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This article reviews the RAM program from 2016 through 2022. During that period, Farmingdale welcomed seven cohorts of RAM Scholars, totaling 1530 students from historically marginalized groups (or 28 percent of each entering class of first-time, full-time students). This randomized control trial demonstrates that students from marginalized communities who enter college with varying records of prior academic achievement can succeed in undertaking rigorous mentored research. Furthermore, students in the RAM program have achieved superior outcomes in fouryear graduation, retention, credits earned, and grade point average when compared to the control group of students from the same historically marginalized groups.  \nKeywords: underrepresented minority, first generation, one-on-one mentored research, extracurricular research programs, interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary, primarily undergraduate institution  \ndoi: 10.18833/spur/8/1/4  \nThe Research-Aligned Mentorship (RAM) program at Farmingdale State College (FSC) State University of New York (SUNY) is a holistic program of intentional, carefully orchestrated mentoring and guidance that prepares racial minority students, students of low socioeconomic status, and first-generation undergraduate students to succeed in undergraduate research. The program culminates in placing  \nBeverly L. Kahn,  \nFarmingdale State College, SUNY (emeritus)  \nstudents in research experiences on or off campus that open their eyes to new opportunities and change the trajectories of their lives. It also is a proven example of a cost-effective program that is increasing the four-year graduation rates of students from historically marginalized communities. RAM is a very large program that each year welcomes approximately 200 students (or 28 percent) of the entering class of first-year students seeking baccalaureate degrees.  \nLocated on New York’s Long Island, Farmingdale State College is a teaching-centered institution . Its 10,000 undergraduates embody the demographic elements found at many of America’s universities today: high numbers of commuters (96 percent), racial minority students (44 percent), students of low socioeconomic status (59 percent), and first-generation students (44 percent) . Institutions with these kinds of numbers generally suffer from low graduation rates (National Center for Statistics 2021, 2009) .  \nIn 2015 FSC resolved to improve education and student success by addressing two realities:  \n• The institution’s four-year graduation rate was only 20 percent (IPEDS 2009) .  \n• The institution was failing large numbers of individuals from marginalized groups.  \nWith these goals in mind, FSC elected to apply for a US Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) First in the World (FITW) grant that was offered by the Obama administration. As explained in the federal grants announcement for FY 2015: “The FITW program is designed to support the development, replication, and dissemination of  \nFall 2024 | Volume 8 | Number 1  \n43  \nStudents~~ ~~from~~ ~~Marginalized~~ ~~Communities~~ ~~in~~ ~~Research~~  ~~  \ninnovative solutions and evidence for what works in addressing persistent and widespread challenges in postsecondary education for students who are at risk for not persisting in and completing postsecondary programs”(Office of Postsecondary Education 2015) . In a previous announcement, the administration placed particular emphasis on affordability: “Successful FITW projects will support greater college affordability for students, through the implementation and evaluation of practices and strategies that have the potential to red","cbCaigacwdYylUSU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigacwdYylUSU","pdf",752057,11,"English","# Abstract\n# Program Overview\n# Institutional Context and Rationale\n## Four-year graduation rate challenge\n## Need to address marginalized groups\n# Grant Strategy and Federal Emphasis\n## FITW grant goals\n## Randomized controlled trial assessment\n# Literature Base and Conceptual Model\n## Student engagement and retention works\n## Undergraduate research and persistence\n# Adoption of UCLA PEERS Model and Modifications","[{\"question\":\"What results does the study report for RAM participants?\",\"answer\":\"Compared with the control group, students in the RAM program achieved superior outcomes in four-year graduation, retention, credits earned, and grade point average. 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