====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0410_1 from reel: NP 14929 (2009-08-17 to 2009-11-13) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/46120 Title: Taking an Extra Lap Summary: Feature article examining why University of Kansas students take longer than four years to graduate, including personal stories of students who changed majors or faced academic challenges, and discussion of university initiatives to improve graduation rates. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student graduation rates; university policies; academic planning; student experiences Named Entities: Gray-Little, Bernadette [chancellor]; Roney, Marlesa [vice provost]; Gordon, Chris [student]; Kueffer, Julianne [student]; De Oliveira, Patrick [author] Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.