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

#### [Applying the 2025 Student Success Impact Report: Insights from the Civitas Learning Customer Development Team](/content/podcast/applying-the-2025-student-success-impact-report-insights-from-the-civitas-learning-customer-development-team/index.html)
Discover insights from Civitas Learning’s 2025 Student Impact Report and learn how initiative-level analysis is improving student persistence outcomes.

#### [How an IR-Led Outreach Experiment Boosted Student Persistence at Greenville Technical College](/content/podcast/how-an-ir-led-outreach-experiment-boosted-student-persistence-at-greenville-technical-college/index.html)
Discover how Greenville Technical College boosted persistence by 25 percentage points using predictive analytics and strategic outreach.

#### [From Pressure to Possibility: Dr. Nicholas Zeppos on Navigating Higher Ed’s Crossroads](/content/podcast/from-pressure-to-possibility-dr-nicholas-zeppos-on-navigating-higher-eds-crossroads/index.html)
Chancellor Emeritus Nick Zeppos shares bold strategies for turning higher ed’s pressures into opportunities for affordability, impact, and reform.

#### [Creating a Data-Driven and Proactive Student Support System with Dr. Regine Criser and Lynne Horgan](/content/podcast/creating-a-data-driven-and-proactive-student-support-system-with-dr-regine-criser-and-lynne-horgan/index.html)
Learn how UNC Asheville is using data, technology, and proactive outreach to boost retention and build a more connected student success system.

#### [Developing a Proactive Response to Enrollment Decline with Philip Hunt](/content/podcast/developing-a-proactive-response-to-enrollment-decline-with-philip-hunt/index.html)
Discover how North Dakota State University revamped its course planning and advising methods to enhance enrollment and retention.

#### [Integrating Data Systems to Improve Student Outcomes with Chris Campbell](/content/podcast/integrating-technology-to-improve-student-outcomes-with-chris-campbell/index.html)
Hear how DeVry University’s unified technology systems equip data-activated decision-making and holistic student support.

#### [Using Technology to Streamline the Student Experience with Dustin Ramsdell](/content/podcast/dustin-ramsdell/index.html)
Hear how institutions are reshaping their offerings to support a new generation of students with edtech thought leader Dustin Ramsdell.

#### [Building an Appreciative Campus with Dr. Jenny Bloom](/content/podcast/jenny-bloom-appreciative-education/index.html)
Hear how leaders can expand their Appreciative Education methods beyond advising to create an Appreciative Campus.

#### [Advising Diverse Nursing Student Populations with Dr. Jeffrey Taylor](/content/podcast/jeff-taylor-university-of-texas-at-arlington/index.html)
Hear how the University of Texas at Arlington fosters connectedness with its online students through relational and proactive advising.