Supporting the academic advising needs of adult learners is essential in postsecondary education. Research suggests that the faculty advisor's role is pivotal for ensuring a student's academic progress. The faculty advisor supports adult learners in achieving their professional goals and providing resources to ensure their academic success.…

In a sequential, explanatory mixed method design, we studied 1,126 students matched by high-achieving ability, income level, race, gender, and cohort at four-year college entry to determine whether the financial concerns of program students and a matched sample varied by selectivity of their freshman institution. Results indicate low-income…

This paper analyzes the tweet content of the official Saudi language, literature and translation institutions' Twitter accounts to find out the types of issues tweeted and characteristics of administrator-student interaction. 115 students and 5 administrators were also interviewed to find out how they perceive their institution Twitter accounts…

Drawing on interviews with 13 low-income students from a small, highly selective college in the northeast, this study explores how social isolation and belonging may impact the trajectories of low-income and first-generation college students on elite college campuses. Findings indicate that students felt they did not "fit in" in their…

School attachment has received considerable attention in K-12 literature but it is relatively unexplored at the post-secondary level. The university attachment scale (UAS) is a new instrument designed to bridge this gap and previous research suggests transfer students score lower on group attachment than non-transfer students. However, these…

Graduate students across the world in higher education have self-selected themselves into their chosen degree programs, and each student tends to be assigned an advisor, or multiple advisors, to assist them through these programs. Graduate students tend to be self-directed and read most, if not all, of the literature supplied by an institution to…

This qualitative study represents perceptions of students regarding campus environment and campus life at University College of the Fraser Valley (UCFV), a public four-year university-college located in British Columbia, Canada. Employing a unique methodology, referred to as reflexive photography, student participants were asked to photograph and…

Using 1993 and 1997 Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) data, investigated the relationship between involvement, interaction, and satisfaction for African American students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and predominantly White institutions (PWIs). Found that HBCU enrollment had a significant positive effect…

What is known about freshman students, especially about their lived experience, is fragmentary and unsystematic. This study attempted to construct a comprehensive portrait of the daily experience of freshmen at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. A total of 24 students (20 women, 4 men) participated in the study during a 3-month period.…

Explored whether the old categories of "traditional" and "nontraditional" students needed to be reconceptualized at an urban university in order to better meet student needs and target communications. Surveyed students at the University of Toledo and found that the proposed community-oriented versus campus-oriented segmentation…

Perspectives concerning the recruitment of graduate students are offered, with attention to the size and resources of the department and the school, faculty involvement in recruitment efforts, pools of eligible prospects, and obligations to students. Factors affecting upper and lower limits to graduate enrollment are identified, including the…

Theories concerning dimensions and dynamics of college student development and theories about how colleges exert influence on student change are reviewed. The models deal principally with growth among traditional undergraduate students. The theories of Chickering, Perry, Kohlberg, and Loevinger address the nature, structure, and processes the…

During the spring of 1972, Educational Testing Service joined with the California State Legislature's Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education to engage in a study of 116 California State institutions, of which 69 were public community colleges. One purpose was to study the goals of the institutions. Using the IGI--Institutional…

The Leadership and Service Programs office at Ball State University in Indiana started the Excellence in Leadership Program in 1994. Funding for three years was secured from the Kellogg Foundation to develop a comprehensive leadership program that would be run by the student activities staff in cooperation with Academic Affairs. After the grant…

Encountering an aggressive student press can be an intimidating and frustrating experience for an administrator. By understanding the rights and responsibilities of a college newspaper staff, administrators can improve their relationships with the press, as well as benefit themselves by using the newspaper to inform campus groups of important…