Building Capacity for Student Success

February 8, 2026

Over the past two decades, The Rucks Group (TRG) haspartnered with colleges and universities nationwide to evaluate initiativesdesigned to advance student success. This white paper draws on a portfolio ofnine higher‐education projects representing a broad spectrum of institutionsranging from rural-urban, 2-year/4-year, large/small, high/low faculty-studentratio, HSI/HBCU designation, to synthesize lessons learned and to identifypersistent challenges and proposed solutions for data capacity, student supportcapacity, and organizational culture that can inform practice and supportstudent success.

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