Black student retention in institutions of higher education is an important 21st-century issue. Thompson, Gorin, Obeidat, and Chen (2006) asserted that Blacks are still underrepresented in institutions of higher education and graduate at lower rates than Whites and Asians over a 5-year period. According to the American Council on Education, at the…

Examines the relationship between completion of a freshman orientation course at the University of South Florida and retention (enrollment during a subsequent semester following completion of the course), academic performance, and graduation. Findings show that course participants performed better on measures of retention and academic performance,…

Compares the questionnaire responses concerning satisfaction with first-year college students grouped in a learning team with responses of students not grouped. Examines the learning team's social and academic interactions, as well as their retention rates and grade point averages. Provides guidance for the design of learning teams experiences.…

Examined demographic and academic differences between Mexican-American (n=141) and Hispanic non-Mexican-American (n=45) college students. Found larger proportion of non-Mexican-American students were born in the United States. Mexican Americans reported considerably lower levels of parental socioeconomic and educational attainment. Groups were…

Developed Academic Alternatives Program (ALT) to help students in their search for alternative major. Compared 206 ALT students with matched cohort of 206 students not participating in ALT and randomly selected comparison group (n=206). Found that major-changer who experienced ALT program exhibited higher retention and graduation rates than did…