Melissa Blankstein
@m_blankstein
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Researcher for @IthakaSR studying student basic needs, challenges, support services, and organizational leadership within higher education. She/Her/Hers
New York, NY
Joined December 2018
What are the key steps towards building successful student support services on campus? My🆕@IthakaSR post shares recommendations on strategic planning, building buy-in, creating lasting partnerships, & more best practices for community colleges. https://t.co/KXQeB8qyLc
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From food pantries and meal voucher programs to emergency assistance funds, colleges and universities are making efforts to address #BasicNeeds insecurity on campus. @m_blankstein & @ElmiraJangjou discuss new directions and sustainable solutions: https://t.co/geEhvZm1Ij
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Ithaka S+R’s @m_blankstein & @bmcc_cuny's @jamaral are proposing a #SXSWEDU workshop on #CollegeFluency—or how colleges can support students to self-advocate within the bureaucracy of #highered in order to achieve their goals. Vote today:
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Interested in learning how colleges can break down bureaucratic barriers to #StudentSuccess? Vote for a #SXSWEDU2024 session led by me and @bmcc_cuny’s @jamaral using @SXSWEDU’s #PanelPicker, now through August 20:
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🆕Every three years, @IthakaSR gathers library deans and directors perspectives on their libraries’ strategies and priorities through a national survey. Explore the latest insights and analysis in the 2022 Library Survey by @ioana_hulbert:
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Since 2010, Ithaka S+R has conducted the Library Survey on a triennial basis with the overarching goal of tracking the perspectives, priorities, and leadership strategies of library deans and...
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Can partnerships between public and community college libraries make a difference for the communities they serve? I'm excited to share a 🆕@ECMCFoundation-funded @IthakaSR project that will examine how library partnerships can support local communities. https://t.co/iu4AVD1HKC
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This🆕report by @cnmcdaniel, Bethany Lewis, @MadJoyTrimble & @jamesdeanward provides insight on 200+ Texas programs!
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To help Texas boost postsecondary completion rates, @IthakaSR, @TXHigherEdBoard, & @ISKME launched a tool enabling collaboration on student success programming and practices. Read a report assessing the current landscape of student success in the state:
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Executive Summary The Texas Student Success Program Inventory (SSPI), available at https://www.highered.texas.gov/sspi, is an online database of This report announces the launch of the Texas Student...
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Join Ithaka S+R's @m_blankstein and @bmcc_cuny's @jamaral tomorrow at 4:30 pm for an @AchieveTheDream #ATDREAM session on college fluency and our @US_IMLS-funded project exploring how libraries can improve student success. https://t.co/HJUkPH7MZT
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Colleges & universities that think they have student basic needs insecurity under control (or mostly handled) on their campus are in for a rude awakening in a matter of weeks. 🧵:
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📢Come partner with @IthakaSR & @bmcc_cuny on our new project exploring how institutions can improve college fluency—or students' ability to effectively locate & use non-curricular college services like financial aid or mental health counseling services.
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What happens when a student asks a librarian for information related to registering for classes, signing up for financial aid, or accessing mental health
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How might librarians support students seeking information on signing up for financial aid or accessing counseling services? @m_blankstein discusses an @US_IMLS-funded Ithaka S+R & @bmcc_cuny project to explore librarians’ role in college fluency. https://t.co/AYkKG8ncpg
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Very excited to be attending @AchieveTheDream's DREAM 2023 in Chicago! Presenting on new @US_IMLS work on college fluency with the wonderful @jamaral at @bmcc_cuny. Let me know if you'll be in Chicago too!
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On Thursday, February 16 at 4:30 – 5:00 pm, Ithaka S+R’s Melissa Blankstein and Borough of Manhattan College’s Jean Amaral will present a session at Achieving the Dream’s DREAM Annual Convening 2023....
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How are faculty perceptions of Open Educational Resources shifting? @JMU’s @yasmeen_azadi & @Liz2728 provide insight on the challenges faculty face in creating and using OER and discuss how to support faculty adopting OER.
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Our latest US Faculty Survey examined faculty perspectives and attitudes about using and creating Open Educational Resources (OER). Not only were we able
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In a 🆕@IthakaSR post, I spoke with @JMU’s @yasmeen_azadi & @Liz2728 to better understand shifting faculty perspectives on Open Educational Resources like digital textbooks, course modules, and video lectures. Read the interview:
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Our latest US Faculty Survey examined faculty perspectives and attitudes about using and creating Open Educational Resources (OER). Not only were we able
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A new action plan from @m_blankstein @IthakaSR highlights strategies for breaking down silos across departments to most effectively provide student support services. I especially like the recommendation to "help students help each other."
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Community colleges have developed a variety of services to support their students’ success, but too often these offerings are siloed in different campus units, minimizing their impact. Over the past...
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What is college fluency? @jamaral and I define the term as the knowledge and abilities that enable students and staff to locate and use relevant college services, programs, and resources in order to achieve their goals.
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How can community colleges improve students’ familiarity with institutional resources and services? @IthakaSR is partnering with @bmcc_cuny on new @US_IMLS research to explore librarians’ role in building college fluency. https://t.co/YxdFNgEtds
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🧵How can we measure student success, and what can institutions do to better support successful outcomes for their students? Read Ithaka S+R reports and publications on understanding success and the factors that make the most difference for students.
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"Trauma Informed" does NOT mean "I have trauma, so I can relate." "Trauma Informed" does NOT mean "I'll be 'extra nice' because people have trauma." "Trauma Informed" indicates: 🧵
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