One of the conferences I look forward to most is the Association for Institutional Research annual forum, although I have to say I come away both energized and exhausted! In addition to all the CIRP-related presentations I am either giving …
It’s college letter acceptance time! With the CIRP 2010 Freshman Survey, we can better understand how students experience the admissions process, including how many college applications they sent, how many got into their first choice school, and why they applied …
The following is taken from my statement to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity on February 3, 2010. About a dozen years ago I was appointed to a committee to write sections of …
The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) recently recognized three members of HERI with awards. HERI Director Sylvia Hurtado received the 2010 ASHE Leadership Award. In the introduction to that award, Sylvia was recognized as a “leader that …
Eric Gorski of the Associated Press recently wrote an article looking at the quantity and quality of the college applications that are being asked for by colleges and are being submitted by students. He uses previously published CIRP Freshman Survey …
HERI researchers Alexander Astin, Helen Astin, and Jennifer Lindholm have just released their latest book: “Cultivating the Spirit: How College Can Enhance Students’ Inner Lives.” This study followed students who completed the CIRP Freshman Survey (along with a special section …
Recently Jessica Sharkness, a graduate student researcher here at HERI, and I wondered if students who attended their first-choice college were more likely to be satisfied with their first-year of college. If you’ve been around a high-school senior when admissions …
College student voting behavior, as seen in the 2008 national election, is the topic of the latest HERI Brief Report . Although well-known that four-year college students vote at a higher rate than youth in general in the United States, …
November 13-15, 2010 Transtions in the First and Senior Years: National Findings from the CIRP Surveys John H. Pryor November 14, 2010; 9:00 am – 10:00 am This presentation will examine data from a national administration of the Cooperative Institutional …
We always enjoy the annual Association for Institutional Research Forum, this year in the windy city of Chicago. HERI is a silver sponsor at AIR this year, and will be hosting the Early Arrivers Reception on Saturday night. Throughout the …