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‘Nudges’ Are Helping UW Tacoma Students Graduate On Time

Posted on October 20, 2017September 11, 2018 by Cecilia Le

UW Tacoma’s strategies include using carefully crafted messages, delivered by text or a phone app, to remind both freshmen and upperclassmen of critical deadlines. The messages also offer encouragement, and even suggest practical, useful tips, such as time-management skills.

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Letter to the Editor: Texting and College

Posted on January 19, 2017September 12, 2018 by Cecilia Le

“Text Your Way to College,” by David L. Kirp (Sunday Review, Jan. 8), describes how nudging is helping underserved high school students choose the right college and enroll, and suggests helping many more. Let’s not stop with high school students.

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Calif. Partnership Hopes to “Nudge” Foster Youth Toward Diplomas

Posted on September 23, 2015September 14, 2018 by Cecilia Le

At two California colleges, students who have spent time in foster care are getting words of encouragement from their most trusted companion: a cell phone.

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