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Student Success Podcast: For Higher Ed Professionals

Author: Al Solano

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Learn practical and actionable strategies to support college student success. Access show notes, resources, and transcripts at the podcast section of the Continuous Learning Institute, a free higher ed resource hub: https://www.continuous-learning-institute.com/

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Dr. Al argues that our society, with its advanced systems, still runs on primitive wiring, which explains today’s fear, cruelty, and attacks on education, science, and expertise. He makes the case that educators are quiet resistors who push the pendulum toward progress through daily, deliberate practice. • educators as stewards who shift norms through practice • human evolution limits against complex systems • manipulation exploits tribal instincts and bias • attacks on higher ed and shrinkin...
Dr. Al breaks down how a loud few can distort narratives, stall reform, and make campuses feel toxic while most educators work hard for students. He shows how to replace blanket blame with specific accountability, evidence, and courage so truth can guide decisions. • pattern of toxicity driven by a small few • harm of blanket blame across groups • distortion of messages and weaponized silence • fear, bullying, and misuse of retaliation claims • equity weakened by internal toxicity across ide...
Community colleges lose a staggering number of students before they even show up in official retention data. For this episode, I interviewed Dr. Rita Karam of RAND Corporation. She and her colleagues at RAND examined this often-overlooked group across 15 colleges in California, Texas, and Kentucky. The findings? More than 60% of students are lost between application and census date, with the majority leaving due to a mix of personal barriers and institutional processes. This episode unpacks t...
Artificial intelligence isn't coming for higher ed. It’s already here. In this episode of the Student Success Podcast, I sat down with Brent Warner, a faculty member at Irvine Valley College, to unpack the practical implications of AI for college faculty and students. This wasn't a “robots will replace us” conversation. It was an honest, grounded look at what educators should consider right now. Here are five key takeaway and some action steps to consider: 1. Get Curious About How Students Ar...
Learn practical strategies to teach with purpose, innovation, and heart. Let’s get one thing out of the way: Yes, Kelly Spoon is a math faculty member. But no, this isn’t just a “math thing.” Whether you teach biology, sociology, English, or automotive technology, you’ll benefit from what she brings to the classroom. Kelly Spoon of San Diego Mesa College isn’t just teaching derivatives—she’s reshaping how students experience learning itself. In this episode, we translate her powerful practice...
Learn how geographic distance shapes transfer outcomes, and what colleges can do about it. When we talk about student transfer success, conversations often focus on GPA, support services, or articulation agreements. But what if one of the biggest factors is something as simple—and as complex—as distance? In this episode of the Student Success Podcast, Dr. Darla Cooper and Dr. Daisy Segovia from the research & planning nonprofit, the RP Group, unpack the findings of their latest rese...
Learn the complex paradoxes of inclusion and discover strategies to navigate and address them effectively. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn about successful dual enrollment implementation. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn about a study of placement as a catalyst for institutional transformation. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn why labor market data needs to inform changes to the college student experience. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn how to inspire and improve outcomes for disproportionately impacted college students. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn about successful developmental education reform in English at Onondaga Community College, NY. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn about culturally affirming and meaningful assignments. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn how to support neurodivergent college students. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Dr. Jesse Stommel unpacks his book, Undoing the Grade: Why We Grade, and How to Stop Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn practical equitable pedagogy practices to improve student success in higher education. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn how to improve accessibility for students and the campus community. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn about leadership to support the student success & equity work. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn how data can inform action to improve adult learner outcomes. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
Learn why the equity work is everyone's work at the institution. Continuous Learning Institute: A resource hub for higher education professionals to support college student success. Subscribe for updates. Student Success Podcast Homepage: Access show notes, resources, & transcripts
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