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August 2005
| Recruitment & Retention August 2005 full issue PDF … |
| What Works in Student Retention: A National Survey American higher education has made progress in implementing retention programs and policies since the late 1980s, according to a recent national study by ACT. However, the findings suggest that institutions still have a way to go in making larger-scale, institution-wide changes that will aid student persistence. |
| Video Demystifies Legacy’s Role in Admissions Alumni of prestigious, highly selective institutions are sometimes surprised to find out that admission into their alma maters has become so competitive that their children are no longer automatically guaranteed admission—even when their children have strong academic records. In some cases, the surprise sours the relationship between the alumni and the institution. To counter this problem, the University of Notre Dame in Indiana is reaching out to alumni, as well as parents of other applicants, early in the admissions process with a new 22-minute video that explains UND’s admissions criteria and the role that legacies play. |
| Public Institutions ‘Step Back’ from Affirmative Action In the last decade, many institutions, particularly public schools, have “stepped back” from considering race in admissions, even though they have not been required to do so, according to research by two University of California-Davis sociologists. |
| Best Practices in Adult Advising: A Team Conclusion By Joan F. Marques, Ed.D., Woodbury University Participants in a recent academic advising workshop agreed upon the following five best practices in advising adult learners. |
| Does Remediation Boost Persistence? Yes, Study Says Students who take remedial courses in college are more likely to persist and graduate than students who have similar academic backgrounds but do not take remedial courses, a new working paper concludes. |
| Resources Latino Students’ Degree Attainment; Parental Encouragement and College Enrollment; Undergraduates Who Delay Enrollment; Internationalization Efforts at Different Institution Types; Measuring Commitment to Low-Income Adults; Students Who Enroll in Multiple Institutions |
| Newswire Visa Change Buoys Chinese Students’ Interest in U.S.; Students Pass Over Small Scholarships; Students Prefer Hybrids to Fully Online Courses; Faculty Board Says No to National Merit Scholarships |
