I am just back from an exhilarating month at the AIR Annual Forum, the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), and the NASPA Assessment and Persistence Conference. Besides the obvious sharing of our work, conferences …
In my last post, I talked a bit about the importance of paying attention to the details of survey administration, focusing specifically on things to consider before you launch a survey. So now the survey is out in the field, …
People often ask me if “things” will slow down at HERI now that summer is here. Perhaps they think we are about to start some type of summer respite from our traditional very busy pace? While the UCLA campus will …
I was skeptical about Twitter when I took on the task of managing HERI’s social media efforts. It’s not that I didn’t believe in the value of a social network like Twitter, or that I feared I wouldn’t have enough …
Many campuses invest a lot in survey research. Besides the costs of participating, staff spends considerable time analyzing, reporting and discussing survey results. We hear frequently from users about how important it is to ensure the information you receive from …
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 …