At midmorning about 2,000 supporters of the strike marched into the campus, saying they hoped to persuade other students to go home.

What works best in persuading students to actually attend class?

The internet and our "celebrity-dominated society" has persuaded students that they can achieve success instantly and without effort, he said.

But did Professor Gingrich's course have an "overt" political purpose - like persuading students and lookers-in that the national hairdo needed a new permanent wave?

Persuading students to put pen to paper and fill in feedback forms can be tough.

Last spring, Mr. Matlack recruited an experienced staff by persuading graduate students from the university's writing program to join.

Many violence-prone students, like Janet, have stayed out of trouble and some have even tried to persuade other students to choose alternatives to fighting.

But the investigation found no statistically significant evidence that the school tried to persuade academically deficient or special education students to leave, as critics have charged.

At the same time, he sought to persuade students in his own Orthodox community that the study of science is not incompatible with commitment to Orthodoxy.

His counseling job often involves persuading marginal students to try to earn a degree.