What We Need to Succeed: College Students Speak Out

About What We Need to Succeed: College Students Speak Out

Students talk about what they need to succeed in college and share their experiences trying to access resources and find community. This podcast draws from student-led conversations with Partnership for College Completion’s 2022-23 Student Advisory Council. Check out the report at partnershipfcc.org.

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jan 2024

Latest episode

5 Feb 2024

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Feb 2024

   Finding a chosen family: Student support and student labor

   In this episode, we hear from college students about the importance of relationships with other students when it comes to accessing information and support on campus. Students also talk about how universities often rely on unpaid labor of students of color to make up for gaps in what institutions provide.

2. 

   29 Jan 2024

   The staff who had my back: What students need from mentors and advisors

   In this episode, college students share what they need from mentorship and advising relationships. Students talk about wanting mentors with shared identities, and more career-focused mentorship and advising. The episode closes with students talking about the importance of recognizing students’ needs and meeting them where they are in advising relationships.

3. 

   17 Jan 2024

   Seeing what we actually need: Student experiences accessing resources

   This episode highlights college students’ experiences trying to access resources and support on their campuses. The conversation focuses on three barriers they encountered: access to information about resources, logistics and scheduling, and previous negative experiences. To close out the episode, students share their thoughts on solutions to these problems.