Cecilia Rios-Aguilar Reappointed as Chair of UCLA Department of Education
Scholar of community college access and past HERI director continues to serve as chair, effective July 1. UCLA Professor of […]
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The Freshman Survey: Understanding the Incoming College Students of 2024
A partnership between UCLA Ed&IS and the American Council on Education releases this year’s report on the experiences, backgrounds, and […]
ACE and UCLA Ed&IS Announce New Partnership to Strengthen Higher Education Research Institute
New collaboration will strengthen capacity and impact of noted research effort
Alexander (Sandy) Astin: 1932 – 2022
Scholar of higher education established the Higher Education Research Institute, the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, and the landmark annual survey of college freshmen across the United States.
Sylvia Hurtado Receives Major Awards from AIR and the University of Pennsylvania
Scholar of equity and inclusion is also the namesake of the Sylvia Hurtado University Faculty Award, given by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education.
Sylvia Hurtado to Deliver 2021 AERA Distinguished Lecture
UCLA Professor of Education Sylvia Hurtado will present the 2021 AERA Distinguished Lecture on Friday, April 9, 9:20-10:20 a.m., PDT. […]
New UCLA Research Initiative Aims to Accelerate Equity in Computing and Technology Fields
The UCLA School of Education and Information Studies has formed Momentum: Accelerating Equity in Computing and Technology, an important research […]
HERI: Survey Reveals Stark Gender Gap in Political Views Among College Freshmen
The political divisions that emerged and intensified during the 2016 U.S. presidential election were particularly apparent at colleges and universities: […]
Sylvia Hurtado: International Latino Book Award Honors Work on HSIs
“Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Advancing Research and Transformative Practice” by Sylvia Hurtado (With Anne-Marie Núñez and Emily Calderón Galdeano,New York: Routledge, 2015) […]
Cecilia Rios-Aguilar: New HERI Director Looks Forward
As the new director of the Higher Educational Research Institute at UCLA (HERI), Cecilia Rios-Aguilar oversees the nation’s largest study […]
Alexander Astin Looks Back at 50 Years of “The American Freshman”
Since its inception in 1966 by UCLA Professor Alexander “Sandy” Astin, “The American Freshman” has chronicled the lives of incoming […]
HERI Celebrates 50 Years of “The American Freshman”
“Celebrating 50 Years of Impact: The Past, Present, and Future of HERI” will take place on Wednesday, May 25, beginning […]
HERI’s Freshman Survey: Annual Report Reveals Attitudes Toward Cost of Education, Student Life
A college rating system proposed by the U.S. Department of Education could hurt many broad-access and minority-serving colleges and universities […]
UCLA Higher Ed Study: Professors’ Emphasis on Student-Centered Teaching Methods Hits 25-Year High
Online teaching has generated plenty of discussion in higher education, but it’s still used by a relatively small percentage of […]
Sylvia Hurtado: HERI Director Studies Climate for Students and Faculty in Diverse Learning Environments
Professor of Education Sylvia Hurtado is a climate expert. Her research does not measure L.A.’s unprecedented summer swelter, lack of […]