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The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) is a national longitudinal study of the American higher education system. It is regarded as the most comprehensive source of information on college students.
Established in 1966 at the American Council on Education, the CIRP is now the nation's largest and oldest empirical study of higher education, invovlving data on some 1,900 institutions, over 13 million students, and more than 300,000 faculty. CIRP surveys have been administered by the Higher Education Research Institute since 1973. The CIRP longitudinal program consists of the Freshman Survey (TFS) , Your First College Year (YFCY) Survey, and the College Senior Survey (CSS).
CIRP Advisory Committee
The 2007 CIRP Advisory Committee, comprised of higher education researchers and scholars, meets annually with the CIRP staff to identify areas of future study and consult on issues and initiatives in higher education.
| Betsy Barefoot Co-Director and Senior Scholar Policy Center on the First Year of College |
Victor M. H. Borden Associate Vice Chancellor and Associate Professor Indiana University, Purdue University |
C. Anthony Broh Director of Research Consortium on Financing Higher Education |
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| Mark L. Gunty Assistant Director of Institutional Research University of Notre Dame |
Kurt J. Keppler Vice President for Student Affairs Valdosta State University |
Sylvia Hurtado Professor and Director HERI (ex-officio) |
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| John H. Pryor Director CIRP |
Richard J. Reeves Director of Research National Student Clearinghouse |
David E. Shulenburger Vice President for Academic Affairs National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges |
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