.co/rUEIH3mm63 #HigherEd #accreditation