C&U Vol. 99, Issue 4 / Fall 2024

November 2024

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Table of Contents

Features
Transfer Commuter Student Sense of Connectedness and Perceived Support Networks: A Case Study by Tyler G. Guenette 
Understanding the Effects of Test-optional Policies on the Proportion of Racial Groups in U.S. Selective Institutions by Li Kang 
INTERVIEW with Julie Posselt by Christopher W. Tremblay 
INTERVIEW with Michelle Miller-Adams by Paul Marthers 

50 Years of FERPA
How to Adopt the “FERPA Perspective” When Evaluating Disclosures of Student Records by Margo Landy 
Putting the Fun in FERPA: Providing Training and Resources Geared to Adult Learners by Rebecca L. Hapes, Venesa Heidick, and Cathy Littleton 
An Interview with LeRoy Rooker by Michael Bilfinger 

Campus Viewpoint
St. John’s Discussion-Based Application: A New Paradigm for the College Application by Benjamin S. Baum 
Augustana’s Withdrawal Process Improvement Imitative by Liesl A. Fowler 

Commentary
Triumph Over Odds: Stories of First-Generation College Graduates Who Achieved Doctoral Excellence by Vivian Miranda, Danielle Faucett, Leah R. Frierson, and Blake Johnson

Research in Brief
Not Quite Freshmen; Not Really Transfers: Understanding and Assisting Early College and High School Dual Enrollment Students by Ashley A. Shivar 

AACRAO Review
The Black Family’s Guide to College Admissions—a Conversation About Education, Parenting, and Race, 2nd Edition reviewed by Kimberley Buster-Williams
On the Basis of Race: How Higher Education Navigates Affirmative Action Policies reviewed by 
Steven McDowell