Student retention is a critical issue for universities, and nearly half of the students who start
degree programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) do not …

Participating in extracurricular activities during college has been linked with positive peer
relations and academic success (eg, Astin, 1984; Stuart et al., 2011). Yet, less research has …

During the last ten years, a group of selective universities in Chile has started admission
programs to increase equity in higher education that consider the achievement of students in …

While persistence, retention, and graduation rates of undergraduate students have
increased in the United States since 2000, only 62% of undergraduate students who began …

Student dispositions have been linked to academic performance, especially for conditionally
admitted college students. However, many studies explore only a single dispositional factor …

Low-income, historically underrepresented, first-generation, and academically
underprepared students are expected to attend college at increasingly higher rates in the …

This study explored the relationships between student background and academic
performance in college introductory environmental science (ES) courses at a large US …

Students of all backgrounds have a transition period when entering college. However, first-
time, first-generation college students encounter more problems and have more difficulties …

This study analyzed the understanding of project and strategy alignment in higher education
institutions. Literature revealed many projects fail because projects are not aligned to …

This comparative and associational quantitative study applied a pragmatic theoretical
perspective to the exploration of college student dispositions. First, the study evaluated the …