Each week, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. The links presented direct the reader to articles from many different points of view that deal with issues of African Americans in higher education. The articles selected do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board of JBHE.
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That’s great! But the retention numbers (in the 50s) and graduation rates (in the 20s) must come up. It’s wonderful to find a place of community and comfort to continue your studies but….you have to stick around and graduate to achieve academic success.