This literature review explores the transfer commuter student experience and the factors that play a prominent role in this population's collegiate persistence. It aims to provide college and university administrators a more cohesive understanding of this unique and important cohort and to enrich the field of higher ed administration as a whole.…

The intent of the study was to investigate recent developments pertaining to the position of dean of students to determine what impact, if any, the recent tumultuous history and dramatic growth of higher education has had. The research was carried out in three large, urban, state-supported universities: California State University, Long Beach;…

Exemplary programs that have resulted in greater retention of minority, older, and commuting students are described including: Black students at the University of Delaware, linking cooperative education and educational opportunity at Ramapo College, high-risk adult students at Canisius College, and commuter peer assistance at University of…