Tiffany Beth Mfume Knihy

Focusing on strategies to enhance retention and graduation rates, this book presents nine effective approaches specifically tailored for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). While primarily aimed at HBCU faculty, staff, and students, it also serves a broader audience, including higher education professionals, guidance counselors, sociologists, and scholars interested in change management and organizational success. The insights offered are applicable to various educational contexts, making it a valuable resource for anyone involved in educational improvement.

Focusing on the value added by postsecondary education, this book introduces a transformative model that emphasizes student success beyond just graduation rates. It combines traditional educational practices with innovative partnerships aimed at supporting non-completers, offering a fresh perspective on higher education. This approach seeks to redefine success and improve outcomes for all students, highlighting the importance of holistic support in their educational journeys.

What Works at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs): Nine Strategies for Increasing Retention and Graduation Rates will have broad appeal within the field of education and beyond. While the primary audience for this book is the faculty, staff, administrators, students, alumni, and campus community of the current 105 HBCUs in the United States, this book is written to appeal to all professionals in the field of higher education, guidance counselors and administrators in P-12 education, sociologists and social scientists, and scholars who study change management, outcomes assessment, and success in any organized structure or system.