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Iggy Azalea is one of the best known female rappers of the modern day, but when it comes to her releasing her sophomore album, she's had to delay the process.
Speaking to PEOPLE, Azalea explained: "I kind of had my personal life fall apart. I needed a lot of time. I mean, you wake up one morning and your fiancé is having a baby with someone else, you're going to need some time, right?"
Azalea is of course referencing her former engagement to LA Lakers basketball player Nigh Young, whom she parted ways with earlier this year after a whirlwind romance from June 2015.
The rapper also offered some information about how the record's direction may have changed because of what went on in her personal life.
She said: "I just kind of felt like, on top of me needing the personal time, [I was] then feeling, 'Okay, I'm single now. I want to have sexy songs. I want to say stuff about being single.' I obviously didn't write that on my [original new] album because when I wrote it I was about to get married."
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Rapid ice mass variations within the large polar ice sheets lead to distinct and highly non-uniform sea-level changes that have come to be known as 'sea-level fingerprints'. We explore in detail the physics of these fingerprints by decomposing the total sea-level change into contributions from radial perturbations in the two bounding surfaces: the geoid (or sea surface) and the solid surface. In the case of a melting event, the sea-level fingerprint is characterized by a sea-level fall in the near-field of the ice complex and a gradually increasing sea-level rise (from 0.0 to 1.3 times the eustatic value) as one considers sites at progressively greater distances (up to ≈ 90° or so) from the ice sheet. The far-field redistribution is largely driven by the relaxation of the sea-surface as the gravitational pull of the ablating ice sheet weakens. The near-field sea-level fall is a consequence of both this relaxation and ocean-plus-ice unloading of the solid surface. We argue that the fingerprints provide a natural explanation for geographic variations in sea-level (e.g., tide gauge, satellite) observations. Therefore, they furnish a methodology for extending traditional analyses of these observations to estimate not only the globally averaged sea-level rate but also the individual contributions to this rate (i.e., the sources).
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These common tests are used by vocal teachers all over the world. They do not cover every aspect of singing technique but they do put a few critical areas to the test. Try them now.
1. Sing open vowels like "ah" with your nose plugged.
Now, the trick is to make your tone sound totally 'normal' – if it doesn't, you are singing through your nose.
2. Cradle your face in your hands
And, while singing some open vowels, pull down on your jaw so it opens more than it usually does. Be amazed by how much freer your voice sounds with a more open mouth.
3. Sing on a lip trill
This is where you let your lips flap together as in saying 'brrrr' on a cold day. If you do scales on this exercise, not only will you sound like a total nerd, but you'll also find that you can sing to the top of your range with more freedom in your throat.
4. Press your thumb up into the flesh behind the bone of your chin while singing.
If it feels soft and supple, you'll know your tongue is tension-free. The back of your tongue is practically attached to your larynx (voice box) so if it's firm and tense, your poor voice has to work way harder to do it's thing.
5. Make singing sounds through a straw
(and you're not allowed to let any air go through your nose). The thinner the straw, the more aware you'll be of how little air you use when singing. You'll also enjoy a more focused, resonant sound.
Use these five tests to remind yourself that you can have a beautiful tone without excess air, throat and tongue tension.


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Chief Enrollment Officer Career Profile Survey
It's been three years since we completed the first Chief Enrollment Officers Career Profile Report. The survey associated with the report will be distributed this summer. The first report can be found at: http://www.aacrao.org/resources/resources-detail-view/chief-enrollment-management-officer-career-profile-report. The original survey begins on page 24. If you have any suggestions for changes, please let me know by the second week of June (email@example.com).
By Wendy Kilgore Dr. William (Bill) DeWolf, Registrar at Emerson College, is our newest member of the research advisory board. Bill has been working in leadership positions in higher education administration and student administrative services for more years than he cares to admit. He has experience at four-year public and four-year private institutions in the Northeast and Mid-West. Bill was also the University Registrar at the former Medical College of Pennsylvania – Hahnemann University with experience merging two distinct medical schools into the largest medical school in the United States. He is passionate about registrar business processes, student administrative services (one-stop environments), international programs (ACE Internationalization & Globalization at Emerson College), legal issues in higher education (particularly FERPA), competency-based programs, strategic vision as it relates to and in the registrar's office and public policy.
Bill is currently an active member of AACRAO, NEACRAO and NEBUG, and has been associated with MSACROA and MACRAO. He has served in various roles, on committees such as Professional Development (AACRAO, NEACRAO and MACRAO) and Nominations & Elections (NEACRAO). He has made numerous presentations at AACRAO's Annual Meetings and NEACRAO and MSACROA conferences, on topics ranging from advice for new or transitioning registrars, one-stop environments, online submission of grades and public policy. In 2010, AACRAO inaugurated the Public Policy Advisory Committee and asked Bill to become the chair. He served in that capacity until 2015. In 2014, AACRAO awarded the Thomas A. Bilger Citation for Service Award to Bill at AACRAO's Annual Meeting in Denver, CO.
Bill holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the State University College at Buffalo and a Ph.D. from The Florida State University. Dr. DeWolf is filling the vacancy left by Tysa Egleton who served since 2015 as an inaugural member of the advisory board.
Our next 60-Second survey is scheduled for May, and I'd love to hear about what topics are of interest to you. Please email me directly at email@example.com with your ideas. These ideas can include updating the 60-Second survey topics from late 2014 and early 2015.
We just completed the March 60-Second survey on managerial coaching practices and interest in being and AACRAO mentee or mentor. Key findings are included below.
As mentioned in February's blog, AACRAO partnered with four higher education associations--the Institute of International Education (IIE), the International Association for College Admission Counseling, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, and NAFSA: Association of International Educators--in February 2017 to launch an inter-associational member survey. Due to the increased and continued focus on immigration issues, an early release of key findings is available today to help institutions forecast and prepare for what might lie ahead. "International Applicants for Fall 2017 – Institutional & Applicant Perceptions" is intended to be a snapshot of international student and family perceptions, as well as institutional activities.
"The survey results suggest a rising level of concern on the part of institutions that fall enrollments in the United States may be impacted by perceptions that the U.S. is becoming less welcoming of international students," said Michael Reilly, Executive Director, AACRAO. "Institutions are struggling to reassure students that their studies or travels will not be disrupted by future policy changes during this period of tremendous uncertainty."
The student survey for the community college completion initiatives research project examining the impact on the institution and on student success has deployed, and we met our goal of 1,000 student responses. The institutional survey was shared with almost 700 community college leaders on March 20th. We have asked institutional respondents to volunteer for in-depth interviews on the topic. Jacob, our research intern, is busy working on the comprehensive literature review to support this report. Based on the feedback on the draft institutional survey, there appears to be considerable interest in examining the college completion initiatives in this manner.
The undergraduate grading survey closed on March 24th with more than 550 U.S. institutions completing the survey. The graduate grading practices survey will be deployed in late April or early May. The data gathered from the closed and open-ended questions in these surveys will be used to update the 2004 AACRAO publication on the same topic.
This summer we will roll out an updated survey on the career paths of Chief Enrollment Management Officers. We last completed a survey on this topic in 2014 and it is our intent to update the career profile surveys once every three years.
NCES First Look Report on Graduation Rates, Outcome Measures, Student Financial Aid, and Admissions in Postsecondary Institutions for Selected Cohorts
A just released "First Look Report" covering a wide-range of topics highlights the following findings, among others:
National Student Clearinghouse – Yearly Success and Progress Rates
The National Student Clearinghouse report on the yearly success and progression of FTFT across all institutional sectors shows a slightly higher six-year graduation rate (61.1%) for the 2010-2012 cohort than the NCES first look report on the 2009-2012 four-year institutional cohort. The six-year graduation rate for first-time, part-time is not as rosy at 38.3%. The report further disaggregates this data by institutional sector.
American Council on Education: Instructional Quality, Student Outcomes, and Institutional Finances
The American Council on Education released a white paper entitled Instructional Quality, Student Outcomes and Institutional Finances. This white paper explores the relationship between instructional quality and institutional net revenue. Profiles (case studies) of four institutions were included. These profiles focus on the systematic efforts of these institutions to increase net institutional revenue through improvements in instructional quality. Descriptive evidence is provided.
Three Waves of International Student Mobility (1999-2020)
A recent article in Studies in Higher Education examines international student mobility through the lens of "three waves," each defined by key events: Wave 1 by the events of September 11, 2001; Wave 2 by the global recession; and Wave 3 by the downturn in the Chinese economy, Brexit and the American Presidential election. Based on his consideration of enrollment trends, the author notes that "underlying drivers and characteristics of the three waves suggest that institutions are under increasing financial and competitive pressure to attract and retain international students" and that they must innovate to remain competitive.
Alternative Credentials: Prior Learning 2.0
The Online Learning Consortium Research Center for Digital Learning & Leadership released the results of their study. This study aimed to "provide a better understanding of how adult learning institutions address students who possess alternative credentials and seek to apply these experiences to a degree." Six U.S. higher education institutions participated in the case studies, which provide a foundation of knowledge on the topic.
The Maturation of Mobile and Social: The 2017 Social Admissions Report
Chegg and TargetX released a report highlighting their findings including:
I'd like to introduce our new research intern, Jacob Wilson. Jacob I. Wilson is a Ph.D. student at The University of Arizona's Center for the Study of Higher Education. Jacob teaches in the Leadership Studies program and works in Greek life at UA. His research interests include institutional efforts to promote and enhance democratic learning and engagement, community colleges and policy. He completed the "Current Higher Education Research and Related Topics" section in this month's blog. He and I will collaborate over the course of the next several months to complete the comprehensive project on the impact and effectiveness of the college completion agenda on community colleges.
We have two surveys in the field right now. The first is a survey of undergraduate grading practices that we will use to update the 2004 AACRAO publication on the same topic. Several hundred institutions have responded to date, and the survey will remain open through late March. A very preliminary look at the data so far highlights the variety in grading practices at the undergraduate level. A similar survey on graduate grading practices will be distributed later this spring.
The second survey is an inter-organizational project between AACRAO, IIE, IACAC, NACAC, NAFSA and the College Board seeking institutional feedback on the state of international student recruitment and yield for fall 2017. The survey asks if the institution is hearing any concerns from international students and/or their families. The results of this survey will be available next month.
We have just kicked-off the comprehensive college completion project. We expect to start collecting data and conducting interviews by late March and early April. Next month's 60-Second survey will be open to responses from all members and will invite insights into coaching and mentorship and interest in either serving as a mentor or being matched with one.
The Results are In: Inside Higher Ed's 2017 Chief Academic Officers Survey
The results for the 2017 Inside Higher Ed survey of Chief Academic Officers (CAOs) show a mix of optimism and skepticism among the 654 Provosts and CAOs who participated. While the vast majority (86%) of respondents believe the academic health of their institutions is excellent or good, there are concerns over faculty diversity, with 62% of respondents either agreeing or strongly agreeing that their institution will need to make hiring decisions differently in order to increase the number of minority faculty members. The survey was conducted by Gallup and includes 12 additional topic areas, and their findings, including:
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A Perspective on Student Records Management
Teresita Flores, J.D., is providing this month's commentary on student records management practices. I would like to encourage others to provide guest commentaries on AACRAO research or other higher education related research of interest to the community. Please contact me if you are interested in contributing.
From my perspective, and in my experience, it is unnecessary to retain documents any longer than required by the governing law or regulation that applies to that document. In higher education institutions, there should be records retention schedules that are separated by the part of the business that is in question. One body of law applies to employment records retention; another governs financial records. Education records, as that term is meant in a FERPA context, present an entirely separate body of concerns. What unifies these documents is the importance of an existing body of established business practices for documents retention. I find it notable that your research revealed almost half (46%) do not purge any student records or only purge some records in accordance with the student records retention policy and/or schedule. This is a significant issue.
Unnecessary documents retention comes with a number of costs and risks. In a legal context, the problem with excessive documents retention is the risk of liability. Liability can show up in a variety of ways, further complicating matters. If an institution retains documents longer than required by the governing law or internal policy, then it becomes responsible for that decision. For example, if there is a public records request, the institution has an obligation to respond in a timely fashion. Excessive documents retention could hinder the institution's ability to do that. Documents subject to subpoena must be produced, but only if they exist. If the institution has retained every document, including report or investigation drafts as well as completed final documents, all the documents that exist are required for production. If document destruction had occurred as allowed or as prescribed by law or policy, the document would not be available to produce as a matter of regular business practice. Responses to subpoenas must also be timely, and the institution runs into the same problem as under the request for public records. Absent ongoing litigation, if a document no longer serves a business or public purpose and the institution retains it past the time dictated by law and policy, the institution has literally decided to increase its costs and the risks associated with discovery of documents. The best practice is simple: Follow the law or regulation applicable to the type of business document in question, and definitely follow your own policies. To do otherwise invites significant risk of liability that could have been appropriately and lawfully avoided.
Teresita M. Flores, JD, SPHR Dr. Flores is currently a consultant working with leaders and CEOs on compliance, training, investigations and HR. Formerly she was a higher education administrator responsible for legal affairs, human resources, EEO/AA/ADA, public records and copyright, and grants/contracts compliance.
More than 1,000 institutions responded to the 60-Second Survey on Student Records Management Practices. The results are highlighted below and the full report is here.
The AACRAO research agenda for the next few months includes the following:
Encouraging a Sense of Belonging Improves Outcomes in MOOCS for Certain At-Risk Learners
In the October 2016 Eye on Research, I mentioned the lay-theory intervention that helped incoming freshmen overcome doubt that they have the means to succeed in college. Dr. Geoffrey L. Cohen, one of the authors of that study, has collaborated with others on a similar set of field experiments to improve success in MOOCS. Similar to the original study, the authors randomly assigned students from less-developed countries (LDCs) and more-developed countries (MDCs) enrolled in MOOCS in one of three conditions: "the value relevance affirmation, the social belonging intervention, or the control condition . . ." The interventions had a positive effect on persistence for students from LDCs but a negative effect on students from MDCs. The author's look to prior research as an explanation for this difference.
CAPSEE White Paper - Estimating Returns to College Attainment: Comparing Survey and State Administrative Data-Based Estimates
Using recent data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1997) the authors of this CAPSEE white paper developed a new estimates of returns to college attainment and how college degree attainment relates to interstate mobility. They also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using survey data versus state administrative data for estimating returns to college. Findings include:
CAPSEE White Paper - How and Why Do Adjunct Instructors Affect Student's Academic Outcomes? Evidence from Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges
The authors of this white paper used two statistical models to estimate the impact on student outcomes based on the type of instructor a student had at their initial exposure to a topic. The results suggest that introductory courses taught by adjuncts have a positive impact on introductory course grades. However, the opposite was found to be true for subsequent course enrollment and performance. Instructor demographics such as highest degree attainment, full-time employment and previous non-teaching working experience, can largely explain the estimated differences.
Coursera Maps Learning Regions Based on Online Course Topics
The image below was produced by Coursera. They used the relative popularity of their online courses to create topical interest regions.
Source: https://about.coursera.org/united-states-of-knowledge
As I have noted before, we regularly receive questions from our members about how their policy and/or practices compare to other institutions. While these questions influence the content of the 60-Second surveys, we believe it would be useful to our members and ongoing research to have an AACRAO policy library. With your help, we will start building the library in 2017. The content will be provided by and available to AACRAO members. Beginning in early 2017, we will begin to ask the primary contacts at your institution to respond to a series of brief surveys that include a document upload feature. Once collected the policy documents will be categorized and tagged to enable them to be searched by keywords in the library. We will also establish procedures to support the ability for institutions to update their policies as applicable. Please let me know if you have any questions about this project (email@example.com).
I received an email announcement for the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE) at the Ohio State University Affiliates and Fellows Program, and thought I would share the opportunity. This program is designed to connect researchers conducting social science research on student success. The deadline for applying is February 1, 2017. Benefits of the program include, but are not limited to, the following:
The just-released AACRAO report on the career profile of U.S. Chief Admissions Officers provided the following insights among others. A chief admissions officer in the United States likely has these characteristics:
The January 2017 60-Second Survey topic is records management. This particular survey will provide data for an annual conference session by Sue Hamilton and Nora McLaughlin tied to the book AACRAO's Student Records Management: Retention, Disposal and Archive of Student Records. In February, we will be seeking input via a survey on grading practices to help update the AACRAO book on the same topic.
College Attainment Rates
A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center examines the pathways to completion for students who started in fall 2010 and fall 2008. Authors found that college completion rates are on the increase reversing an earlier trend.
Using Multiple Measures to Improve Placement Accuracy in Community Colleges
In November this year, a postdoctoral research associate at the Community College Research Center (CCRC) presented on the early results of a Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness (CAPR) project. This project involves creating a multiple measures course placement algorithm for seven community colleges. The presentation highlights the results of placement levels for the study groups so far. Additional work will incorporate the course outcomes, persistence, and credits earned.
One-Third of Community College Students Struggle to Meet Basic Needs
The Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) released a report "Struggling to survive: Striving to Succeed: Food and housing insecurities in the community college." Among other findings, the study found that twelve percent of community college students face the "threat of hunger", and one-third "experience the threat of homelessness and housing instability." In addition, students in remedial education, especially math, account for the majority of students faced with either or both issues.
Strategies for Postsecondary Students in Developmental Education
The What Works Clearinghouse (IES-WWC) created a comprehensive evidenced-based practice guide to help underprepared students. It includes six primary recommendations (below), and each contains an implementation checklist.
Dr. Ben Castleman was the SEM plenary speaker on the opening night of AACRAO's SEM Conference. His session highlighted First Lady Michelle Obama's "Up Next" initiative aimed at providing both high school seniors and current college students key college enrollment and success action item messages through texts. While this program is not the first in higher education to embrace the use of texts to move students to action, the scale of the Up Next program is unprecedented and likely to reach millions of prospective and current students. His presentation slide deck is available to AACRAO members through a login here. As I understood it, there is still time for institutions to become involved in this program and his contact information is available at the end of the slide deck.
The use, "care, and feeding" of data was a one of the key SEM conference themes across the plenary speakers, in the sessions and at roundtables. Discussions were had around trying to balance the need for external and internal reporting, identifying a person or persons for internal reporting needs, mining and using student success indicators, and other related topics. Given this hot topic, I thought it could be useful to remind readers about the great open resources on data management available from EDUCAUSE available here.
Dual Enrollment in the Context of SEM
AACRAO and Hobsons released the Dual Enrollment in the Context of Strategic Enrollment Management report at the beginning of the SEM conference. Below is an infographic highlighting some of the results. The full report is available here.
Study Finds Personality Traits are Key to College Success
Vibeffect study of more than 5,000 high achieving students found that "low-income students in traditional four year colleges have equal probabilities of thriving {in college}; they are proportionally represented in the highest-thriving group." This study examined nearly 260 variables including traits, demographics and campus ecosystems and outlines the key self-reported traits tied to high-thriving students. Changes in Developmental and College-Level Course Enrollment and Passing in Florida
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) completed a study of course enrollment and passing rate data before and after Florida's 2014 removal of the requirement for students who placed at a pre-college level to enroll in college developmental courses. The study found the following:
A month or so ago Dr. Tom Green and I were chatting while driving back from Madison to Chicago, and he mentioned reading something in a New York Times op-ed about the results of three lay theory experiments, which piqued my interest because of the simplicity and apparent success of the intervention. These experiments were designed to measure the effectiveness of lay theory pre-matriculation interventions in helping freshmen overcome feelings of doubt that they have the means to succeed in college and therefore improve success (see figure below). One of the pre-matriculation interventions involved sharing upperclassmen's "accounts of how they navigated the shoals of university life." I set about trying to find the original research and it took several weeks for me to track it down in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences.
The results of the experiments are very interesting and seem to have identified a fairly low-cost and highly effective intervention to help disadvantaged students close the achievement gap. The authors summarize their results thusly, "The lay theory interventions raised first-year full-time college enrollment among students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds exiting a high-performing charter high school network or entering a public flagship university (experiments 1 and 2) and, at a selective private university, raised disadvantaged student cumulative first-year grade point average (experiment 3). These gained correspond to 31-40% reductions of the raw (unadjusted) institutional achievement gaps between students from disadvantages and non-disadvantages background and those institutions."
Data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Indicates a Continuing Tendency in Undergraduate Enrollment towards Nontraditional Students
Data from 2011-2012 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) revealed that "about 74%" of all undergraduates applying for financial aid had at least one characteristic typically attributed to nontraditional students and almost a third had 2-3 characteristics. This data has not change much since 1995-1996. "Is it time to rethink the term nontraditional student?" Pearson Finds that Many Adult Students Return to College to Keep Pace with Technology and Advancements in their Field
Pearson conducted its first Adult Learners Survey of over 1,500 US adults either already enrolled in college or planning to enroll. The results of Pearson's study revealed that most are not concerned with being replaced by younger workers or concerned about their job being outsourced to another country. However, most (72%) noted that advancements in their field have led them to seek additional education to keep up. In addition, more than two-thirds (69%) believe that their job will change significantly in the next five years due to technological advancement. Returns to Vocational Credentials: Evidence from Ohio's Community and Technical Colleges
Degree Revocation
This month we had a question come in from a member regarding how best to address the issue of revoking a degree due to plagiarism found after the degree had been awarded. A brief search on the subject revealed that several institutions have documented policies on the topic either as a stand-alone policy and/or included in the student code of conduct. In addition, several AACRAO members were consulted on the issue, and their responses are paraphrased here. At one member institution, the adjudicating body that deals with academic misconduct would recommend the sanction of degree revocation to the decision-maker (initially the dean). The president has final authority at the appeal stage. Since the faculty at this institution votes on the graduates, the president might elect to take it to the faculty for a vote but could on his own approve such a sanction. The student has the option to appeal (at two stages), with the president being the ultimate decider. If approved (through the final appeal stage), the degree would be revoked. It was further suggested that an institution must address whether or not the student would be allowed to attempt to complete the degree by re-enrolling at some future date, be that immediately after the sanction or at some future date.
Others had not run across the situation at their own institution and so consulted others who said this situation occurs rarely (i.e., "once in the last 10 years"). Some of our members who responded had institutional policies themselves, while others had never run across the issue or applied a one-off practice to address the occurrence. If you'd like to comment on this issue, please email me, and I will add your comments to the website. AACRAO Research and Occasional Partners
Occasionally AACRAO will endorse a partner in their survey initiative. Partners may include other associations or organizations engaged in research of interest to our membership and the higher education audience in general. Although we receive several requests for partnerships, we are highly selective about those we choose to engage. When we do partner, we may send the survey on behalf of the organization like we did for the American Council on Education with the 60-Second survey on the GED. On other occasions, we will provide a subset of our membership contact list to our partner and allow them to indicate that AACRAO is a research partner. For example, we, along with NACAC and NASFAA, have an opportunity to support Tyron Partners in their current research initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Their study into the technology used to support internal and student-facing U.S. financial aid practices will be emailed to AACRAO's primary contacts from a Tyron Partners email address in October. If you have any questions about this partnership or AACRAO research partnerships in general, please email Wendy Kilgore, AACRAO's Director of Research. Recent Inside Higher Ed Blog on the Importance of Market Segmentation in Higher Education
I found Clarkson University Associate Vice President of Marketing Tim Jones' commentary on the importance of understanding marketing segmentation in his Inside Higher Ed blog interesting, as are the findings in the Parthenon Group study of more than 3,000 Americans enrolled in or considering enrolling in college to which he refers. Parthenon identifies six "distinct and defined segments based on their motivations and mindsets rather than just demographics" (Figure 1). Jones concludes his thoughts by stating that "Applying and refining the concept of motivation and mindset for other broad segments — alumni, donors, peers, funding agencies, parents — will spark new ideas for sophisticated marketing strategies. Considering what audiences want and why they want it can also help galvanize brand identity and open up opportunities for differentiation. Segmentation provides perspective on what it is that makes an institution unique that the market cares about."
Late June and early July was a busy time for the release of higher education related research reports from the Institute for Education Sciences (IES), the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), and others. Topics include student persistence, emergency financial support, cost of attendance, a research review process, alternative credentials and the impact of laptops and/or tablets on final exam grades. I hope you find these reports as interesting as I did.
60-Second Survey Changes
Our 60-Second surveys have helped us gain a renewed and expanded foundation of understanding about enrollment practices. It is now time to reduce the frequency of these quick snapshot surveys to be able to take a more in-depth look at select practices and issues. As such, starting in July 2016 we are moving to a once-every-other-month model for the 60-Second surveys. I want to thank you again for your participation in these snapshots; I couldn't have done it without you. I hope you will continue to participate and share your topic ideas with me.
Change in Survey Platform
Our survey platform, Fluid Surveys, has been acquired by Survey Monkey and will no longer be supported after this December. We found that Survey Monkey does not provide the features we currently use and need in the existing platform. As such, we will be moving to Qualtrics, a platform I am sure many of you are familiar with. We have also acquired Tableau. Qualtrics also recently acquired StatWing a data analysis platform that I have been using as a stand-alone product. This transition should help AACRAO continue to provide the same type of survey and research insight you have become familiar with.
Beginning on Oct. 1, 2016, students will be able to fill out the Free Application for Federal Aid (FAFSA) for the 2017–2018 school year. In the past, students had to wait until January 1 to do so. In addition, applicants will no longer need to estimate income and tax information and will be able to retrieve their data directly from the IRS, right from the first day the FAFSA is available. The purpose of this survey was to gather a snapshot of perceptions about this change and if/how this change will impact admissions processes and calendars.
Although there are some international institutions who participate in the Federal Student Loan programs[1], most institutions that participate in the various Federal Student Aid programs, including loans, are in the United States. As such we opted to send this survey only to AACRAO member institutions in the United States; 480 institutions responded.
AACRAO is offering a free webinar, "Practical Implications for the 2017-2018 FAFSA on Admission and Enrollment Management Office," on Thursday August 25, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET. If you are interested in this webinar, click here to register.
•Most (91%) who responded were aware of the change, and most (94%) also view the change as "good for students".
•Nearly seven out of ten (69%) indicate that the change will not impact the undergraduate admissions calendar.•Almost all (94%) say that the change will not impact the graduate admissions calendar.
•For those who will make a change to their admissions calendar, most will move student outreach activities to an earlier date.
•Among those who had concerns about implementation, about three out of four were concerned about there being a lack of definitive Federal and/or State funding information available at the earlier date.
•Just slightly less than three out of four were concerned about their ability to package aid earlier and notify students earlier.
•For those who will make a change to their admissions calendar, most will move student outreach activities to an earlier date.
•Among those who had concerns about implementation, about three out of four were concerned about there being a lack of definitive Federal and/or State funding information available at the earlier date.
•Just slightly less than three out of four were concerned about their ability to package aid earlier and notify students earlier.
Two Data Point Reports from IES
Persistence and Attainment Among Postsecondary Student Seeking a Certificate or Associate's Degree
This Data Point report is based on data in the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) examining the 6-year persistence and credential attainment rate of students pursuing a certificate or associate's degree. Just 39% of students who sought a subbaccalaureate credential earned one within 6 years compared to those pursuing a bachelor's degree (67%). The study also found that the persistence and attainment rate for those pursuing an occupational field of study were not measurably different from those in other areas.
Source: Persistence and Attainment Among Postsecondary Subbaccalaureate Students – Figure 1
Career and Technical Education Coursetaking and Postsecondary Enrollment and Attainment: High School Classes of 1992 and 2004
The second Data Point report compares the postsecondary enrollment rate of public high school graduates 8 years after graduation for two cohorts (1992 and 2004). Although the 2004 cohort enrollment rate was 5% higher than the 1992 cohort (89% vs. 83%), the postsecondary attainment rate was lower (57% vs. 61%). The study further examined the enrollment and attainment differences between students who earned career and technical education credits (CTE) while in high school and those who did not earn any.
What Works Clearinghouse Releases a New Topic Area and Two Reports
The What Works Clearinghouse is a program within IES. It just launched the Supporting Postsecondary Success topic area and two related intervention reports: Summer Bridge Programs and First Year Experience Courses.
Cost of Attendance, Degrees and Awards Conferred and 12-Month Enrollment
Another just-released IES First Look report is based on preliminary data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). This report examines data from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
Evolving the IRB: Building Robust Review for Industry Research
A recent article in the Washington and Lee Law Review Online describes Facebook's research review process. The author's hope that ". . . general principles can be extracted from Facebook's process that will inform other companies as they develop frameworks for research review that serve their needs", and this includes academia. This article was part of the resources provided to attendees at the recent convening at Stanford University, Asilomar II: Student Data and Records in the Digital Era. This convening assembled a small group of academic leaders to "consider how data describing adult students might be managed in ways that enable the improvement of educational experiences, the progress of science, and the integrity of information describing human beings."
Landscape Analysis of Emergency Aid Programs
NASPA just released the results of a study that examined the current landscape of emergency aid programs. The study finds that institutions are delivering multiple types of emergency aid to students such as: campus vouchers, emergency loans, food pantries, and completion scholarships, among others. Of the 523 institutions who offer emergency aid programs, 82 percent have offered at least one program for 3 or more years.
Two in Five Associate Degrees Led to Bachelor's within Six Years
A June 27, 2016 report by the NSC Research Center examined associate's degree earners and the rate in which they enroll in a four-year institution and whether they earned a bachelor's degree. Researchers found that more than 64 percent of these students enrolled in a four-year institution, and 41 percent earned a bachelor's degree. The report notes, "the associate-to-bachelor pathway was most frequently completed by students age 20 or under, with nearly 61 percent earning a bachelor's degree within six years."
Study Reveals Profiled Colleges and Universities Embrace Alternative Credentials
A study by the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), Penn State and Pearson looked at the role alternative credentialing in higher education. For the purpose of this study, alternative credentials were defined as "Competencies, skills, and learning outcomes derived from assessment-based, non-degree activities and align to specific, timely needs in the workforce." Almost all of the institutions who participated in the study (94%)(n=190) offered some form of alternative credential and 20% offer digital badges. Of the respondents, 64 percent either strongly or somewhat agreed that their institution "sees alternative credentialing as an important strategy for the future."
The Impact of Computer Usage on Academic Performance: Evaluation from a Randomized Trial at the United States Military Academy at West Point
A working study by the United States Military Academy at West Point examined the effects of technology use in the classroom on exam scores. Three randomized groups were compiled: a control group that prohibited the use of laptops/tablets, one treatment group where students were permitted to use laptops/tablets without restrictions, and one treatment group that was only permitted to use tablets that remain flat on the table. Results show that:
•Final exam grades for those allowed to use laptops or tablets in the classroom were 18 percent of a standard deviation lower than those who were not permitted to use laptops or tablets. •Comparatively the "effect is as large as the average difference in exam scores for two students whose cumulative GPAs at the start of the semester differ by one-third of a standard deviation."
•Final exam grades for those allowed to use laptops or tablets in the classroom were 18 percent of a standard deviation lower than those who were not permitted to use laptops or tablets. •Comparatively the "effect is as large as the average difference in exam scores for two students whose cumulative GPAs at the start of the semester differ by one-third of a standard deviation."
Motivation of Adult Learners for Completing a College Degree
A 2016 study by Ruffalo Noel Levitz delved into the motivational barriers that first-year students age 25 and older may face while pursuing a college degree. A sample of more than 5,000 first-year adult learners at 50 institutions led the researchers to identify common themes. Researchers found that a vast majority (98 percent) are "determined to complete a college degree" when they first enter their respective institution. Despite such strong motivations from many, approximately 20 percent of respondents are expressed some apprehension as to whether the courses they are taking are worth all of the time, money and effort. Researchers finally propose that administrators utilize the strong motivations many first-year adult learners have and develop academic plans that keep them on track.
Members Using AACRAO Research Resources
I enjoy hearing from members about how they are using the research reports. Most often members report using the reports to help convince others to either leave a practice/policy the way it is or to make a change in that practice/policy. Some remark on how their supervisor simply wants to know how other institutions similar to their own are conducting business around a particular topic. Others use the staffing assessments to help justify position changes. Occasionally I receive requests to further disaggregate the data to a specific set of peer institutions or more refined set of institutional characteristics than those displayed in the reports, and I am happy to do so.
I'd like to hear about how you use, or want to use, the AACRAO research reports and to share that with other blog readers. I'd particularly like to know how the research helped you make a decision or a change you were hoping to make. We will be testing the comments functionality available to us in the near future, but for the time being, if you'd like to share with me and with others please email at email@example.com, and I will include your feedback in the next blog.
New Student Registration and Orientation – April 2016 60-Second Survey
One of the well-attended sessions at the recent annual conference in Phoenix was entitled All Aboard: Registration Models for First Semester Students (Session#4520, Tues. 8:00 a.m.). The session covered how two institutions register domestic, first-semester students before, or in place of, on-campus orientation either through self-registration, registration by the institution on behalf of the student, or a combination of the two.
Key Findings Self-Registration
•There is a wide variety in self-registration and orientation practices. •In the aggregate, slightly more than half let freshmen partially or completely self-register, and almost two-thirds allow new graduate students to do the same. •Lower-division-only institutions are more likely to allow freshmen to self-register than other types of institutions. •On the whole, almost 3 out of 4 require freshmen to meet with an advisor before registering. •Slightly more than half require new graduate students to meet with an advisor before registering. •In-person orientation is still required for more than half of the self-registering freshmen. This practice is slightly less common for lower-division-only institutions.
Key Findings Registration on Behalf of the Student
•On the whole, 12% of institutions saw an increase in yield by providing either complete or partial registration on behalf of the student practices instead of self-registration. The majority saw no change in yield (87%). •6 out of 10 either partially or completely register freshmen on behalf of the student. This is much less common for the undergraduate transfer population and slightly less common for graduate students. •Almost three-quarters required in-person orientation for freshman who have been registered in-part or in-whole by the institution. •Registrar staff and advisors are more likely than other areas to be responsible for completing the registration on behalf of the student.
AACRAO Research Initiatives
We will take a break from the 60-Second surveys for the month of June. Our aim is to complete 10 a year skipping both June and December. Please let me know if you have any topics for the 60-Second surveys.
We are in the early stages on three projects outside of the 60-Second surveys. One on the use of dual enrollment programs to support student success and SEM initiatives. The other will potentially involve a case-study type of report on a few states who support transfer students well in order to help explain the gap between recent student level data reports which indicate that transfer students lose credits and other reports which indicate that most states have comprehensive mechanisms in place to support transfer between their public institutions. The third is a career profile study for Director of Admissions to round out our career profile series. The first project is tentatively scheduled for a November release and the second is for next summer at the Tech and Transfer conference. The career profile deliver date is to be determined in the next couple of months.
I will travel to DC this month for an ACE convening to discuss the next phase of their Dream Undone project. We were also part of the first phase.
Finally, the May 2016 issue of C&U (Volume 91 Issue 2) released on May 4th includes an article summarizing the key findings of the AACRAO 2015 research year.
Current Higher Education Research and Related Topics
Projections of Education Statistics to 2023 in the United States
The National Center for Education Statistics released the education projections for 2023 in April.
Postsecondary projected increases by 2023-24 compared to 2011-12 data include:
•First-time freshman enrollment is projected to increase 14 percent •Total enrollment in postsecondary degree granting institutions is projected to increase 15%. •The number of associate's degrees conferred is projected to increase 39%. •The number of bachelor's degrees conferred is projected to increase 15%.
Undergraduate Cost of Recruiting Report from Ruffalo Noel Levitz
In 2016 survey based on 2015 enrollment numbers of 206 four- and two-year institutions, Ruffalo Noel Levitz found that four-year privates spend the most with median of $2,232 per student. Further details can be found by downloading their report.
The Returns to College Persistence for Marginal Students
A recent working paper produced by the Cornell Higher Education Research Institution shared the results of a study of "low-performing students who are dismissed from public 4-year colleges in Ohio". The aim of this study was to estimate the earnings impact of college on low-performing students. The authors concluded that "low-performing students (on the margin of college dismissal) derive substantial earnings benefits from college", are "approximately 10 percentage points less likely to graduate college" and those who are dismissed "suffer substantial earning losses measured between 7-12 years after college enrollment." They also present four categories of explanation as to why these students drop out.
Public Research Universities: Recommitting to Lincoln's Vision – An Educational Compact for the 21st Century
The Lincoln Project: Excellence and Access in Public Higher Education an initiative of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences released its final publication by its members. This report concludes their work on the causes and results of reduced state investment in public research universities and provides recommendations for bringing stability and renewed strength to these institutions.
Postsecondary Student One-Year Mobility Rates
The April 20, 2016 report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center noted that almost 10 percent of all postsecondary students in the United States attended more than one institution during the 2014-15 academic year.
Analyzing the Cost of Using Technology – A resource
Not new but interesting nonetheless, the WICHE Cooperative for Education Technologies (WCET) in conjunction with the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) has a free set of analysis tools and step-by-step guides to "enable institutional leaders to analyze the costs of using technology in both on- and off-campus instruction." These tools are designed to help institutions make comparable cost estimates across multiple modes of instruction.
NACUBO's Looking Under the Hood Institutional Aid Metrics Benchmarking Tool – A resource
I received a webinar announcement from the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), which referenced an institutional aid benchmarking tool that allows NACUBO and Association for Governing Boards (AGB) members to compare their various institutional grant aid metrics with the national average and with self-selected peer institutions. According to the AGB, this solution can help institutions answer questions like:
•"Are institutional-aid policies consistent with the mission and values of our institution? •Is institutional aid being delivered to the types of students we most want to see on our campus? •Is aid ultimately going to students who succeed (i.e., do students who receive our grants graduate)?"
If your institution is a member of either of these groups and is not currently using this tool, you may want to look into it.
April 2016 represents the 20th 60-Second Survey for AACRAO, and over the course of these surveys a few trends in practice, policy and staffing have become apparent. First and foremost, there is no "one size fits all" for any of the above. Variety and variance (i.e., standard deviation) are the norm across and between institution, size, type, and control. Since we send the 60-Second Surveys to all active members, it is not wholly unexpected that the raw data often contain instances where more than one person per institution responds to the same survey. However, due to the topics in the 60-Second Surveys (basic practice, policy, etc.), I anticipated that I would be able to simply select one set of responses from all of an institution's responses because I assumed that all would be the same. Unfortunately, the majority of the time the responses are not the same or even close to the same. This is often true even when the respondents are from the same department. While some of the differences could be accounted for by different interpretations of the survey questions and/or separate colleges within a university functioning as separate units with similar responsibility but different practices, the occurrence rate is too pervasive across all topics to be wholly accounted for with these explanations. What this data appears to illuminate is perhaps a need for additional training, practice documentation, policy clarification or improved inter- and intra- office communication. However, this is only conjecture at this point based on anecdotal feedback from some institutions contacted for clarification. Perhaps these differences just represent what William Louis Stern found in his experiments where a chain of people told and retold a story, and by the end of the chain the story was not the same as when the first person told it. Policies and procedures are often shared in an informal way with new employees and with other departments, so perhaps the differences in understanding of the policies and procedures exist simply because of the context in which the persons responding to the survey learned about it in the first place. At this point, who knows?
Included below are the insights gained from the most recent 60-Second Survey, from the Lexmark sponsored research on Electronic Content Management system ownership and its impact on student records practices, as well as an AACRAO research co-authored SEM Quarterly article. The full reports are posted to the research page and a link to the SEM Quarterly article is included below.
Class Start Times and Lengths – March 2016
Key Findings Undergraduate
• The vast majority (91%) still offer classes that start between 8:00 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. • Almost a quarter offer classes that start between 7:00 a.m. and 7:59 a.m., and 4% have classes that start before 7:00 a.m. • More than three-quarters have classes that start between 6:00 p.m. and 6:59 p.m., and 12% offer classes that start at 9:00 p.m. or later. • Some institutions offer the very early and very late classes on Saturdays and Sundays as well as weekdays. • Less than one-in-five (17%) offer six hour courses.
• The vast majority (91%) still offer classes that start between 8:00 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.
• Almost a quarter offer classes that start between 7:00 a.m. and 7:59 a.m., and 4% have classes that start before 7:00 a.m.
• More than three-quarters have classes that start between 6:00 p.m. and 6:59 p.m., and 12% offer classes that start at 9:00 p.m. or later.
• Some institutions offer the very early and very late classes on Saturdays and Sundays as well as weekdays.
• Less than one-in-five (17%) offer six hour courses.
Key Findings Graduate
• Fewer than three-quarters (68%) offer classes that start between 8:00 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. • Just 12% offer classes that start between 7:00 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. and 2% before 7:00 a.m. • Three-quarters have classes that start between 6:00 p.m. and 6:59 p.m., and 8% offer classes that start at 9:00 p.m. or later. • At the graduate level, Saturday course offerings are more predominant than Sunday.
• Fewer than three-quarters (68%) offer classes that start between 8:00 a.m. and 8:59 a.m.
• Just 12% offer classes that start between 7:00 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. and 2% before 7:00 a.m.
• Three-quarters have classes that start between 6:00 p.m. and 6:59 p.m., and 8% offer classes that start at 9:00 p.m. or later.
• At the graduate level, Saturday course offerings are more predominant than Sunday.
Building a SEM Analytics Reporting Portfolio The April 2016 edition of SEM Quarterly includes an AACRAO co-authored article designed to help college and university enrollment professionals initiate a SEM analytics reporting portfolio that focuses on shifting the attention of reporting systems from transactional data gathering to shared performance understandings. This article has been reproduced here.
Abstract: Effective strategic enrollment management(SEM) efforts require vast amounts of internal and external data to ensure that meaningful reporting and analysis systems can assist managers in decision making. A wide range of information is integral for leading effective and efficient student recruitment and retention programs. This article is designed to help college and university enrollment professionals initiate a SEM analytics reporting portfolio that focuses on shifting the attention of reporting systems from transactional data gathering to shared performance understandings that can be leveraged throughout the enterprise on a timely basis. By employing a K–20 student pipeline planning approach, the authors discuss reporting fundamentals for enrollment management data analytics, the components of a comprehensive reporting portfolio, strategies for building SEM -focused research organizations, and data interpretation methods.
Ownership Prevalence of Electronic Content Management (ECM) systems and their Impact on Student Records Management (SRM) Practices
There are some things in SRM we do solely because of governmental regulation and others we do pursuant to best management practice, or to both. The world of SRM is increasingly more complex and for most, ECMs help simplify SRM. Student records management is an important, large-scale, multi-format, active and ongoing endeavor, the ineffective-management of which imparts an eDiscovery risk and possible significant financial risk. Among other findings, we found that some institutions appear either not to understand the importance of managing the entire student record lifecycle from creation to final disposal or to accept the cost (about $300 per breached record) and security implications associated with keeping all records permanently.
Key Findings
Date: March 20 2016 Present: Wendy Kilgore, Sam Fugazzotto, Christopher Tremblay, Veronica Garcia, Jason Brown
The group was able to meet briefly on March 20th before the start of the AACRAO annual conference. Several ideas were shared regarding the direction of AACRAO research and, in particular, the topic of how the group might best support the awarding of graduate research stipends.
The April 2016 60-Second Survey will examine new student orientation and registration practices. May will serve as a touch point for the AACRAO and NASPA Lumina Grant by asking our members about their competency-based education practices. As stated in last month's blog, other future research includes a focus on student success initiatives, a report on the career paths of directors of admissions mirroring the registrar and chief enrollment officer career path reports.
This summer AACRAO research will host an intern. Among other initiatives, he will be tasked with applying key word search functionality to the research reports page. This functionality was requested by the research advisory board and other members recently.
Co-Requisite Remediation in Math, Writing and Reading
The Tennessee Board of Regents found overall success in the system's community colleges co-requisite remediation model. "This co-requisite model transformed their previous success rate of fewer than 10% of students completing a credit-bearing math class over several semesters to more than 70% completing a credit-bearing math class in a single semester."
What We Know About Transition Courses – Community College Research Center
A recent WICHE policy alert email brought attention to a January 2016 report from the Community College Research Center. This report summarizes ongoing efforts to create courses designed to help high school students succeed in postsecondary education and focused on a wide variety of issues. The report concludes that "while more learning is needed to produce successful outcomes, current efforts to help students master college-level math and English provide an important foundation for states seeking to improve college and career opportunities."
Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshman Survey Results for 2015
The Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA distributed the results of the CIRP Freshman Survey. This report captures "The American Freshman: National Norms of Fall 2015". Among other results, the survey found that among full–time, first-year freshmen, interest in political and civil engagement is the highest it has been "since the study began 50 years ago." It also included new questions about how students pay for higher education expenses and the findings suggest that Pell Grants "fall far short of the amount needed to pay for their first year of college."
America's Skill Challenge: Millennials and the Future
Standardized Assessment of College Learning: Past and Future
The Lumina Foundation sponsored a white paper report by New America and higher education think tank. The author examines the evolution, effectiveness and future context of large-scale standardized assessment in higher education.
Rising Tide II: Do Black Student Benefit as Grad Rates Increase?
The Education Trust issued a companion paper to Rising Tide: Do College Grad Rate Gains Benefit All Students? The authors found ". . . that while a majority (almost 70 percent) of institutions we examined improved graduation rates for black students, those gains haven't been large or fast enough to close gaps between black and white students. In fact, in many cases, these gaps have widened."
NMC Horizon Report 2016 Higher Education Edition
The 13th edition of the higher education technology trends joint report by EDUCAUSE Learning Initiatives and NMC. Both learning analytics/adaptive learning and the growing trend of students bringing their own device "(BYOD)" are "expected to be increasingly adopted by higher education institutions in one year's time or less…" The report provides institutional examples of these technologies in practice.
A Four-Letter Word – Using It to Avoid Bad Decisions
(f - tco) / r = score (where f is Functionality, tco is Total Cost of Ownership and r is Risk)
Included below are some insights gained from our most recent 60 Second Surveys. The full reports are posted to the research page. If you have any topics you wish to see addressed in the 60 Second Survey format, please send your ideas to Wendy Kilgore, Director of Research (email@example.com).
FERPA training Practices – January 2016
• Almost three-quarters require FERPA training for all new hires who work with student records. • One third require FERPA refresher training on a regular and recurring basis. • In-person training is the most common format. • Twenty-six percent (26%) provide FERPA training to parents, and most of that training is offered in person. • The registrar is the position most often primarily responsible for FERPA training.
Curriculum Management Practices – February 2016
The upcoming edition of SEMQ will include an AACRAO co-authored article designed to help college and university enrollment professionals initiate a SEM analytics reporting portfolio that focuses on shifting the attention of reporting systems from transactional data gathering to shared performance understandings.
The March 2016 60 Second Survey will take a look at the career paths of our members. April's will be a touch point update on Competency based education in cooperation with the Competency Based Education Network. We are also wrapping up a joint project with Lexmark on electronic content management use and student records management practices. The results of this project will be released at the annual conference in Phoenix. Future research includes a focus on student success initiatives, a report on the career paths of directors of admissions mirroring the registrar and chief enrollment officer career path reports. We are also working on developing a web-based assessment of the AACRAO admissions competencies and proficiencies. This assessment will be piloted as part of a workshop at the annual conference in Phoenix.
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education – Feb. 1, 2016 Update
The 2015 classification update was officially released on Feb. 1, 2016. As summarized in the update, changes between the 2015 and 2010 additions include a change to the Basic classification specifically for Associate's Colleges, new category labels for Doctoral Universities and others. Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Other and the Common Good through College Admissions
The Harvard Making Caring Common Project released a report this January which asserts that the "college admissions process is powerfully positioned to send different messages that help young people become more generous and humane in ways that benefit not only society but student themselves". The report offers recommendations for reshaping the admissions process to address this position. Tracking Transfer: New Measures of Institutional and State Effectiveness in Helping Community Colleges Attain Bachelor's Degrees
The Aspen Institute and the Community College Research Center released a January 2016 report proposing "a common set of metrics" to measure the effectiveness of institutional initiatives to help community college student complete bachelor's degrees. First Year Experience Courses for Students In Developmental Education
A February 2015 U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences (IES) report from the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) which determined that these programs "have no discernible effect" on the success of this student population.


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Aquazzura's co-founder loves star spotting
Aquazzura's co-founder Edgardo Osorio loves counting how many stars are wearing his creations at fashions shows.
The Italian luxury footwear label only launched in 2011, but has already won fans across the world, including a host of famous faces such as Diane Kruger. Edgardo, who is also creative director of the brand, gets a kick out of spotting celebrities wearing Aquazzura in public.
"The wonderful thing is it really started with fashion girls," he told Fashionista.com. "Before celebrities, every 'It' girl, every magazine editor, every buyer at Fashion Week in Paris, or Milan, or London or New York, half of the front row was wearing us. It became kind of a funny thing, counting Aquazzuras in the front row."
The label is known for attracting 'It' girls and last year (14), Olivia Palermo created a sell-out six-piece collection for it. Hoping to follow on from this success, British socialite and model Poppy Delevingne has been enlisted to put together an eight-piece capsule collection which is due for release next month (Dec15).
Despite having a series of high-profile fans, Edgardo has never bombarded celebrities or their stylists with freebies in order to raise the brand's profile.
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Aquazzura has developed a reputation for producing must-have strappy sandals and lace-up pointed flats, many of which often appear on red carpets. Although 29-year-old Edgardo enjoys seeing stars wearing his shoes, he wants every woman to afford to wear fabulous footwear.
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