Co-published with the Association for State Colleges and Universities
(AASCU), which sponsored the project from which the book emerged.
This book answers the question "What would your institution look like if
students really mattered?" The authors argue that really putting student
success at the center of attention will require a radical reimagining of
higher education. Much of what is presented here is grounded in the
findings of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities'
(AASCU's) Re-Imagining the First Year (RFY) initiative, which brought
together 44 member institutions over a three-year period to identify and
test programs, strategies, and tools aimed at improving retention rates
for first-year students. The book makes a provocative set of arguments
about what is possible if campuses radically reimagine their culture,
practices, structures, and rules with the primary purpose of helping
students succeed in college and beyond.