We recently blogged about our new Your First College Year Survey (YFCY) infographic. Now we are putting a spotlight on another new infographic for our Diverse Learning Environments Survey, which we hope will spark conversations about how institutions can promote …
We often talk about the impact the of the first-year experience on student learning, but we haven’t showed the impact (in a powerfully visual way) until now, with the debut of our new infographic poster that highlights how students are faring …
HERI will be co-hosting its first-ever event geared to higher ed reporters with the Education Writers Association tomorrow (11/4). It seems like we are always at conferences—presenting or merely attending—but it’s rare that we host events on campus (with the exception …
Civic engagement is top of mind for me this week. Not only have I begun to delve into the extensive research and publications we’ve (HERI) produced on the topic, but I will also be attending my first Association of American …
Ann Stehney, vice president for institutional research and planning at Fairfield University in Connecticut, plays favorites when it comes to CIRP surveys. While Stehney uses and values other CIRP surveys too, including the Freshman Survey, Your First College Year and the …
It is no secret that infographics are top of mind at HERI. You may have seen our blog post earlier this week, in which we created a “word cloud” that represents (in abstract terms, of course) our newest survey, the DLE …
There has been discussion about the value of educational tools, such as student surveys, as recently explored in this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education. We hear from institutions all the time about the benefits that surveys bring to their campuses. Most …
I had a lot to say as an undergraduate student–about my college experience, my academic decisions and my personal beliefs and values, but no one ever asked. I think my feedback could have been valuable to my alma mater—and not …
I am very excited to announce the news of UCLA’s partnership with the Education Writers Association (EWA) in its first regional conference targeted at higher education reporters. The event will be hosted on campus November 4-5 and will feature at …
I recently stumbled upon a press release from The Rochester Institute of Technology announcing plans to launch an interactive gaming experiment. It’s called the “Just Press Play” project and the goals are to engage “students more fully in activities that …