Media Relations
Monday,
November 15,
2004
Center for Postsecondary Research
The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) was launched today (May 1) to examine the impact of arts training. It will provide a first-ever in-depth look at the factors that help or hinder the careers of graduates of arts high schools, arts colleges and conservatories, and arts schools and departments within universities, whether the alumni work as artists or pursue other paths. The Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research will administer the annual survey in cooperation with the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University.
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Findings released today (Nov. 13) from the 2006 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) conducted by Indiana University, indicate that student engagement helps all learners, but students who arrive at college less prepared academically than their more prepared counterparts—or are from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds—tend to benefit even more.
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The predominance of women in undergraduate education may mistakenly lead people to think that there is no longer any need for women's colleges or concerns regarding equality. However, a study by the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research (IUCPR) shows that students at women's colleges are better served in their educational pursuits than their peers at coeducational institutions.
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George Kuh, Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education at Indiana University Bloomington, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College Personnel Association. The award honors a member who has a recognized level of scholarly productivity and leadership sustained over two decades or more. It also recognizes other long-term involvement and service to the field of student affairs. Kuh is only the fifth person to receive the award, which was bestowed during the association's annual meeting in Indianapolis on March 20.
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