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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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Demography Is Not Destiny: Increasing the Graduation Rates of Low-Income College Students at Large Public Universities
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Engle, Jennifer; O'Brien, Colleen – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2007
What accounts for the differences in retention and graduation rates among large public colleges and universities that serve high numbers of low-income students? To answer this question, the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education has conducted two studies to examine the institutional characteristics, practices, and policies…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Institutional Characteristics, Demography
Raising the Graduation Rates of Low-Income College Students
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Muraskin, Lana; Lee, John – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2004
This report presents the findings of a study designed by the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education to identify the institutional characteristics, practices, and policies that might account for differences in retention and graduation rates among colleges and universities that serve high concentrations of low-income…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, College Students, Graduation Rate, School Holding Power