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The Strategic Application Of Alternative Grading To Improve Retention And Enhance Equity (Spring 2023), Teshome Abebe, Michael Gillespie

EIU Think Tank Reports and White Papers

Universities across the United States have been using the Pass/Fail grading system for a variety of reasons and in many different ways. There are so many uses of the system as there are universities.

In general, universities have used the Pass/Fail grading system to: help reduce stress and pressure on students; provide more flexibility in course selection and encourage students to explore and pursue interest without fear of damaging their GPA; reduce perceived discrimination and bias in grading, providing more equitable opportunities for all students regardless of race, socioeconomic status or prior academic background; and to improve retention rates by …

Magnetic Hallway Huddles: Attract And Retain High-Quality Professionals, David Wolff, Carissa Gober, Donna Zerr

Open Educational Resources - Teaching and Learning

This presentation was conducted for a national conference about mentoring. The authors discussed Tinto’s Model of Institutional Departure and Schlossberg’s Model for Analyzing Human Adaptation to Transition as theoretical frameworks to explain the transition and retention of university professors. The focus on the study was the three authors who transitioned to the same university during the 2022-2023 academic year. Authors discussed their experiences of the transition and found themes related to the mentoring process that that acclimated them to the institution and influenced their retention.

The Grizzly, October 10, 2013, Sabrina Mcgettigan, John Parry, Dana Feigenbaum, Bethany Mitchell, Nicholas Dimuzio, Amanda Frekot, Shawn Hartigan, Adebayo Adeyemo, Mary Deliberti, Briana Keane, Deana Harley

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Annual Ursinus College Crime Report Released • Homecoming 2013 Preview • Religious Faith on Campus • Student Affairs' New Mission Statement • Student Retention • Ursinus' Grizzly Gala Returns • CSCG Features Speaker • Opinion: Ursinus Curates its Web Presence Poorly; We All Need the Stress Management Course • Carty Balances Football and Pre-Law • Golf Prepares for Spring During Fall Season • Football Sits at 5-0, Men's Soccer Takes a Loss

The Grizzly, February 1, 1980, Brian Barlow, James Wilson, Diana Dakay, Frank Ayres, Rick Morris, Martin Katz, Larry Muscarella, Matthew Kurlan, Jennifer Bassett, Ann Edris, Laura Bossone, Christopher Erikson, Jean Morrison

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Upheaval II & More • Annex Plans Explored • College Expands Property • Survey Taken By CLC • Letters to the Editor • Roving Reporter: Moscow Olympics • USGA Candidates • Economic Outlook For 80's • Brass Ring • The Best of the Seventies • Bomberger Electrified By Campus Talent • Ursinus News In Brief: Educator named to Montessori Academy board; Sculpture exhibit opens at Myrin Jan. 21 • A Look At U.C. Attrition • Cagers In 1st Place • Intramurals Halfway Point • Women's JV B-Ball Suffers Loss • Nelson Sparks Women's Hoop