# Why student success efforts stall—and how to fix it.

#### [A Buyer’s Guide to Evaluating Institutional Success Systems](https://info.civitaslearning.com/student-success-platform-buying-guide)

How leading institutions connect student insight with institutional data to drive coordinated action and measurable outcomes.

#### [From a Year of Frustration to Live in Six Weeks: Lawrence Technological University’s Deployment Story](/content/customer-success-stories/from-a-year-of-frustration-to-live-in-six-weeks-lawrence-technological-universitys-deployment-story/index.html)

After a year of stalled progress, LTU made a switch—and went fully live in under two months.

#### [From 81% to 86.4%: SRU’s Playbook for Sustained Retention Gains](/content/customer-success-stories/from-81-to-86-4-srus-playbook-for-sustained-retention-gains/index.html)

SRU didn’t just improve retention—they built a system for sustained gains. Inside the operating model driving 86.4% first-year retention.

#### [Beyond Initiatives: The Student Success Playbook](https://hubs.la/Q049d9840)

Student success isn’t failing from lack of effort. It’s failing from lack of coordination. This playbook shows how to move from disconnected initiatives to a system that drives real outcomes.

#### [CLOSE the Student Impact Gap: A Modern Operating Model for Student Success](/content/blog/close-the-student-impact-gap-a-modern-operating-model-for-student-success/index.html)

Student success isn’t failing because of effort—it’s failing because systems are fragmented. Learn how the CLOSE operating model helps institutions turn insight into measurable impact.

#### [If You Have the Data, Why Is Action Still So Hard?](/content/blog/if-you-have-the-data-why-is-action-still-so-hard/index.html)

Student success doesn’t scale because institutions lack data. It stalls because prioritization breaks down.

#### [Rethinking AI in Higher Ed: It’s Not About Saving Time—It’s About Making Better Decisions](/content/blog/rethinking-ai-in-higher-ed-its-not-about-saving-time-its-about-making-better-decisions/index.html)

AI is often introduced as a way to speed up work in student success. But lasting impact comes from systems that earn trust, reflect institutional context, and support—not replace—human judgment.

#### [Leading Through Listening: The Collaborative Story Behind Del Mar’s Civitas Learning Adoption](/content/customer-success-stories/leading-through-listening-the-collaborative-story-behind-del-mars-civitas-learning-adoption/index.html)

Del Mar College reintroduced Civitas Learning by leading with listening—building trust, collaboration, and shared ownership across campus.

#### [\[Bonus Episode\] How to Empower Student Retention Efforts with AI](/content/podcast/bonus-episode-how-to-empower-student-retention-efforts-with-ai/index.html)

Student success doesn’t fail because institutions lack data—it fails because insight arrives too late.