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The Higher Education Research Institute is based in the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. The Institute serves as an interdisciplinary center for research, evaluation, information, policy studies, and research training in postsecondary education. HERI's research program covers a variety of topics including the outcomes of postsecondary education, leadership development, faculty performance, federal and state policy, and educational equity. Visiting scholars, faculty, and graduate students have made use of HERI facilities and research resources since its affiliation with UCLA in 1973. The Institute's holdings include more than a hundred datasets that are regularly maintained for analysis of postsecondary education.

Important HERI Announcements: Below are special announcements and items of particular importance to HERI staff members. This section is regularly updated to include the latest information.
	PRESS RELEASE (9 April 2007): HERI's 41 Year Trends in American Freshmen has been released. Click here for more details. Click here to download the order form for purchasing a copy of the book.
	REGISTER YOUR CAMPUS FOR A CIRP SURVEY:  Online registration for the 2007 CIRP Freshman Survey, 2007 Your First College Year survey and the 2006-07 College Senior Survey is available NOW.
	2005 YFCY AND 2005 CSS National Aggregate Reports are now available for download.
	2007 CSS AND YFCY PARTICIPANTS: Your Administration Guidelines, necessary forms, and a copy of the UCLA IRB approval form are now available online. CSS Participants go here. YFCY Participants go here.
	PRESS RELEASE (19 January 2007): The 2006 American Freshman National Norms book is now available! Click here for details and to order a copy of the book.
	Forthcoming Report: CIRP Freshman Survey Trends for First-Generation College Students, 1971-2005. Click here for more information.
	Spirituality and the Professoriate: A National Study of Faculty Beliefs, Attitudes, and Values.  The official press release and fact sheet are now available!
	Black Undergraduates from Bakke to Grutter (Research Brief | Ordering Information)
	Click here for information about HERI's National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored project, Promoting Diversity: Access and Engagement in Biomedical and Behavioral Science Research Preparation.