What works at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUS) : nine strategies for increasing retention and graduation rates / Tiffany Beth Mfume.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mfume, Tiffany Beth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historically Black colleges and universities.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

College students--Recruiting--United States.

College students.

College attendance--United States.

College attendance.

College dropouts--United States--Prevention.

College dropouts.

College graduates--United States.

College graduates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What Works at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Nine Strategies for Increasing Retention and Graduation Rates will have broad appeal within the field of education and beyond. While the primary audience for this book is the faculty, staff, administrators, students, alumni, and campus community of the current 105 HBCUs in the United States, this book is written to appeal to all professionals in the field of higher education, guidance counselors and administrators in P-12 education, sociologists and social scientists, and scholars who study change management, outcomes assessme

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Ch01. Leadership; Ch02. Branding; Ch03. Data Mining; Ch04. Frontloading; Ch05. Case Management; Ch06. Strategic Initiatives; Ch07. Leveraging External Resources; Ch08. Technology; Ch09. Networking; Ch10. The HBCU Success Recipe; Appendix A. List of Accredited HBCUs; Appendix B. Notable Morgan State University Alumni

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4758-1897-1