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Special Report: Recruitment and Retention in Higher Ed

Low participation and completion rates in STEM majors among underrepresented minorities; programs that are being developed to help the college experience of students with autism; a reevaluation of the IPEDS definition of graduates; and increased recruiting efforts to attract more women into business programs.

October 10, 2013

Students

Minority Engineering Education Success Highlighted at National Meeting

The National Action Council on Minorities in Engineering organization puts a spotlight on engineering student retention and graduation rates at its partner schools during its meeting in Washington.

October 1, 2013

Students

American Indian Higher Education Consortium Celebrates 40 Years; Prepares for Future

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium addresses student retention, international partnerships and language preservation at annual conference in Santa Fe.

August 11, 2013

Students

Diverse Conversations: Nelms Discusses Path to College Presidency (Part II)

Dr. Charlie Nelms offers more advice for aspiring college/university presidents on how to succeed and make an impact in their role.

July 23, 2013

Students

Special Report: Top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers

In Part 2 of the annual Top 100 Degree Producers editions, Diverse ranks the leading institutions awarding the most undergraduate degrees to minorities, as well as reporting on the successful recruitment, retention, and graduation of students.

July 9, 2013

Students

Asian-American Subgroups’ Higher Ed Status Supported by Latest Disaggregated Data

Heterogeneity and educational disparities have been underscored since the University of California system expanded the number of AAPI ethnicities from eight to 23 on its application.

June 5, 2013

Students

Several Measures Needed to Help HBCUs Boost Retention, Graduation Rates

It is very important to have an assessment component to all of the initiatives that may be implemented to address the challenges that first-generation students face.

May 20, 2013

African-American

HBCU Presidents Cite Personalized Recruiting, Intrusive Counseling Among Best Practices

Panel at NAFEO conference discusses strategies for improving retention, graduation and achievement rates.

April 16, 2013

Recruitment & Retention

College Leaders Call for Immediate Remediation with Drop-out Crisis

In a letter published by the National Commission on Higher Education Attainment last week, college leaders recommended that schools begin to research measures on increasing completion rates in order to achieve the national goal of creating a skilled workforce.

January 29, 2013

Students

Institutions Must Invest in Retention Efforts, Panel Says

In the battle to boost retention and graduation rates, it pays to invest institutional resources for the cause and to dedicate specific staff people to do the job.

January 8, 2013

Students

New Mentoring Program Designed to Promote Freshman Retention

CsMentor has launched a mentoring program to address freshman retention rates in ways rarely seen before.

October 17, 2012

Recruitment & Retention

Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education

Institutions coping with enrollment shortfalls; higher ed adjusting to new economic realities.

October 16, 2012