Nearly 70 percent of students were accepted to their first-choice institution, with over half considering the value of a degree in their application decision and about 60 percent expressing concerns about financing their education. These insights come from the ACE …
The American Council on Education (ACE) released the third brief in a series planned in partnership with the UCLA School of Education and Information Science (UCLA Ed&IS): Faculty Perceptions of Student, Institution, and Community Engagement. The brief uses data from …
The American Council on Education (ACE) released the second brief in a series planned in partnership with the UCLA School of Education and Information Science (UCLA Ed&IS): Reasons Students Consider Leaving or Stopping Out. The brief uses data from our …
By Joanie Harmon Originally published by UCLA SE&IS Scholar of higher education established the Higher Education Research Institute, the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, and the landmark annual survey of college freshmen across the United States. Alexander (Sandy) Astin, the Allan M. …
With administration for the 2017 College Senior Survey (CSS) right around the corner (opening December 1st!), we wanted to announce the release of the 2016 research brief and infographic highlighting findings from this year’s CSS administration. Leadership is key for …
We are pleased to announce our latest research brief based on the 2016 Diverse Learning Environments (DLE) survey, administered to more than 35,000 students from 30 institutions. Results from the multi-institutional DLE sample, also highlighted in an infographic, reveal students’ …
This year marks the 50th administration of the CIRP Freshman Survey and we are excited to celebrate the release of The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2015. Since 1966, more than 15 million students at 1,900 colleges and universities have …
Pharrell Williams, an established artist and producer, created Happy, an earworm-worthy top hit in 2014. Yet some of the top artists arriving on the scene transcended established musical genres. Hits by Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor and DJ Snake impacted music …
After the high of Gangnam Style by Psy, DJ Baauer produced the next viral dance craze – the Harlem Shake. This song with few lyrics and catchy dance rhythms spurred students and others to make their own dance videos using …
Korean superstar Psy released the world smash hit Gangnam Style in July 2012. The song traveled the world’s radio stations and received over a billion views on YouTube. What made this hit unique in the United States is that most …