Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Recruitment and retention of underrepresented students requires leadership by institution presidents, vice presidents, and deans. Efforts must be proactive and sustained over a long period to build critical masses of students and faculty from underrepresented groups.

If not for her loving but controlling parents, Beth Prudhomme might never have taken charge of her life and moved from her native Chicago to Portland, Oregon, where she has reconnected with her spirited Aunt Sunshine and found a job as a high school music teacher. If not for her friend Nichole Nyquist, Beth would never have met Sam Carney, although first impressions have left Beth with serious doubts. Sam is everything Beth is not -- and her conservative...

Changes in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments are rapidly becoming a principal element for evaluating teaching quality. This approach is also increasingly being used as a fundamental component when evaluating the efficacy of teacher preparation programs offered at a variety of institutions of higher education. Recent legislation in Colorado (SB 10-036 and SB 11-245) requires the Department of Higher Education (DHE) to track...