Author Description

1. Introduction: Improving Postsecondary Access, Persistence, And Completion In The United States: Setting The Stage / Anthony P. Jones -- 2. Improving College Access And Choice / Laura W. Perna And Elizabeth R. Kurban -- 3. Pathways To College For Underserved And Nontraditional Students: Lessons From Research, Policy, And Practice / Debra D. Bragg -- 4. Proficiency Approaches For Making More Students College And Career Ready / David T. Conley -- 5. The Role Of Remedial And Developmental Courses In Access And Persistence / Bridget Terry Long And Angela Boatman -- 6. The Role Of Finances In Postsecondary Access And Success / Donald E. Heller -- 7. The Potential Of Community Colleges To Increase Bachelor's Degree Attainment Rates / Tatiana Melguizo, Gregory Kienzl, And Holly Kosiewicz -- 8. Longitudinal Pathways To College Persistence And Completion: Student, Institutional, And Public Policy Perspectives / Donald Hossler, Afet Dundar, And Douglas T. Shapiro -- 9. Access, Persistence, And Completion In The State Context / James C. Hearn, Anthony P. Jones, And Elizabeth R. Kurban -- 10. Nonexperimental Designs And Causal Analyses Of College Access, Persistence, And Completion / Stephen L. Desjardins And Allyson Flaster -- 11. Conclusions: Improving College Access, Persistence, And Completion: Lessons Learned / Laura W. Perna. Edited By Laura W. Perna And Anthony Jones.