Article by Imani R. Lewis and Nadia Kaczkowski | Owl Staff Has loss of transportation, birth of a child, or unemployment kept you from completing your education? If so, you're part of a nationwide trend. Of four-year and two-year institutions, average national retention rates- the number of students completing their degrees-have gone down as much … Continue reading Is Unemployment Keeping You From Graduation?: Harford Initiatives Pledge to Increase Student Retention Rates