Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell begins her term July 1, succeeding Dr. Kevin Kruger, who has held the post since 2012.

Student Affairs 279

Student Affairs Higher Education Administration Education 279

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

The four-year graduation rate for students who entered in 2012 was 52.8%. A current major effort is to build relationships with HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and MSIs (Minority-Serving Institutions) to create mutual pathways. That rose to 61.2% for students who entered in 2017.

Engineering 291

Engineering Development and Fund Raising Computers and Informational Technology Recruitment 291

EAB

JANUARY 30, 2023

Blogs Creating a data-informed campus: part 3 Using data to facilitate institutional effectiveness The conversation around data-informed decision making in higher education continues to accelerate. All too often, however, the question of how to capture these data and use them to positively affect the institution remains.

Budget and Finance Management 98

Budget and Finance Management Institutional Research Higher Education Research 98

EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

"Analytics programs are most successful when various constituents – institutional research, information technology, functional leaders, and executives – work in partnership" (6). The concept of an integrated model is partially responsible for the increase in institutional effectiveness offices. Data analysts.

Computers and Informational Technology 98

Computers and Informational Technology Institutional Research Higher Education Research 98

Robert Kelchen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Standard disclaimer: I have been the data editor for Washington Monthly’s rankings since 2012. All thoughts here are solely my own. College rankings season officially concluded today with the release of the newest year of rankings from U.S. News and World Report. The reputation survey continues to struggle.

Financial Aid 124

Financial Aid Hospitality Faculty Alumni 124

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 5, 2023

A working group at the NIH investigated the issue and released a report in 2012 recommending that all NIH-supported postdocs should have “benefits that are comparable to other employees at the institution,” including “paid time off, health insurance, retirement plans, maternity leave, etc.

Insurance 145

Insurance Research Recruitment Institutional Research 145

Robert Kelchen

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This provides a rare opportunity for others to get into the game of trying to classify institutions into similar groups. The creation of a new research college designation and the unclear fate of master’s and baccalaureate institutions classifications are going to force rankings teams to respond.

Research 100

Research Industry Higher Education Institutional Research 100