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Kristina Torres
Feb 13, 2024 · 5 minutes
University System of Georgia Working with Georgia State University’s National Institute for Student Success
University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Sonny Perdue today announced the successful…
Nov 30, 2023 · 5 minutes
National Institute for Student Success Receives Grant from the Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation
ATLANTA – The National Institute for Student Success (NISS) at Georgia State University received…
Feb 6, 2024 · 10 minutes
National Institute for Student Success Receives $4.96 Million Grant from the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation
ATLANTA—Georgia State University’s National Institute for Student Success (NISS) received a $4.96 million grant…
Jan 24, 2022 · 10 minutes
National Institute for Student Success Launches Partner Scholarship Program for Minority-Serving Institutions
Georgia State News Hub: Georgia State University’s National Institute for Student Success (NISS)…
Timothy Renick
Jul 7, 2021 · 6 Minutes
NISS Executive Director Writes About Redesigning Universities with College Completion in Mind
EDSCOOP: By traditional metrics, Georgia State University is far from elite. A…
Wiley University Services
Jan 1, 1970 · 52 Minutes
An Educated Guest: Are We the Problem?
“Are we the problem?” This simple question would lead Dr. Tim Renick…
Oct 4, 2021 · 27 Minutes
Closing the Achievement Gap at Georgia State University
Georgia State University’s successful decade-long effort to use big data to improve…
Jan 1, 1970 · 15 minutes
Data and Student Success in Higher Ed – A Conversation With Tim Renick
A Conversation With Tim Renick, Executive Director, National Institute for Student Success…
Michael Davis
Jan 1, 1970 · 5 minutes
Elevating Achievement, GSU Magazine
The National Institute for Student Success is showing that in higher education,…
Jan 26, 2022 · 4 Minutes
Fortune Names NISS Executive Director Tim Renick to Top 50 World Leaders
Because of his groundbreaking work closing achievement gaps at Georgia State University,…
Jan 2, 2022 · 5 Minutes
Interview with Andrew Gumbel, Author Who Tells the GSU Student Success Story
Georgia State University Magazine interviews Andrew Gumbel, whose prize-winning book Won’t Lose…
Jun 14, 2023 · 30 Minutes
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce
NISS Executive Director Tim Renick provides witness testimony to the House Committee…
Goldie Blumenstyk
Jan 1, 1970 · 5 minutes
The Edge: Teaching Colleges to Take Down Barriers They've Created
Goldie Blumenstyk, a senior writer at The Chronicle, covers innovation in and…
Jan 29, 2021 · 10 Minutes
Steppingblocks CEO Interviews NISS Executive Director
Students Success means a lot of different things to a lot of…
Emily Bamforth
Jan 24, 2022 · 5 Minutes
Georgia State plans to improve student career outcomes by sharing job data
EDSCOOP: Georgia State University plans to create and expand information systems designed…
Tim Renick, Executive Director, NISS
Jul 11, 2023 · 3 minutes
Response to the Supreme Court's Decisions to Overturn Affirmative Action and the Biden Administration's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s recent decisions overturning, in rapid…
NISS
Aug 23, 2023 · 5 minutes
Press Release: Launch of the NISS Acceleration Grants Program
The National Institute for Student Success (NISS) has launched an ambitious new…
May 18, 2022
Harvard Business School Podcast Discusses Georgia State Student Success
Georgia State University was facing a growing “summer melt” problem, where nearly…
Orlando Montoya
Jul 14, 2023 · 10 minutes
Is the affirmative action ruling a call for colleges to do better to help students 'where they are?'
Listen: NISS Executive Director Tim Renick discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling…
Nov 4, 2022 · 10 Minutes
Spreading Roots
As Georgia State continues to expand the Atlanta Campus with new open…