The Fall 2017 Raines Colloquium
The Raines Colloquium hosts distinguished scholars and practitioners within student affairs, adult education, and higher education for a series of lectures and discussions with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the Department of Educational
The Raines Colloquium hosts distinguished scholars and practitioners within student affairs, adult education, and higher education for a series of lectures and discussions with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the Department of Educational Administration. The Colloquium series aims to foster intellectual, professional and personal growth, and collegiality among colloquium attendees.
The Fall 2017 Raines Colloquium featured:
Dr. Vasti Torres
Professor, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE), University of Michigan
"Questioning Retention Metrics: A Theoretical Synthesis to Promote Student Success"
Thursday, November 2, 2017
1:30pm, 252 Erickson Hall
Presentation background
Access to high quality higher education in an inclusive environment is a major factor in the continued advancement of a strong democracy and workforce. How are colleges and universities working together to strengthen and build their capacity to ensure that more students complete their college education and have more opportunity for economic success? Dr. Vasti Torres will be discussing her ongoing research looking at sustainable commitments to improving student success and closing achievement gaps for historically underrepresented students.
Featured speaker
Dr. Torres, the former Dean of the College of Education at the University of South Florida, is a leading scholar on how the identity development of Latinx students can influence their college experience. Dr. Vasti Torres is a professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) at University of Michigan. Her research focuses broadly on the success of underrepresented students in higher education. She is known for her work on how the identity development of Latinx students can influence their college experience. She has been the Principle Investigator for several grants including a multi-year grant investigating the choice to stay in college for Latino students as well as a multi-year grant looking at the experiences of working college students. She has worked on several community college initiatives including Achieving the Dream, Rural Community College Initiative, and Building Engagement and Attainment for Minority Students initiative
