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02 Nov 09
Views: Retention Matters - Inside Higher Ed
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First-year students are the key to significant retention improvement, and based on the available data, the first six weeks is the most critical time for a successful transition to the college environment.
23 Oct 09
Editorial: Two UT campuses making classes count » Knoxville News Sentinel
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Last fall, 60.8 percent of UTC freshmen returned for their sophomore year, while the figure for UT Knoxville was 83.6 percent and for UT Martin, 70.9 percent.
20 Oct 09
The Parthenon - Retention still an issue among Marshall freshmen
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In the presentation, Ormiston used the retention rate data from fall 2007 to fall 2008 as an example. Over that time period if Marshall had kept retention rates at the desired levels, the school would have $218,500 more in discretionary funding.
The State of College Admissions: Full of Uncertainty - Admissions & Student Aid - The Chronicle of Higher Education
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For the fourth straight year, about three-quarters of four-year colleges and universities saw an increase in applications over the previous year
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from 2001 to 2007, the average acceptance rate at four-year institutions fell to 66.8 percent, from 71.3 percent
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Budget cuts may delay UI's strategic plan | press-citizen.com | Iowa City Press Citizen
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The plan identifies a goal to improve student retention from 83 percent to 88 percent by funding programs that help students feel more connected and engaged. If UI students feel more connected and engaged, UI officials think students will be more successful and more likely to stay at UI, Loh said.
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Loh has discussed building "living-learning" communities where cohorts of 50 or 60 students live together and take similar classes. Creating more close knit niches for students would help reduce the feeling of being lost on a campus of 30,000 students.
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