Although cell phones are often discussed as a problem in higher education research, the literature focuses largely on disciplinary tactics or integration of phones into the curriculum. The present study provides further support for the use of positive reinforcement to minimize the negative effects of cell phones in the classroom. A…

This article follows a small piece of one community college's SEM [strategic enrollment management] journey in using its student retention data to identify opportunities to deploy re-enrollment strategies. The re-enrollment rates of new students who did not return following their first semester served as the starting point of the investigation;…

Describes advantages and disadvantages of teaching weekend nursing courses at Gloucester County Community College, Sewell, N.J., incorporating the content of the four-semester weekday associate degree nursing program into a Saturday-Sunday semester and trimester schedule. (MF)