1.Comparing international and American students involvement in college life and overall satisfaction.pdf

Abstract Using longitudinal survey data, this study compares 191 international and 409 American students’ involvement in college life, the extent to which the involvement is influenced by race/ethnicity, gender, and language background, and the extent to which the involvement influences overall satisfaction.

2.Life Happens (Outside of College) Non-College Life-Events and Students’ Likelihood of Graduation.pdf

Abstract Students’ lives outside of college can have dramatic effects on academic outcomes (e.g., grades, persistence, graduation). However, the manner in which students’ lives outside of college are referenced in college-effects models suggests some uncertainty among scholars as to which, and how, student experiences outside of an institution affect college student outcomes.