Understanding Transformation

Solution Areas

Solution areas represent the changes or interventions that are student-facing that positively influence equitable student success.

News from the field


Empower underprepared learners. Institutions rely on the structure and delivery of developmental education, as well as the related goals, outcomes, and resources (including human resources) to aid student success and empower underprepared leaners.

Based on a collection of observed practices—specific to developmental education—from some of the Frontier Set institutions, we’ve compiled some questions to consider for you and your team as prompts for discussion and inspiration.

Frontier Set Case Studies

Resources

Strong Start to Finish

Strong Start to Finish is a network of higher education system leaders, policy and research partners, education innovators, foundations and institution leaders committed to developmental education reform. They’re taking collective action to ensure students get the support they need to pass credit-bearing courses in English and math in their first year of college.


Guide, monitor, intervene. Institutions use faculty advising, professional advising, and other models to support students on the frontlines and advising serves as a critical integration point to deliver other student services.

Based on a collection of observed practices—specific to advising—from some of the Frontier Set institutions, we’ve compiled some questions to consider for you and your team as prompts for discussion and inspiration.

Frontier Set Case Studies

Resources

Advising Success Network

The Advising Success Network (ASN) is a dynamic network of five organizations partnering to engage institutions in holistic advising redesign to advance success for Black, Latino/a/x, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, and poverty-affected students. The network develops services and resources to guide institutions in implementing evidence-based advising practices to advance a more equitable student experience to achieve our vision of a higher education landscape that has eliminated race and income as predictors of student success.


Implement human & academic resources. Institutions provide broad overarching student support to comprehensively address academic, transitional, and human needs that can impact student success.

Based on a collection of observed practices—specific to student support—from some of the Frontier Set institutions, we’ve compiled some questions to consider for you and your team as prompts for discussion and inspiration.

Frontier Set Case Studies


Increase post-accreditation opportunities. Institutions consider career support as part of the arc of student success transformation, incorporating career support services and building workforce recruitment partnerships.

Based on a collection of observed practices—specific to career support—from some of the Frontier Set institutions, we’ve compiled some questions to consider for you and your team as prompts for discussion and inspiration.

Frontier Set Case Studies


Design and deploy digital courseware. Institutions maximize opportunities for students through the use of technology to enable pedagogical practices and strategies in the teaching and learning process.

Based on a collection of observed practices—specific to pedagogy & digital learning—from some of the Frontier Set institutions, we’ve compiled some questions to consider for you and your team as prompts for discussion and inspiration.

Frontier Set Case Studies

Resources

Every Learner Everywhere

Every Learner Everywhere advocates for equitable outcomes in U.S. higher education through advances in digital learning. Their mission is to help institutions use new technology to innovate teaching and learning, with the ultimate goal of improving student outcomes for Black, Latino, and Indigenous students, poverty-affected students, and first-generation students.


CourseGateway

CourseGateway helps instructors discover, evaluate, and select digital learning products that have the power to close equity gaps, maximize learning, and increase completion rates for students.


Make support available. Institutions rely on both availability of financial aid support and how it is structured as a support service that can contribute to transformative student success practices.

Based on a collection of observed practices—specific to financial aid—from some of the Frontier Set institutions, we’ve compiled some questions to consider for you and your team as prompts for discussion and inspiration.

Frontier Set Case Studies