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 …
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 …
Two long-standing U.S. institutions ended their work in 2011: NASA Space Shuttle Program and the Oprah Winfrey Show. NASA’s 30-year running space shuttle program ended with Endeavor’s final trip to the international space station. Despite the tragedies of the Challenger …
The year 2010 started with a devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti that resulted in the death of approximately 220,000- 316,000 people and billions of dollars in property and infrastructure damage. Later that year, another disaster – this one human-made – …
The sixth installment of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter movie franchise ‐ the Half-Blood Prince was released in 2009. In the Half-Blood Prince, we say farewell to Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore and are in disbelief by the betrayal of Severus Snape. …