Student retention is the defining challenge for higher education. Here's what the evidence says about building technology that actually moves the needle.
Early Alert Systems That Work
Early alert systems aggregate signals — attendance, grade performance, financial aid status, engagement with support services — into a risk score that advisors can act on. The technical challenge is building models that are genuinely predictive at a timeframe where intervention is still possible.
Removing Administrative Friction
Some of the highest-impact student success interventions have nothing to do with advising. They're about removing the bureaucratic barriers that cause students to give up not because they can't do the academic work, but because the institution is too hard to navigate.