George D. Kuh is Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education and director, Center for Post-secondary Research at Indiana University. He directs the College Student Experiences Questionnaire Research Program, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), and the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice. Jillian Kinzie is associate director of the NSSE Institute for Effective Educational Practice and project manager of the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) Initiative. John H. Schuh is distinguished professor of educational leadership at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Elizabeth J. Whitt is professor in the College of Education, and director of Student Success Initiatives in the Office of the Provost, at the University of Iowa.

Preface.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION.

1. Student Engagement: A Key to Student Success.

PART TWO: PROPERTIES AND CONDITIONS COMMON TO EDUCATIONALLY EFFECTIVE COLLEGES.

2. "Living" Mission and "Lived" Educational Philosophy.

3. An Unshakeable Focus on Student Learning.

4. Environments Adapted for Educational Enrichment.

5. Clear Pathways to Student Success.

6. An Improvement-Oriented Ethos.

7. Shared Responsibility for Educational Quality and Student Success.

PART THREE: EFFECTIVE PRACTICES USED AT DEEP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

8. Academic Challenge.

9. Active and Collaborative Learning.

10. Student-Faculty Interaction.

11. Enriching Educational Experiences.

12. Supportive Campus Environment.

PART FOUR: SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

13. Principles for Promoting Student Success.

References.

Appendices.

Appendix A: Research Methods.

Appendix B: Project DEEP Research Team.

Appendix C: National Survey of Student Engagement.

Index.

"Student Success in College merits serious attention by both the communities of practice and scholarship in Higher Education." (Journal of Higher Education, Mar-April/2008)

"Kuh and his colleagues thoroughly describe the conditions for
student success in college and how institutions can create those
conditions. Far more than just a rich collection of 'what
works,' this groundbreaking book provides a set of principles
to guide administrators, faculty members, and policymakers in
creating a culture and conditions that promote student success on
any campus."

--Ernest T. Pascarella, Mary Louise Petersen Professor of Higher
Education, University of Iowa, and Patrick T. Terenzini,
distinguished professor, The Pennsylvania State University

"One of the most important and timely books ever written about
what makes an engaged--and successful--student in today's colleges
and universities. This book will undoubtedly join the ranks of
groundbreaking prior works by Tinto, Astin, and Pascarella and
Terenzini as an essential guide for higher education leaders,
policymakers, and practitioners."

--Jamie P. Merisotis, president, Institute for Higher Education
Policy, Washington, D.C.

"Kuh and his colleagues have turned a probing spotlight on the
'how' of pervasive educational change. Student
Success in College should become a basic text for everyone
concerned with the quality of undergraduate learning in the college
years."

--Carol Geary Schneider, president, Association of American
Colleges and Universities

"An invaluable work for campus retreats, self studies,
assessment work, and any critical examination of your
institution's approach to the undergraduate
experience."

--John N. Gardner, executive director, Policy Center on the First
Year of College

"A model for how qualitative research ought to be done."

--Peter T. Ewell, vice president, National Center for Higher
Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)

"This very important work provides a roadmap for documenting
effective educational practice and integrates real examples of how
to foster high levels of learning, personal growth, and
satisfaction for students while recognizing the importance of
diversity."

--Alexander Gonzalez, president, California State University,
Sacramento