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August 15, 2005

Measuring—and Understanding—Student Retention

By Catherine Stover

When actor John Houseman stood in the front of his class and said, “Look to the left of you. Look to the right of you. By the end of the semester, one of you will be gone,” he made student attrition look like the hallmark of a fine institution. However, administrators today know that low retention is a problem, not a badge of honor.


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