WHAT ERI DOES
Given the initial research pertaining to the magnitude of the attrition rate among Master's Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation graduate students, ERI:
(1) Conducts and provides ongoing research that identifies the most common reasons for student failure in Master's Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation programs;
(2) Partners with higher educational institutions, other non-profits and foundations interested in promoting higher completion rates among graduate students;
(3) Partners with corporations that have an economic interest in a greater number of graduate students successfully completing their degree;
(4) Applies available or created technologies and support systems to help reduce the attrition rates; and
(5) Offers scholarships when possible.
Goals of the ERI Foundation
Our primary focus is on graduate education. Our intention is for our efforts to lead to positive results that help in:
- Reducing graduate attrition in higher education
- Helping graduate students understand the process of higher education
- Providing the necessary tools that substantially help graduate students finish their Master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation
- Increasing the number of women and minority faculty on college campuses across all disciplines