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The hidden drivers of persistence Institutions often focus on cognitive skills while ignoring the emotional landscape that determines...

The problem with one‑size‑fits‑all Many students don’t leave college because classes are too hard; they leave because their educational...

Retention isn’t a mystery — it’s a metric Universities often talk about retention as if it were an unpredictable force. In reality,...

Why students leave — and why they stay Current data on college retention are sobering. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center...

Beyond lectures: why innovation matters Students raised on interactive media don’t respond well to passive lectures. Research into...

Higher education leaders have spent decades wringing their hands about retention. While some institutions still blame “unmotivated”...

College has long been seen as a gateway to opportunity—but for first-generation college students (FGCS), that gateway can be a wall of...

Recent academic findings confirm what educators increasingly suspect: emotional intelligence (EI)—skills like self-awareness, emotion...

Introduction Professors, let's stop clinging to outdated retention strategies. If you want serious impact, you need data‑driven insight,...