Here's the question: Do full-time faculty members help students finish college? Kevin Carey, a Washington, DC think tank director, posed this question on the Chronicle's Brainstorm blog. He tells the story of a panel discussion that focused on student success. At that panel, Dr. Cary...
student retention
I just finished doing something I do every Monday (well, every day, really) browsing news pieces about part-time faculty. In particular, I am interested in what college and university administrators.
The Secretary of State’s Office said the commission in charge of Oregon’s 17 community colleges needs to improve student achievement and access by Alex Baumhardt The commission tasked with overseeing.
Understanding the relative impacts of part-time adjuncts in community colleges is highly policy-relevant, partly because community colleges rely on part-time faculty heavily and partly because community colleges assume a critical role in addressing the national equity agenda by disproportionately serving underrepresented groups. This article is...
By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA When you hear the phrase student retention, what comes to mind? Is it a set of numbers that the school hopes to achieve? Is.