To boost college graduation rates, policymakers often advocate for academic supports such as coaching or mentoring. Proactive and intensive coaching interventions are effective, but are costly and difficult to scale. We evaluate a relatively lower-cost group coaching program targeted at...

Preface -- Observations and thanks -- Introduction -- The big project -- The story so far -- Mentoring works -- Network capital -- When is the price too high? -- The pipeline challenge -- The pipeliners -- HR and the pipeline -- Beyond the davies review -- Conclusion -- Appendix - Index

The stock of human capital in an area is important for regional economic growth and development. However, highly educated workers are often quite mobile, and there is a concern that public investments in college graduates may not benefit the state if the college graduates leave the state after...