<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>The Underline · Journal of College Student Retention</title><description>Underlining what matters in higher ed and ed tech: news, vendor updates, and commentary from across the field, in one place.</description><link>https://theunderline.netlify.app/source/jcsr/</link><item><title>Persisting Through the Doctorate: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study of Academic Resilience Among Nursing Students in Saudi Arabia (Journal of College Student Retention)</title><link>https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251261486868</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251261486868</guid><description>Doctoral nursing students face academic, personal, and professional demands that challenge their persistence. This descriptive phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of academic resilience among 11 Saudi doctoral nursing students. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to recruit participants, and…</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rayanah Alghamdi and Seham Mansour Alyousef</dc:creator><category>Research</category></item><item><title>Predicting Early Dropout in University Entry Cohorts: Temporal Inter-Cohort Validation in a Chilean Public University (Journal of College Student Retention)</title><link>https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251261477394</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251261477394</guid><description>Early university dropout remains a major concern for higher education, particularly amid expanded access, diverse student profiles, and institutional efforts to promote persistence. This study evaluates predictive models of early dropout at a Chilean university using ten entry cohorts from 2014 to 2023 and an…</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Patricia Letelier-Sanz et al.</dc:creator><category>Research</category></item></channel></rss>