Becoming A Student-Ready College: A New Culture Of Leadership For Student Success, Second Edition

Conversations in higher education tend to focus on defining college readiness and asking What is a college-ready student? The unvoiced but equally important question is What is a student-ready college? The first question focuses on addressing student deficits that can be influenced by numerous environmental factors beyond educators' control. The second question focuses on how higher education leaders and educators can better serve today's college students--regardless of perceived deficits--through redesigned practices and policies.

Becoming a Student-Ready College explores university leaders' shared responsibilities in advancing student success and provides practical recommendations for leaders at all levels. The book covers five guiding principles behind becoming a student-ready college:

- Colleges should design educational pathways and support programs that build on students' assets and address academic deficiencies to empower students for success

- Faculty should have professional development opportunities to understand students and design ways to integrate that knowledge of student backgrounds and experiences through supportive interactions.

- Shared governance can empower and foster change if it is designed to value collaboration

- The resources we need are everywhere around us--and we are leveraging them to the benefit of our students

- We know who are students are, and we deliver the academic, social, and financial support that achieves equitable outcomes

The upcoming revision will include 30% updated content and 10% new material.