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Plugging the Gap: How One College Is Reducing Course Failures
Through course redesign, embedded TAs and a culture of experimentation, the University of the Pacific is seeing returns on first-year attrition.
Dual-Enrollment Program Offers Students Cybersecurity Certificate
A Vermont partnership gives high school students hands-on experience in cybersecurity and a conditional acceptance to a local college.
How Faculty Stall the Transfer Process
A new report from MDRC finds that faculty members hold negative perceptions of transfer student readiness for upper-level courses, which can impede degree completion.
Wayne State Launches Prison Education Program
Starting this fall, two dozen Macomb Correctional Facility inmates will be eligible to earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wayne State University.
First-Year Persistence Continues Slow Climb Back From Pandemic Drop
Nearly 84 percent of the first-year students who enrolled in fall 2023 persisted at their institution to the spring term, though 14 percent left higher education entirely.
Course Shutouts Impede Student Outcomes
New research from Purdue University suggests that students who are unable to enroll in STEM courses their first semester are pushed out of those majors.
Math Prerequisites a Barrier to Transfer Success
A recent report identifies the ways math requirements can impede community college students interested in transferring to a four-year college.
New Data Shows Attendance Fosters Student Success
Faculty say attendance is known to promote learning and improve student outcomes. Students say they want more flexibility to manage outside pressures.