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 …
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 …
HERI will have seven presentations this year at AERA, New Orleans. In addition, there will be ten presentations from researchers who were granted access to CIRP data through our data access proposal process. In total, five of the presentations will …
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 …