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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809473303321
• Autore: Mfume Tiffany Beth
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2016]; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-4758-1897-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (161 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.7308996073
• Soggetti: Historically Black colleges and universities; Academic achievement - United States; College students - Recruiting - United States; College attendance - United States; College dropouts - United States - Prevention; College graduates - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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