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DiBartolo, Patricia Marten; Aloisio, Kathryn; Lamb, Margaret; Ly, Minh; Rowen, Cate – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2018
For 50 years, Smith College's Summer Research Fellowship (SURF) has provided undergraduate women scientists the opportunity for an immersive experience to conduct independent research under the mentorship of science faculty and staff. This article highlights summative assessment data on SURF program outcomes as well as the institutional planning…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Student Research, Undergraduate Students, Single Sex Colleges
Nichols, Andrew Howard; Clinedinst, Melissa – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2013
This report examines provisional admission as an initiative that can expand four-year college access and success for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Provisional admission policies and programs enable students to enroll at an institution under specific conditions. Students are often required to meet certain academic…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Programs, Academic Support Services, Transitional Programs
College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2012
The CollegeKeys Compact[TM] is a national call to action to school districts, colleges and universities, state education agencies, and nonprofit organizations to identify, share and expand programs and practices that address the needs and challenges of low-income students and help them get ready for, get into and get through college. The College…
Descriptors: College Students, Low Income Groups, Economically Disadvantaged, First Generation College Students