Academic Advising and the First College Year

Published in partnership with NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising

Academic advisors help students learn to make the most of their college years, not merely by completing requirements toward a degree but also by growing intellectually and developing all aspects of their identity. Yet, many professional and faculty advisors are new to academic advising and may feel ill-equipped to do more than help students register for classes. This new edited collection provides an overview of the theory and best practice undergirding advising today while exploring the transition challenges of a wide-range of first-year college students, including those attending two-year colleges, coming from underrepresented backgrounds, entering underprepared for college-level work, and/or experiencing academic failure.

• Academic Advising Approaches: Strategies That Teach Students to Make the Most of College
• The New Advisor Guidebook: Mastering the Art of Academic Advising
• Beyond Foundations: Developing as a Master Academic Advisor
• First-Generation College Students: Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement
• Increasing Persistence: Research-based Strategies for College Student Success
• How to Run a College: A Practical Guide for Trustees, Faculty, Administrators, and Policymakers (Higher Ed Leadership Essentials)
• Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook
• Challenging and Supporting the First-Year Student: A Handbook for Improving the First Year of College
• High-Impact Advising: A Guide for Academic Advisors
• The Undecided College Student: An Academic And Career Advising Challenge