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Students

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Sustaining Enrollment Growth in Difficult Financial Times

As more people head back to school in these recessionary times, many community colleges across the United States are struggling to handle the influx of new students.

August 5, 2009

Students

REPORT: COLLEGE GRADUATION RATES COULD DRAMATICALLY DECLINE

LANSDOWNE, VA. College graduation rates will decline precipitously nationally in the coming years if nothing is done to improve the completion rates of Black and Hispanic students, who represent the fastest growing student populations in colleges and universities.

July 8, 2009

Faculty & Staff

Obama Agenda Focuses on Degree Completion

Advocates applaud $2.5 billion college retention proposal, but say insufficient financial aid is barrier to degree completion.

April 15, 2009

Community Colleges

Boston Public High School Graduates Struggle To Finish College

Report prompts concerns about whether Boston public high school graduates are college-ready and if colleges are doing enough to help students graduate.

February 18, 2009

Students

Black Males Achieving More on College Campuses

Colleges applying similar techniques to reach and keep Hispanic males.

February 10, 2009

Recruitment & Retention

Fewer College Students Returning for Second Year

First-year college retention is slipping among the nation’s four-year, public and private institutions, while retention rates are increasing at two-year public colleges, researchers say.

January 26, 2009

Latinx

A Culture of Family And College

As Hispanic women balance family values and responsibilities with the ambition to attend college, admissions counselors are providing them with culturally sensitive retention tools.

October 29, 2008

Students

Students Need To Know They Matter

One message that emerges in this annual “Recruitment and Retention” issue is that minority students matter, and universities committed to their success will give students the tools they need.

October 15, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Making a Positive Impact in Students’ Lives

Along with implementing deliberate retention policies, hiring the right people to encourage students to persist in college is essential.

October 15, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Kent State Faculty Get Bonuses for Meeting Goals

Kent State University is offering financial bonuses to professors if they help student retention numbers and attract more research dollars, an incentive usually given to school presidents and top administrators.

September 10, 2008

Students

Bonds to Faculty Help Keep Latinos in STEM Majors

Latino students who major in math, sciences, and technology have a better academic performance if they also have strong relationships with the faculty, according to a recent study from the University of Southern California.

September 9, 2008

Recruitment & Retention

Policymakers Rally Behind Post-Sept. 11 GI Bill

Despite a veto threat from the White House, congressional leaders are seeking to expand educational benefits for military veterans.

June 25, 2008