Are you “in the know” or “on the out?” Well, many college students don’t even know where they stand thanks to our friend, the hidden curriculum. The hidden curriculum refers to the set of norms and ...

A recent Bluesky thread about teaching undergraduates the hidden curriculum of college caught my eye. Miriam Posner, an associate professor of information studies at the University of California at ...

“When you’re a college student, you have to learn to work the system to get help. And trust me, there is a system.” This statement, made by a student to an audience of campus administrators and higher ...

Much has been written about college’s “hidden” curriculum: the institutional culture and unspoken norms and expectations that influence academic and post-graduation success. This hidden curriculum ...

In recent years, many colleges and universities have turned to mentoring programs in an attempt to retain underperforming students. Federally supported mentoring programs have been around since the ...

They’re the subtle cues and behaviours that shape student success – easily picked up by local students, but often unfamiliar for those from refugee backgrounds. This Refugee Week, human rights and ...