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NASPA's Research and Policy Institute (RPI) intentionally links research, policy, and effective student affairs practice in support of student success and the strategic priorities of the Association.

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Institutions’ Use of Data and Analytics for Student Success: Results From a Landscape Analysis

NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), and EDUCAUSE have conducted a national landscape analysis to examine how institutional research (IR), student affairs, and information technology (IT) professionals are working together to support students. The three higher education associations jointly developed and launched a national survey of their memberships to identify trends in the types of student success data projects that institutions conduct, the structures in place for sharing data among multiple users, the level of coordination across functions, and how institutions are using data to inform interventions and program delivery. This report reflects responses from nearly 1,000 IR, student affairs, and IT professionals across public, private, two- and four-year institutions across the United States and concludes with four recommendations for improving and executing an institution-wide, data-informed strategy for student success.

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October 15th NASPA Policy Update

This post provides relevant higher education policy updates for student affairs professionals between 10/09/2018 and 10/15/2018.
Posted on October 15, 2018 at 04:08 PM by Research & Policy Institute
Crystal Balls and Casting Runes: Predictions for HEA Reauthorization in the 116th Congress

Despite the fact that it’s only October and there are still a couple of months left in the 115th Congress, it’s now clear that reauthorization of the Higher Education Act will continue to be delayed. Having been passed out of committee on a party-line vote last December, the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act – a partisan reauthorization bill written by Republican leadership of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce – remains unlikely to be brought up for a full vote on the House floor. Similarly, several hearings and statements by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee leadership from both parties asserted that HEA reauthorization would be a priority in 2018, but for talks around a bipartisan bill collapsed in the late spring and early summer of 2018. The continued delay is unfortunate as there are much-needed updates to our nation’s signature higher education law, but it does provide the opportunity for a fresh start in both the House and Senate and the prospect of a more bi-partisan process for legislation in the 116th Congress. This post by NASPA director of policy research and advocacy Teri Lyn Hinds will discuss what the future of HEA might be in the 116th Congress as well as identify policy proposals NASPA will be working to promote with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to improve outcomes for students and student affairs professionals under the next reauthorization.
Posted on October 11, 2018 at 11:14 AM by Research & Policy Institute
October 8th NASPA Policy Update

This post provides relevant higher education policy updates for student affairs professionals between 10/02/2018 and 10/08/2018.
Posted on October 8, 2018 at 02:31 PM by Research & Policy Institute
The Real Costs of Title IX Rollbacks: In Conversation with OMB

Yesterday, NASPA staff members were busy advocating on behalf of student affairs professionals in the public policy arena. Dr. Stephanie Gordon, Vice President of Professional Development; Dr. Jill Dunlap, Director for Research and Practice; Teri Lyn Hinds, Directory of Policy and Advocacy; and Allison Tombros Korman, Senior Director of Culture of Respect, met with staff from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of Education about the changes to Title IX proposed by the Department of Education in its leaked Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the financial impact of those proposed changes on institutions, student affairs professionals and ultimately students. This blog will outline what OMB is and how that office interacts with Title IX regulations.
Posted on October 4, 2018 at 11:43 AM by Research & Policy Institute
October 1st NASPA Policy Update

This post provides relevant higher education policy updates for student affairs professionals between 9/25/2018 and 10/01/2018.
Posted on October 1, 2018 at 01:35 PM by Research & Policy Institute

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