The authors used data from three surveys—the Strada-Gallup Education Survey, the Strada Outcomes Survey, and the National Survey of Student Engagement—to better understand the experiences and outcomes of HBCU students and alumni.
Author: Laurie Arnston
National Student Clearinghouse Data Demonstrates Impact of COVID on Enrollment and Transfers
Although these data are inherently limited in their ability to establish causality as to how the pandemic has impacted enrollment and transfer rates, they are potentially helpful for enrollment managers and other education leaders to compare their own institutions’ data against trends throughout the sector.
What Is a Rural-Serving Postsecondary Institution, and Why Is that Designation Important?
A recently published report from the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges defines what it means to be a “rural-serving institution.”
What Campus Data Tell Us About Student Mental Health and COVID-19
Recent stories have warned of a “mental health tsunami” and a “mental health crisis on campuses” as over the past two years, students and campus communities worked to master the new normal of masking, vaccines, and social distancing in a global pandemic. As we look toward the future, what should campuses do about the mental health of students?
New Brief Offers Recommendations for Revamping Student Loan Servicing to Better Assist Borrowers
As the May 2022 student loan repayment deadline approaches after the pause resulting from COVID-19, public discourse has focused on the impact that repayment may have on borrowers. One component of this impact remains the call for student loan servicing reform
A Window of Opportunity: New Report Examines the Long-Term Effects of the Pandemic on Postsecondary Education
A new white paper from EAB examines the long-term effects the COVID-19 pandemic might have on postsecondary education, focusing on four main areas: social disengagement, mental health, availability of transfers, and unfinished learning in K-12.
Report Finds Lack of Representation for Women and Women of Color in the U.S. University Presidency
Many American colleges should be proud of how they navigated COVID-19. The next draft of history should reflect their success.
Campuses across the country are moving toward a more a sustainable set of pandemic-response practices—a transition with which much of society is struggling. Longwood University’s Justin Pope thinks history will show that many liberal arts colleges were in the lead, both in 2020 and today.
Essay Examines Expansion of Test-optional Admissions Policies
A new essay from the Urban Institute analyzes the expansion of test-optional college admissions policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Survey Offers Insights on Student Mental Health Heading Into the Spring Term
As students and colleges begin a new term, a nationwide survey of nearly 1,700 students enrolled at two-year and four-year institutions offers insights on students’ mental health and perspectives on their institutions’ response to COVID-19.
New Report Examines Role of Peer Counseling in College Student Mental Health
In this first-ever survey of college student peer counseling, the Mary Christie Institute and the Born This Way foundation examined perceptions of peer mental health support among college students.
Three ACE Member Institutions Recognized for Efforts to Support Non-tenure-track Faculty
The University of Southern California’s Pullias Center for Higher Education recently recognized the University of Denver and Worchester Polytechnic Institute—both ACE member institutions—as the recipients of the 2021 Delphi Award.