http://whyy.org/cms/news/education/2009/06/04/graduation-rates-some-colleges-dont-make-the-grade/9730 News and Information from WHYY in Philadelphia Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:07:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://whyy.org/cms/news/education/2009/06/04/graduation-rates-some-colleges-dont-make-the-grade/9730/comment-page-1#comment-298 Dr. Robert L. Albright Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:17:29 +0000 http://whyy.org/cms/news/?p=9730#comment-298 then there are some good students. And, if Lincoln did not take them, they will be closed to the benefit of a higher education experience. Lastly, every now and then, Lincoln has realized some gems among the classes. then there are some good students. And, if Lincoln did not take them, they will be closed to the benefit of a higher education experience. Lastly, every now and then, Lincoln has realized some gems among the classes.

]]> http://whyy.org/cms/news/education/2009/06/04/graduation-rates-some-colleges-dont-make-the-grade/9730/comment-page-1#comment-297 Dr. Robert L. Albright Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:44:40 +0000 http://whyy.org/cms/news/?p=9730#comment-297 I am on the Board at Lincoln University. Traditionally, Lincoln Lincoln serves students from all across the nation and when people started taking our students away (by increased schorship aid), we dug down deep and decided that we would become a regional school. Dr. Ivory Nelson, the president, has done a fantastic job. Over the past 10 years, he has built three buildings; he has renovated the Student Union Building; and he has renovated almost the entire campus. In our mode as a regional school, we get about 40% of our students from Philadelphia. Even though the city of Philadelphia doe not require mathmatics, we are literally forced to take the students. We spend tons of money trying to teach them math but I know that the students will not learn math (in a university setting) as well as they should! Also the students that Lincoln takes, from Philadelphia, are the "first generation" - a task that Lincoln a couple of decades ago. The students from Philadelphia (and I am not picking on Philadelphia except the city should have a math requirement) enter classes with students that are far superior to them. They try to catch up and oftentimes they fail. So, they drop out after one or two years. This fact, alone, constitutes a major part of our dropout rate. Lastly, we are an improved University. We put into place, almost three years ago, a revised curriculum which makes Lincoln a tougher place to graduate. We have confidence, as a Board, that the students will adjust to our "tougher" curriculum and make the suitable changes the students across the nation will endure. I have every confidence that Lincoln will go up among our graduation rates, in spite of the fact that our students from Philadelphia will continue to be a constant burden. What is Lincoln to do? Not accept the studnts from Philadelphia. No,among them I am on the Board at Lincoln University. Traditionally, Lincoln Lincoln serves students from all across the nation and when people started taking our students away (by increased schorship aid), we dug down deep and decided that we would become a regional school.
Dr. Ivory Nelson, the president, has done a fantastic job. Over the past 10 years, he has built three buildings; he has renovated the Student Union Building; and he has renovated almost the entire campus.
In our mode as a regional school, we get about 40% of our students from Philadelphia. Even though the city of Philadelphia doe not require mathmatics, we are literally forced to take the students. We spend tons of money trying to teach them math but I know that the students will not learn math (in a university setting) as well as they should!
Also the students that Lincoln takes, from Philadelphia, are the "first generation" – a task that Lincoln a couple of decades ago. The students from Philadelphia (and I am not picking on Philadelphia except the city should have a math requirement) enter classes with students that are far superior to them. They try to catch up and oftentimes they fail. So, they drop out after one or two years. This fact, alone, constitutes a major part of our dropout rate.
Lastly, we are an improved University. We put into place, almost three years ago, a revised curriculum which makes Lincoln a tougher place to graduate. We have confidence, as a Board, that the students will adjust to our "tougher" curriculum and make the suitable changes the students across the nation will endure.
I have every confidence that Lincoln will go up among our graduation rates, in spite of the fact that our students from Philadelphia will continue to be a constant burden. What is Lincoln to do? Not accept the studnts from Philadelphia. No,among them

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