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I came across this interesting article in the May 6, 2002 edition of the Seattle Times. It is a summary, authored by Arlene Levinson (Associated Press), of a report commissioned and released by the American Council on Education: *Access & Persistence*

Report tracks change in campus life

Information for the official report was compiled from a variety of federal research projects that tracked college students over a period of 10 years in the 1980's and 1990s.

I also went out to the American Council on Education website and discovered that the full report is available for downloading (using Adobe Acrobat). I skimmed a few of the pages; some of it looks very readable and may be of interest to those of us who really have the "college bug." PDF version: Access & Persistence

By R Storm (Anonrs) on Monday, May 06, 2002 - 09:45 pm: Edit

A wbepage link clarification question for Roger or someone else more familiar with the board.

Is only one "click on link" per post allowed? I noticed that I lost the Seattle Times click-on link when I went back in edit mode and added the second link to the American Council on Education to my first post; neither one has click-on capabiltiy now. (I received an error notice about nesting URLs but did not clearly understand the message). Thanks.

By Dave Berry on Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 01:35 pm: Edit

It's possible to have multiple live links in any given post, RS. Use the prefix "\newurl" to open a new window for your reader. Also, a careful reading of the Help & Rules information (over on the left side there) will expand your posting wizardry.

By Roger (Roger) on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 09:08 pm: Edit

Thanks for posting, RStorm. I "livened up" your links... pretty interesting study. In one sense it's too bad that a traditional, four-year, one-school college education is on the decline. On the other hand, it's good that people are completing their degrees and that the effects of earning the degree seem to "level the playing field" despite varying backgrounds.