Minority Student Recruitment, Retention and Career Transition
Practices: A Review of the Literature In the aftermath of anti-
affirmative action legislation, with the recognition of the
value that diversity brings to higher education and the
workforce, and with the looming shortage of workers to meet
labor demands, institutions of higher learning, private and
public corporations and organizations, and professional
associations have a renewed interest in the best recruitment and
retention practices and programs to prepare ethnically and
racially diverse students to enter professional careers. As
pointed out by Lee (1991) in a comprehensive review of the
recruitment and retention literature, these issues are not new.
Indeed, the majority of the recruitment and retention issues
discussed by Lee (1991) are still relevant to the recruitment
and retention of minority students today. This paper reviews the
literature and highlights some of the key issues related to the
recruitment and retention of minority students a