Understanding Student Success Through the Lens of History

By Marc A. Musick. It seems like almost every week we hear new calls for higher education to improve its performance in the area of undergraduate education. Commentators note that rising tuition is causing large amounts of student debt, yet many students take on this debt without ever receiving a degree. Thus, the calls to higher education are not just to find less expensive ways to deliver a degree but also to find ways to increase graduation rates. Read more...