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-It is often thought from all the stories and legends past through time, that only a select few have ever been able to have their name remembered through the ages. These are the great warriors that have fought and died for what they have believed in. A Higher power may have cast the mustard seed onto the earth to sprout and branch out once again and from it will bring the fruit that this world is missing. This moment is the most critical, because there is only one chance and choice to get it right.- M.W.W. Michael Wilkerson is a U.S. Veteran

This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research proposes and tests new approaches to institutional research (IR) that attempt to break down barriers to academic success, particularly focusing on minority students, working students, and others in nontraditional circumstances.

The chapters in this volume review prior research on best practices as well as evaluations of retention programs and persistence by students of color, then go on to propose and test new approaches to assessment, action research, action inquiry, and evaluation. Lessons learned from this volume should...