Leticia Oseguera

Increasing Latina/o Students' Baccalaureate Attainment: A Focus on Retention

Notwithstanding years of retention efforts, graduation rates of Latinas/os remain alarmingly low. The purpose of this review is threefold. First, the authors go beyond traditional theory and highlight those scholars who shed new information on retention for Latina/o students. Second, they summarize factors that specifically affect Latina/o students. Third, promising practices for effectively retaining Latina/o students in higher education institutions are highlighted. n: A pesar de los años de esfuerzos en retención el porcentaje de graduación de latinas/os se mantiene alarmantemente bajo. El propósito de esta revisión es tripartita. Primero, vamos más hallá de la teoría tradicional y señalamos aquellos académicos que presentan información nueva sobre la retención de estudiantes latinas/os. Segundo, resumimos los factores que afectan específicamente a los estudiantes latinos/as. Tercero, subrayamos prácticas prometedoras para la retención efectiva de estudiantes latinas/os en educación superior.

Hispanic students and the Gates Millennium Scholarship Program : promising results extending to the third college year

Financing college is increasingly difficult for many college students and it can be especially difficult for low-income students. Using data from the Gates Millennium Scholarship Program, this study provides a portrait of the 1st and 3rd year experiences of a sample of both high achieving Hispanic scholarship recipients and non-recipients. Applying Nora, Barlow, and Crisps Student/Institution Engagement Theoretical Model (2005), we show how freedom from the stressors of paying for college enables students to become more engaged in academics and campus leadership activities even as we control for equally high levels of ability and involvement prior to college entry.