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September 2006

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Six Ways to Increase Low-Income Students’ Transfers to Elite Institutions
Nearly half of all undergraduates are enrolled in community colleges, yet fewer than 1 percent of students entering highly selective private four-year colleges annually and only 8 percent of students entering highly selective public four-year institutions each year are transfer students from two-year schools.

Unit Record Tracking’s Effect on Enrollment and Workload
Recruitment and Retention asked enrollment officers at a variety of institutions about the implications a proposed federal student tracking system might have for enrollment and workload.

A Multivariant Approach to Online Retention
Retention remains a knotty problem for distance education because it is “multivariant,” meaning that there is no single cause that can be addressed by a single solution.

Address Parents’ Biggest Anxieties First, Orientation Director Says
Until campuses address parents’ most pressing concerns—finances and safety—parents usually cannot concentrate on the finer points of helping students transition into independent adulthood.

Newswire
Incoming students benefit from study abroad; The effects of engagement on specific student populations; Discontinue use of ‘continuing education,’ adult student expert says; more

Steps to Increasing Retention at Community Colleges
Less than one-third of all two-year colleges and technical schools have a retention plan.

Colleges Should Provide Latino Youths with Better Financial Aid Information
A survey of Latino youths in California indicates that higher education needs to do a better job disseminating information about financial aid, including eligibility for Pell Grants.