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Testing the limits of the price elasticity of potential students at colleges and universities: has the increased direct cost to the student begun to drive down higher education enrolment? by Fincher, Mark, Katsinas, Stephen

“…Higher education enrolment has long been known to rise and fall counter to the current economic situation. This counter-cyclical enrolment response represents…”
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Canonical Decompositions of Hyperbolic 3-Orbifolds by Fincher, Mark

“…This thesis describes the theory behind Sym, software created by the author for computations with finite-volume cusped hyperbolic 3-orbifolds. The main purpose…”
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The Financial Aid Consortium: Rationales and Best Practices for their Establishment between Community Colleges and Public Universities by Fincher, Mark, Cruse, Terry Dale

“…The financial challenges facing college students in the U.S. are daunting. The majority of these students are incurring substantial debt during their studies…”
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Editors' Notes by McNair, Delores E., Fincher, Mark

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Editors' Notes by McNair, Delores E, Fincher, Mark

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Editors' Notes by McNair, Delores E., Fincher, Mark

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Adult Student Retention: A Practical Approach to Retention Improvement Through Learning Enhancement by Fincher, Mark

“…Adult student retention is an issue of growing concern for many institutions. It differs from traditional retention much like traditional students differ from…”
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The Mississippi Community College Story: From Humble Beginnings to Extraordinary Outcomes by Fincher, Mark Edward, Weems, Selah, Harrision, Miranda, Harrison, Zachary, Kelly, Chris, Sumrall, Flora, Wallace, Lyle

“…Mississippi has the oldest state-wide system of public 2-year colleges in the USA. The story of the creation of the community college system in Mississippi is…”
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Governments as human capital providers: A rationale for strong government support of broad higher education access by Fincher, Mark

“…The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the case for governmental support of higher education access to further national competitiveness. A…”
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Articulation and Transfer for Career and Technical Students: Best Practices for Dealing with Real and Perceived Barriers to Baccalaureate Degree Attainment for Applied Science Students by Fincher, Mark, Kelly, Chris, Harrison, Miranda, Harrison, Zachary, Hopson, Danielle, Weems, Selah

“…Community colleges produce large numbers of high quality graduates from career and technical programs. These programs are often of high academic rigor and…”
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Governments as human capital providers by Fincher, Mark

“…Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the case for governmental support of higher education access to further national…”
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Grade Inflation in Accelerated Adult Degree Programs: The Impact of Faculty Development on Grade Differentiation by Fincher, Mark

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Responses to Hunger on the Community College Campus by Fincher, Mark, Coomer, Traci, Hicks, Janice, Johnson, Jessica, Lineros, Jose, Olivarez, Catherine P., Randolph, A. J.

“…Using an original representative national survey, data were gathered on the ways colleges have responded to student hunger through the provision of…”
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A geometric solution to a maximin problem involving determinants of sets of unit vectors in finite dimensional real or complex vector spaces by Fincher, Mark

“…Given $n+1$ unit vectors in $\mathbf{R}^n$ or $\mathbf{C}^n,$ consider the absolute values of the determinants of the vectors taken $n$ at a time. By taking a…”
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Articulation Visibility at Two-Year Colleges by Fincher, Mark, Sharp, Lance, Burks, James, Lyon, Kelly, Parker, Mitchell, Ward, Justin, Hall, Ashia, Wilson, Vicki, Washington, Brittany

“…Articulation between two-year colleges and universities provides a critical opportunity for potential students. Most institutions declare their support of…”
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Developmental Education in Arkansas: Practices, Costs, and a Model Approach by Carroll, Rhonda, Kersh, Lily, Sullivan, Ellen, Fincher, Mark

“…This paper examines the origins of developmental education and explores the way developmental education is administered at selected colleges in Arkansas…”
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PRIVATE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIC ALLIANCES: THE CASE FOR COOPERATION by Fincher, Mark

“…The competitive environment for educational institutions is changing. In this environment, community colleges and private universities may be ill equipped to…”
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Executive Management Team Demography and Minority Student Retention: Does Executive Team Diversity Influence the Retention of Minority Students? by Fincher, Mark, Katsinas, Stephen, Bush, V. Barbara

“…Many colleges and universities are expected to produce more graduates while responding to an increasing level of racial and ethnic diversity among students…”
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Executive team demography and retention: The relationship between the background of decision-makers and success in retaining students by Fincher, Mark, Katsinas, Stephen G

“…This article examines the demographic makeup of Texan university executive management groups in their relationship to institutional success as measured by…”
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College and university executive leadership: The impact of demography on the propensity for strategic change by Fincher, Mark

“…This study explores the relationship between diversity within executive decision-making teams at institutions of higher education and their propensity for…”
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