Dear Friends and Colleagues: A recipe for retention

One-third of college students fail to graduate – in six years! In 2020, the six-year graduation rate for those who entered a four-year college in 2014 was 64%. (National Center for Education Statistics, “Fast Facts.) This is a scandal.

We know the benefits of graduating from college. What more can we do to improve the rate?

Drawing on over 75 years as college faculty, administrators, and university presidents, my former competitor and now colleague, Dr. Drew Bogner,  and I co-authored Letters to Students: What it Means to be a College Graduate. Framed as letters to potential and current students, the chapters discuss critical topics such as how to chart a life path, achieve one’s own definition of success, and live a life of meaning. Click the link and see: https://search.app/fiBirmd4y2yELnL3A

Thank you, Bob