Pleased to have our research featured in this special collection. Thanks to editors at #RIHE for highlighting research using NCES data. This comprehensive dataset is invaluable and necessary for informing policies and programs

Our paper “Gaps in the College Application Gauntlet” (w Daniel Klasik & Rachel Baker) is in this #RIHE collection showcasing research using #NCES data—an invaluable resource for understanding postsec opportunity.

Articles are open access for 4 weeks: bit.ly/RIHE-NCES

NCES data has been critical to allowing research into important educational issues. Thank you #RIHE for highlighting impactful scholarship that has relied on NCES data. The articles highlighted in this collection are open access for the next 4 weeks.

Leveraging U.S. NCES Education Data: High-Impact Articles from the Past 10 Years of RIHE Over the past ten years, Research in Higher Education has published over 80 articles from scholars that used National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) ...

Over the past ten years, #RIHE has published >80 articles that used NCES data as a primary data source. In this special collection, we highlight key RIHE articles that used NCES data to provide important insights for research, practice, and policy. #highered link.springer.com/collections/...

While Tesla's Robotaxi Program Crumbles, Its Sales Are Falling Apart — Futurism ttttttttttttttt

Here’s a cheerful article if you are anti-Elon! #RIHE Rot in hell Elon

Call for Submissions using National Center for Education Statistics data The journal Research in Higher Education plans to publish a collection of articles using data from the National Center for Education Statistics in the United ...

The journal Research in Higher Education is seeking manuscripts using data from the National Center for Education Statistics for a special issue. Please read the full call for papers here and circulate to your networks! #RIHE link.springer.com/collections/...

Research in Higher Education Research in Higher Education is a journal that publishes empirical research on postsecondary education. Open to studies using a wide range of methods, with a ...

If you have a quantitative paper focused on pressing issues in HE, give #RIHE a try! I recommend reading the aims and scope before doing so. Primary reasons for desk reject: unclear methods, not justifying sample, no statistical controls, not linking to HE lit. link.springer.com/journal/1116...

University Alumni Donations as Threats to Punish or Promises to Reward: Alumni Loyalty Before and After the Elimination of a Native American Nickname and Logo - Research in Higher Education The gap between predicted and actual outcomes—following a university’s removal of their controversial Native American nickname—may be rather wide. This study investigates what alumni threaten or promi...

New pub @ #RIHE: @dmwilliams.bsky.social's case study examines alumni initial reactions and subsequent actions upon public university nickname change. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

The College Transfer and Articulation Network: How are These Statewide Policies and Bilateral or Dyadic Partnerships Structured Across the United States? - Research in Higher Education Every academic year, millions of college students change institutions before degree completion, confronting the challenge of validating credits across colleges. Despite state-level efforts to legislat...

New @ #RIHE: @manu-canche.bsky.social et al. unveil the structure, spatial distribution, and programs/disciplines prevalence of college transfer policies #spatialnetwork. Notably, statewide policies do not affect this network. doi.org/10.1007/s111... Code: cutt.ly/0eXVzqmz

Math Sorting: Unintended Consequences of Developmental Education Reforms in Community Colleges - Research in Higher Education Beginning in 2019, California community colleges were required to use multiple measures to determine students’ placement into initial math courses. Community colleges also created structured BSTEM and...

#RIHE Pub Alert: #SoumyaMishra et al. use multinomial logistic regression methods to study changes in math pathways and course-taking patterns among California community college students -- before and after math placement reform was implemented in 2019. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Research Learning Experiences for First-Year Undergraduate Students: Belonging, Research Identity, and Retention - Research in Higher Education Undergraduate research experiences offer a range of positive academic and affective student outcomes. However, these benefits often do not reach all students, as research experiences are often selecti...

New #RIHE Pub: @hollycwhite.bsky.social studied UMaine’s Research Learning Experiences (RLEs). RLE students engaged in course-based research report higher belonging and research identity than peers, strengthening student success across disciplines. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Digital Hub or Hindrance? The Effects of Online Enrollment in Introductory STEM Coursework on STEM Outcomes - Research in Higher Education Online education has the potential to remove barriers and increase access to higher education, but previous studies have revealed mixed results regarding the effect of online enrollment on college stu...

New @ #RIHE: @justinortagus.bsky.social et al. use fuzzy RDD to examine impact of online enrollment in intro STEM coursework on students’ probability of STEM success. They find that taking the online version of a required intro STEM course increases students’ time-to-degree. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

People and Places: Understanding the Longitudinal College-Going and Residential Pathways of U.S. Adults Who “Went Away” to College - Research in Higher Education While college access and choice processes are well documented, the post-college residential mobility of graduates has ramifications for the long-term benefits of state and local investments in educati...

New Pub at #RIHE: @stephaniesowl.bsky.social, @brownm.bsky.social, and #RachelSmith examine people and place factors related to college enrollment and post-college return migration. Social connectedness mattered for college going and high school engagement for returning home. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

RPubs - Diversifying Efforts: Outstanding Achievers in Standardized Math SAT

New Pub @ #RIHE: #SAT performance is explained by place-based factors beyond indiv attributes. @manu-canche.bsky.social et al use this dependence to identify outstanding test-takers (see cutt.ly/hwvraSQD) who, given their neighborhoods, were expected to perform poorly. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

How the Ingroup Representation of First-Generation Students in Residence Halls Predicts Short-Term and Long-Term College Success - Research in Higher Education Despite a burgeoning literature on first-generation college student success, little is known about how the presence of first-generation or continuing-generation peers may facilitate desired outcomes a...

Does it matter to #FirstGen student success if a first-gen student lives with a first-gen roommate or floormates instead of continuing-gen peers? #NicholasBowman @drgmbettencourt.bsky.social #SoraMoon Learn more @ #RIHE: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...

How Does Students’ Negative Feedback Affect University Teachers? - Research in Higher Education The relevance of student evaluation of teaching (SET) for both development of individual teaching as well as for institutional quality management in higher education (HE) contexts has been investigate...

Check out this new pub on teaching evals @ #RIHE: #JuliaMendzheritskaya #NicolaMaier and #MiriamHansen conduct an experimental vignette study to explore how educators incorporate students' feedback--especially negative evaluations--into their teaching. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Reaching the Finish Line: Can Coaching Help Students Graduate? - Research in Higher Education Many students who enter college do not finish, reflecting numerous academic, financial, and social barriers to postsecondary completion. Success Boston Coaching (SBC) provides students in the Greater ...

New @ #RIHE: #KellyLack & #HannahAchesonField find that college students coached under Success Boston Coaching earned associate degrees at higher rates than similar noncoached students within 4, 5, and 6 years. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Developing Antiracist Intelligence in Institutional Research: A Critical Content Analysis of AIR Forum Conference Programs, 2002–2023 - Research in Higher Education Grounded in Quantitative Critical Race Theory (QuantCrit), this study utilizes Critical Content Analysis to examine how educational sessions at the Association for Institutional Research’s annual conf...

New @ #RIHE: #JacobWongCampbell conducts a critical content analysis of AIR Forum conference programs, revealing lack of sessions to counter racism in Institutional Research. Study calls for developing antiracist intelligence in IR. #QuantCrit doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: The Learning Assistant Model and Student Retention and Graduation Rates - Research in Higher Education Background Evidence-based and student-centered instructional methods hold the promise of transforming undergraduate STEM education and simultaneously solving the dual challenge of STEM workforce needs...

New @ #RIHE: #LiFeng et al. explore the Learning Assistant (LA) Model and differences between LA-adopting and non-LA adopting institutions in terms of STEM student retention and graduation rates. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

COVID-19 in California Community Colleges: College Responses, College Resources, and Student Outcomes - Research in Higher Education In Spring 2020, colleges across the nation swiftly transitioned their operations—including both classes and student support services—to remote delivery on an emergency basis in response to the crisis ...

New Pub Alert @ #RIHE: #CassandraHart #DiXu #EmilyAlonso and #MichaelHill used admin data from the CA Community College system to understand declines in course completion and course passing rates. Findings show that rates varied based on pre-COVID online education resources. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Language Proficiency, Second Language Educational Experience, and Psychological Well-being Among International Students at U.S. Universities - Research in Higher Education Study abroad comes with challenges, yet it is not clear how language proficiency may longitudinally predict students’ social engagement and well-being. Recent changes in international student demograp...

New @ #RIHE: #QiaonaYu studied how English proficiency aids intl students adaptability to psychosocial challenges and well-being at 14 U.S. universities. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Exploring the Unstated: Using Critical Discourse Analysis to Examine Faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statements - Research in Higher Education In higher education, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statements are texts written by faculty members which explain their commitments to improving education for marginalized students. Requesting...

Fresh from #RIHE: #MaxSherard & #TatianeRusso-Tait use tools from critical discourse analysis to examine DEI statements written by university STEM faculty. The researchers offer recommendations to improve how DEI statements are requested and used in higher ed. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Goodbye Performance-Based Funding: Policy Abandonment of Performance Funding for Higher Education in the United States - Research in Higher Education Between 1997 and 2019, 16 out of 41 performance-based funding (PBF) states discontinued their PBF policies for public colleges and universities. Adapting policy diffusion theory to PBF discontinuation...

New @ #RIHE: Many people study policy adoption, but few study policy discontinuation. #AmyLi & #XiaodanHu find that states show evidence of policy imitation, but not of policy emulation, in the discontinuation of performance-based funding (PBF). doi.org/10.1007/s111...

New @ #RIHE: @dianagalos.bsky.social, #SusanneStrauss, & #ThomasHinz find girls outperform boys in high school but not in university; they examine perceived competition and discrimination as potential explanations. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Caring Too Much? Emotional Labor and Compassion Fatigue Among Faculty During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Research in Higher Education The COVID-19 pandemic brought abrupt changes to teaching that caused increased stress amid an already difficult time. Whether teaching remote, hybrid, or in-person, university faculty were expected to...

New @ #RIHE: #KatieConstantin #GeminiCreason-Parker #CynthiaWerner #ElizabethJenkins
@itsvansa.bsky.social
& #RoseSiuta examine faculty emotional labor / compassion fatigue (CF) during pandemic. Findings reveal that CF was sparse but burnout meaningfully increased. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

New #RIHE pub: @billingsmer.bsky.social, @itspgr.bsky.social et al. examined over 130 hours of state budget meetings from 2020/2021 in CA and TX to ask: how do public #highered officials appeal to legislators in funding requests for state appropriations? doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Recent Graduates in the Labor Market: The Efficiency Frontier of Higher Education Institutions - Research in Higher Education This study assesses the technical efficiency of higher education institutions in terms of labor market outcomes for recent graduates, employing a comparative analysis of three distinct methodological ...

4. New study at #RIHE: Using three methodologies, @fsaavedrac.bsky.social assesses higher education institutions' efficiency through recent graduates' labor market outcomes. Discover why 'order-m' stands out when dealing with super-efficient institutions. doi.org/10.1007/s111...

New at #RIHE: #AnnieEverett & team document differences in the level of administrative burden across financial aid programs in Tennessee & explore how these relate to programs’ targeted populations. @kellyrosinger.bsky.social @bakerdphd.bsky.social @justinortagus.bsky.social @robertkelchen.com

Secondary Ethnic Effects in the Transition to Higher Education in Germany and Their Explanations - Research in Higher Education Given their lower socioeconomic background and achievement, immigrants and their descendants have been shown to make more ambitious decisions regarding educational transitions. While previous research...

New #RIHE Pub using panel data from Germany: #SebastianNeumeyer & #GiselaWill analyze why ethnic minority students enroll in HE at more often than students in the ethnic majority (which they term "secondary ethnic effects") and test different explanations for this phenomenon doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Does Gender Composition in a Field of Study Matter? Gender Disparities in College Students’ Academic Self-Concepts - Research in Higher Education Gendered field-of-study choice is a lively topic of discussion. The explanation usually given for the fact that women are still an exception in typically ‘male’ fields—particularly STEM (Science, Tech...

New at #RIHE: @isabellefdlr.bsky.social #SandraBuchholz & #HildegardSchaeper find lower academic self-concepts for female compared w male college students in all fields, not just STEM. Proportion of men in a field significantly widens the gender gap. #STEM #gender doi.org/10.1007/s111...