Gardner Institute

08/25/2026

The American Historical Association will hold the Virginia Conference on Introductory History Courses on Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) in Richmond.

Drew Koch and Akilah Martin will be featured on a panel, "History and Dual Enrollment: Mapping the Landscape," on Friday, August 28, with Ed Ayers from the University of Richmond, Laura DaVinci from Every Learner Everywhere, Kate McConnell from American Association of Colleges and Universities, and Micol Hutchison from Virginia's Community Colleges.

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The American Historical Association will hold the Virginia Conference on Introductory History Courses on Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) in Richmond. With support from New American History and Bunk History at the University of Ric...

08/20/2026

Improving student retention requires more than implementing isolated initiatives or assigning responsibility to a single office. The Retention Academy can help you build lasting improvement by examining the systems, practices, and experiences that shape how students engage, persist, and succeed. Join us for an information meeting on the Retention Academy on August 25, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern to learn how your institution can develop a plan for action:
https://hubs.la/Q04sQrd70

08/18/2026

What do Graduate students need for success? Join an enlightening conversation with Dr. Claudia Petrescu, Associate Vice President for Graduate Education and Internationalization Initiatives, at Illinois State University on reshaping graduate education. Explore insights into creating supportive structures through data-driven approaches and the role of Maslow's hierarchy of needs in student success. Engage in this thought-provoking dialogue on what makes international student and graduate education challenging and fulfilling: https://hubs.la/Q04s9Qc20

08/17/2026

The 2026 Symposium on Transforming the Postsecondary Experience will feature three pre-conference sessions October 13, 2026. Each session will provide an interactive professional development opportunity, allowing you to connect with facilitators, fellow participants, and your own team in advance of the main conference. Register soon to save your spot in these sessions:

- Feedback as Care: Dialogic assessment, feedback, and grading practices for greater student engagement and learning (Teaching and Learning Community)
- Grounding AI for Student Success: From Decision Points to Deliberate Action
- From Initiatives to Transformation: Harnessing Transformative Innovation to Align Student Success Efforts, Scale What Works, and Create a Whole Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

Learn more about the sessions: https://hubs.la/Q04sPT8H0

08/14/2026

There are just 2 months left until the Symposium on Transforming the Postsecondary Experience! This event provides an excellent opportunity for anyone in higher education to enhance their understanding of important topics related to student success. Join us to discover innovative ideas, receive support for your efforts, and collaborate with our community.

Secure your spot now: https://hubs.la/Q04sLP1S0

2026 Symposium on Transforming the Postsecondary Experience is a two-day higher education conference with eight workshop tracks and concurrent sessions.

08/13/2026

Is navigating the curriculum a challenge for your students? The Curricular Analytics community can help your institution reduce complexity through a process that leverages improvement science and curricular analytics tools to support curriculum redesign in higher education. Join us for an information meeting on August 18, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time to learn how applying curricular analytics can improve student retention and graduation, increase persistence, and improve on-time degree completion.

Register here: https://hubs.la/Q04sQqBw0

08/11/2026

Thank you to the great group of faculty, staff, and administrators at UNC Asheville for an excellent start to the Advancing Student Success Initiative.

08/11/2026

The Call for Proposals for The Graduate Student Experience is now open!

We welcome proposals from faculty, graduate school administrators, graduate program directors, student affairs professionals, researchers, institutional leaders, graduate and professional students, employers, foundation and policy leaders, and colleagues from institutions around the world.

Whether your work focuses on teaching, research, leadership, policy, student support, or program administration, your experiences can help inform institutional learning and inspire new approaches to improving the graduate and professional student experience.

Proposals are due by October 15, 2026

Submit your proposal here: https://hubs.la/Q04rPPnS0

08/11/2026

Discover how Dr. Daniel J. Allen, President of La Salle University, is innovating in education by embracing Lasallian values. Learn about the institution’s focus on teaching and building relationships. Listen now for a dose of motivation and leadership wisdom: https://hubs.la/Q04s9tBG0

08/10/2026

Drew Koch, Jill Robinson Kramer, and Katie Locke visited UNC Asheville for the first day of Advancing Student Success: Strategic Prioritization for Student Success. The Gardner Institute team met with Provost Yvonne Villanueva-Russell & the project leaders Regine Criser, Jeff Koonz, and Meghan Harte Weyant for the first day of the Sensemaking process. Congratulations on your first step in this collaboration.