Higher education seems to be splitting into two different socioeconomic camps: one for high school grads coming from "advantage" backgrounds (increasingly the minority of college-bound students), heading off to pricey private colleges or prestigious state universities (e.g., UConn), and the growing majority of underrepresented, first generation and otherwise challenged students often lacking the "back home" support to thrive in higher ed.
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Fall Conferences
Sept. 29 • New Haven
Nov. 17 • Hartford
Join CHERE for “Embedded Support to Seamless Counseling to Graduation” at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven on Sept. 29 and “Our City as a College Town” on Nov. 17 at the new UConn Hartford campus downtown. Details coming soon.
Pace University Retention Conference: Going the Extra Mile
June 16, 2017
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Pleasantville NY Campus
Sessions that highlight best practices, evidence of impact, and exciting innovations in retention and student success. Data-driven, student-focused retention strategies that work. Hosted by Provost Uday Sukhatme, Pace University; Keynote Speaker Scott E. Evenbeck, President, Guttman Community College.
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e-mail Adèle MacKinlay.
“ To improve graduation rates, we must identify and advance the best solutions. CHERE brings people together to do just that. ”
“ CHERE works diligently to advance collaborative efforts aimed at improving student retention in higher education. ”
“ CHERE convenes programs and workshops designed to improve policies and practices that will lead to higher college retention. ”
“ We cannot afford up to half of community college students and a third of state university students not surviving freshman year, not graduating, and not entering the workforce at their potential. ”
“ CHERE is committed to working collaboratively and recognizes the significant and ongoing contributions by organizations and individuals in Connecticut and nationwide. ”
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In a discussion of high school graduation, the transition to college, and obstacles that must be overcome, CHERE Director David Johnston was interviewed on WNPR, along with local college students higher education leaders and local higher education reporters.