Our 2010 American Freshman Survey, released in January, offered insight into a growing population on college campuses–students with “hidden” disabilities. Due to both the growth in the number of these students, and to help institutions better understand and serve this …
Are institutions doing everything they can to ensure a supportive environment for all of their students? Colleges and universities strive for the same goal–to provide a safe and welcoming environment for their students that allows them to achieve their potential. …
Over the past week, I was at back-to-back annual conferences for regional accrediting bodies. Even for someone who truly enjoys talking about assessing student learning and how to best provide evidence that your institution is meeting the institutional goals it …
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 …
On March 6, 2011, writer Sara Lipka of The Chronicle of Higher Education explored what colleges are doing to accommodate and support LGBT students on campus. In doing so, she discussed the importance of gauging students’ feelings about campus climate …
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 …
Check out our new 2010 CIRP freshman survey (released today!) and see what first-year college students are saying about their emotional health, expectations for college, the current economic situation, gay rights and much more. We were especially struck by the …
Accreditation is one of the main drivers of survey use on college campuses. Because CIRP surveys are comprehensive, they cover a wide variety of outcomes related to student growth and development. Results from CIRP surveys can be used in many …
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 …