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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Goldman, Bert A.; Blackwell, Karen M.; Beach, Sonja S. – Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2003
Tracked five cohorts of first-year students for 6 years to determine how many, by gender and race, were academically suspended, how many of those returned, and of those who returned, how many graduated. Found that a greater percentage of males than females and Black than White students were academically suspended. Minority males were the most…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Black Students, College Freshmen, Graduation Rate
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Mitchell, David F.; Goldman, Bert A.; Smith, Moreland – Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1999
Analysis of data on 1,600 University of North Carolina (Greensboro) students who were enrolled for eight to ten semesters found that less academically talented students were more likely to make changes (in majors, place of residence, and course loads), and experience delayed graduation than more talented students, for whom such changes were fewer…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Decision Making