Addressing the Issue of Student Retention

How would you address the issue of student retention, in particular, that of new students?

The centerpiece of any university policy to enhance retention must begin with the classrooms and serve to reshape classroom practice in ways that more fully involve students in learning, especially with other students. What we found reinforced the fact that student retention is very much a reflection of the conditions in which students find themselves, in particular those that shape involvement in learning in the classroom. Elaborate further on the topic.