Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

As indicated by several key metrics, over the past decade underrepresented minority (URM) students have made considerable progress in retention, graduation, and persistence rates. Working with our campuses, we’ve put in place high standards to raise their overall retention rates, overall graduation rates and overall attainment rates.”

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2022

What you don’t see, except obliquely, is the faculty’s critical role in retention and completion. More than that, offer workshops to help faculty provide the kinds of constructive feedback and support that can enhance student learning. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 2, 2023

Two books that appeared in 2020 – which were mainly written pre-pandemic -- speak to an issue that campuses need to take more seriously: The centrality of interpersonal relationships to students’ learning, retention, and psychological well-being. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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