Tag: Student Retention: Page 6

Students
The Psychological Impact of Academic Probation
UC San Diego researchers are investigating the correlation between physiological distress and poor grades.
October 31, 2007
Students
Southern University’s Interim Chancellor Trying to Retain Students
BATON ROUGE La. Margaret Ambrose may only be the “interim” chancellor of Southern University, but that does not mean she is just keeping a seat warm.
October 14, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Disappearing Acts: The Vanishing Black Male On Community College Campuses
Many consider community colleges “open door” institutions, denoting their unique role of providing an affordable and quality education for the masses.
August 22, 2007
Recruitment & Retention
BHSU has lowest retention success
PIERRE S.D. Black Hills State University had the lowest retention rate among the state’s public universities in the most recent report, with only half of the freshman class returning the next year.
August 12, 2007
Students
Bi News Briefs
At Central State: Prosecutors Resume Investigation; Fund-Raising Drive Benefits Needy Students
July 14, 2007
Students
Giant steps on the road to renewal – Central State University
Central State University has accreditation renewed and is released from U.S. Department of Education penalty
July 13, 2007
Recruitment & Retention
Supporting student persistence
In 1978, when Uri Treisman first created the Mathematics Workshop at the University of California-Berkeley, he was trying to solve a local problem: although there were very few African American and Hispanic students in the freshman calculus class, those who were enrolled were barely scraping through — when they managed to get through at all.
July 12, 2007
Community Colleges
Cultivate academic persistence – now!
Helping students to remain n school and to reach their educational goals is one of the many challenges facing community colleges. While it is important to help all students, the needs of the neglected minority population require special attention.
July 11, 2007
Students
New political leadership – Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah – Cover Story
No one could ever accuse Congressman Chaka Fattah of being timid about taking risks.
July 11, 2007
Students
Georgia study cites hope for student retention, better grades: model for national plan appears successful
ATLANTA In Georgia, borderline college students who depend on Hope scholarships to pay their tuition and fees are more likely to remain in school take snore courses and earn better grades, according to a new study by the Council for School Performance, an independent think tank.
July 10, 2007
Recruitment & Retention
Public schools: the solution to Mississippi’s woes – college preparation – Column
Nine years ago, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) examined how well Mississippi” K-12 school system was preparing Black students to meet the college admission requirements then in effect. This research revealed two important facts.
July 7, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Knoxville College President-Elect Starts At A Different Institution
This week, Dr. Earl Yarbrough Sr. is finally occupying the seat he’s sought most of his professional life — the one belonging to a historically Black university president.
July 2, 2007
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