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The Admissions Research Consortium (ARC) aims to help colleges understand how the impacts of the pandemic are shaping their incoming classes, and how these impacts might continue to affect college performance outcomes in...

New research from CUPA-HR shows that higher education institutions are in the midst of a talent crisis, as many staff, professionals and administrators are considering other employment opportunities due to dissatisfactio...

NCES has recently published a webpage providing information on the similarities and differences between the three IPEDS surveys components primarily focused on measuring student success: Graduation Rates (GR), Graduation...

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) published the 2022 Condition of Education, which contains key indicators on all levels of education, labor force outcomes, and international comparisons. Dow...

With increasing pressure on colleges and universities to raise completion rates, predictive analytics is being used to identify at-risk students. The authors of this article put six models to the test to find out if &ld...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an even greater increase in interest for nondegree and skills training options, but the Center for Education Consumer Insights notes their quality and value has often been debatable. In this ...

There are many options available to students today, making college transfers more common, but the state, system and federal policies in place have not evolved to provide better support. Policies are often structured to s...

The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) today released a brief highlighting polling data regarding student access to internet and devices. Online Isn’t Optional: Student Polling on Access to Internet ...

The higher ed professional workforce decreased slightly in size during the pandemic, though certain positions saw notable increases. According to CUPA-HR’s 2021 Professionals in Higher Education Annual Report relea...

The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education of the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the University of Pennsylvania Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (PennAHEAD) together re...

The California Association for Institutional Research (CAIR) released an episode of its new series, Between Two Presidents, in which CAIR president Rosa Belerique chats with AIR President Heather Kelly.  Watch...

In a new issue brief, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) explores the current state of the federal student loan system, including complexities, repayment options available to b...

CUPA-HR has shared with AIR a recent white paper highlighting various challenges facing higher education employees as well as emerging workforce trends. The white paper culminates with nine recommendations for better pos...

CUPA-HR released in April 2021 poll results highlighting the state of employee vaccinations at higher education institutions. Data includes information on how many institutions have documented policies and provide i...

NCES Publishes Latest Digest of Education Statistics In February 2021, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) published the 2019 Digest of Education Statistics, which covers statistics about the 76.1 milli...

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has published a report presenting aggregate summary statistics of Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) capacity based on state-level response to the 2018 SLDS sur...

Reports & Tools Spring 2020 Current Term Enrollment Estimates: A COVID-19 Supplement How are students responding to the campus shutdowns and online-only classes amid COVID-19? Which students and which institutions ar...

Reports & Tools How Will COVID-19 Affect Community College Funding? This report from the Community College Research Center analyzes IPEDS data from similar economic crises to consider how COVID-19 as a public health...

Reports & Tools Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis, Part II A new survey report (A New Survey of College and University Presidents) from Inside Higher Ed on the top concerns surrounding COVID-19 has been released. The...

Reports & Tools Exploring the Presidential Pipeline in CUPA-HR Administrators in Higher Education Annual Report As colleges and universities strive to create a more equitable and representative workforce, there has b...