The EDGE of the Murky Middle: Inquisitive Advising for Student Success
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2017
Abstract
The HLC Academy for Student Persistence and Completion at Marshall University created the MU EDGE mentoring program to pair experienced faculty mentors with incoming “murky middle” freshmen to find out what Marshall can do to better retain this under-served population through more intrusive advising. Murky middle students have incoming high school GPAs ranging from 2.0 to 3.25 and, interestingly, they are retained at only marginally better rates than provisionally admitted students achieving less than 2.0. One major difference between these populations is that provisionally admitted students receive frequent, intrusive advising sessions, whereas, prior to the implementation of EDGE during academic year 2015-2016, students in the murky middle did not.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Sabrina, et al. (2017, December) “The EDGE of the Murky Middle: Inquisitive Advising for Student Success.” Academic Advising Today. 40.4. https://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Academic-Advising-Today/View-Articles/The-EDGE-of-the-Murky-Middle-Inquisitive-Advising-for-Student-Success.aspx
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