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Achieving the Dream, 2018
Public perceptions of college students and their needs have not evolved. Likewise, embedded in the minds of policymakers is a traditional picture of higher education's mission as largely focused on teaching and learning. To some extent, this is true for college staff, as well. As a result, shifting the paradigms around social, economic, and…
Descriptors: State Policy, College Students, Student Needs, Barriers
Coulson, John E.; Bradford, Clarence – 1983
The results of a 1983 followup survey to assess the long-term impact of the federally-funded Special Services for Disadvantaged Students (SSDS) program are presented. Educationally or economically disadvantaged students who enrolled in the program during their freshman year, 1979-1980, were studied. Questionnaires investigated respondents'…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, College Students, Disadvantaged
Read, Sherry – 1981
The TRIO/Special Services Program at the University of Minnesota is described, and a national evaluation of TRIO programs (Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Special Services) is briefly summarized. The TRIO/Special Services Program at the University of Minnesota is located within The General College, which is the open enrollment unit of the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Planning, College Bound Students, College Freshmen