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HERI in the Press

The following is a list of official HERI press releases as well as external media coverage that may be related to HERI and HERI-related research. The icons by each press item mark the item type.

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Date Press/Media Item Related HERI Publication/Survey
02 May 2008 Survey Finds Mismatch in Student Achievement and Parents' College Expectations
by Peter Schmidt, THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
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[…] Sylvia Hurtado, director of the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles, said the difference in the college expectations of A- and B-students' parents may be due less to perceptions of their children's academic abilities than to parents' beliefs about the likelihood of their children's getting merit-based scholarships.

[…] Ms. Hurtado, of the Higher Education Research Institute, said those who report being highly satisfied with the guidance they are receiving may not know enough English to evaluate it critically or may be happy simply to be getting any help at all. […]
13 Apr 2008 Putting First-Generation Students First
by Dina M. Horwedel, DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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[…] Dr. Sylvia Hurtado, director of the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) at the University of California, Los Angeles, says a current freshmen survey indicates that a larger percentage of Hispanic freshmen are first-generation, compared to freshmen of other backgrounds. In addition, a higher percentage of Hispanic students entering college need tutoring or remedial work in subjects like English, reading and math.

"Over the last two decades we have seen tremendous growth among Latinos in higher education," Hurtado says, noting that her research looked at trends in access for four-year institutions from 1975-2006. "Fifty-eight percent are enrolled in twoyear colleges, and there is an increasing number in four-year colleges. Of concern is graduation. Forty-seven percent complete their [baccalaureate] degree in six years, and community college students take even longer to complete." […]
12 Mar 2008 Internet spurs upswing in volunteerism
by Wendy Koch, USA TODAY
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24 Jan 2008 Survey finds most college freshmen satisfied with close parental involvement
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09 Nov 2007 Faculty Productivity, Learning to Teach, Student Satisfaction
by Scott Jaschik, INSIDEHIGHERED.COM
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10 Oct 2007 Counter to Popular Belief, Majority of Asian American Students Not Realizing Wide Academic Success, UCLA Survey Reports
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23 Aug 2007 Colleges stress moral leadership
by Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
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[…] Among last year's college freshmen, 67 percent said "the importance of helping others" was a high priority, the highest percentage in 20 years. That was valued just below raising a family and being well-off financially, according to last year's annual survey by the Higher Education Research Institute in Los Angeles. Twenty-seven percent said there was a very good chance they'd participate in community service, up from 17 percent in 1990. And 35 percent rated "becoming a community leader" as very important or essential. […]
14 Aug 2007 On Campus, Trying to Connect
by Stacy Weiner, THE WASHINGTON POST
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[…] According to the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute, 65 percent of college freshmen suffer homesickness, which can discourage them from cutting the technological umbilical cord to their past acquaintances. In a 2007 report, the institute said that every day, a third of first-year students contacted friends from outside their institution. […]
21 May 2007 Parental Encouragement, Career and Financial Growth Motivate First-Generation Students to Attend College
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08 May 2007 Individual Colleges and Universities to Undertake Efforts to Help Students Explore Spiritual Issues on Campus
Spirituality in Higher Education
09 Apr 2007 Today's College Freshmen Have Family Income 60% Above National Average
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19 Jan 2007 More College Freshmen Now Show Interest in Politics
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25 Jan 2006 More College Freshmen Committed to Social and Civic Responsibility The American Freshman - National Norms for 2005
12 Sep 2005 More Than One-Third of College Faculty Believes Most of Their Students Lack Basic Skills Needed for College, UCLA Survey Reveals The American College Teacher: National Norms for the 2004-2005 HERI Faculty Survey
01 Feb 2005 College Completion Declining, Taking Longer, UCLA Study Shows Degree Attainment Rates at American Colleges and Universities
31 Jan 2005 Political Orientations of the Nation’s Freshmen Are More Polarized, UCLA Survey Reveals The American Freshman - National Norms for 2004
26 Jan 2004 Political Interest on the Rebound Among the Nation’s Freshmen, UCLA Survey Reveals The American Freshman - National Norms for 2003
27 Jan 2003 College Freshmen Spend Less Time Studying And More Time Surfing The Net, UCLA Survey Reveals The American Freshman - National Norms for 2002
31 Jan 2002 College Freshmen More Politically Liberal Than In The Past, UCLA Survey Reveals The American Freshman - National Norms for 2001
31 Jan 2001 The Nation’s Female Freshmen Lack Computer Confidence, UCLA Study Reveals The American Freshman - National Norms for 2000
31 Jan 2000 Record Numbers Of The Nation’s Freshmen Feel High Degree Of Stress, UCLA Study Finds The American Freshman - National Norms for 1999
25 Jan 1999 Most Of The Nation's College Freshmen Embrace The Internet As An Educational Tool, UCLA Study Finds The American Freshman - National Norms for 1998
01 Jan 1998 Academic And Political Engagement Among Nation's College Freshmen Is At All-Time Low, UCLA Study Finds The American Freshman - National Norms for 1997
16 Jun 1997 UCLA Study Shows Nation's College Faculty Of Color Still Low In Number, Still Occupy Lower Tiers Race and Ethnicity in the American Professoriate, 1995-96
01 Jan 1997 Volunteerism Among U.S. College Freshmen At All-Time High, UCLA Study Finds The American Freshman - National Norms for 1996