June 2005

Recruitment & Retention June 2005 full issue PDF
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Don’t Pass Me By: Building Diversity by Widening Prospect Searches
Many selective private colleges and universities might be hurting their ability to recruit underrepresented populations by narrowing their possibilities too drastically too soon. According to research presented at the 2005 Symposium for the Recruitment and Retention of Students of Color in Kansas City in April, institutions are overlooking qualified students as early as their sophomore year in high school.

Some Students Get Lion’s Share of Private Schools’ Attention, Study Says
A recent study finds that even when GPAs are taken into account, private school recruiters are more likely to seek prospect data on white, Asian-American, and higher-income students than underrepresented minority or lower-income students.

Stress, Health, and Academic Engagement
Two new studies have found correlations between students’ levels of stress, health, and engagement with their campuses—a quantification of what many people on campus have known for a long time.

Why Don’t Students Study More?
First came two national studies finding that most students study 10 or fewer hours a week. Then came a Nielsen study finding that college students spend more than 26 hours a week watching television. Now a study from Arkansas State University-Jonesboro finds that students spend 13 hours a week studying, but nearly that much—12 hours a week—watching TV. It’s tempting to assume from this data that television is taking up what should be study time, but the situation is more complex than that.

Advising Adult Learners: The Practice of Peer Partisanship
By Joan F. Marques, Ed.D. and Ruth Luna, Woodbury University, California
Institutions cannot advise adult learners successfully by using the same approach they use with traditional students. Adult students want more caring, and less mentoring.

Updates
Affirmative Action; SAT Writing Component; Pell Formula Change; Graduate ‘Research Mixers’

Resources
Why Adults Take Work-Related Classes; Student Success Research Grant