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The dropout rate among first-generation college students is significant. According to a recent report by the Education Data Initiative, 41% of students who are among the first generation in their family to go to college have seriously considered leaving school or are at risk of dismissal — a 46% higher rate than the 28% rate […]
Improved student retention and expanded concurrent-enrollment programs helped boost Metropolitan State University of Denver’s fall enrollment by 2% over last year’s number, according to the University’s recently released fall census, an annual measure of enrollment and demographic trends. This year’s data shows that 17,782 students are enrolled at MSU Denver, the highest number since fall […]
As a high school student, Uwe Kackstaetter made three promises to himself: Now, he’s a changemaking professor of geology at Metropolitan State University of Denver, an adoring husband to his American wife, and a proud grandfather of 14. Known on campus as “Dr. K,” he is also this year’s recipient of the Roadrunners Who Soar Award […]
When Shelby Robb was thinking of where to attend college, she didn’t initially consider Metropolitan State University of Denver. As a formality, though, the softball player from Arvada decided to visit the campus on a recruiting trip. “After the visit, my mom started laughing and said, ‘Oh, you’ve got a tough decision to make, don’t […]
