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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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January 14th NASPA Policy Update

This post provides relevant higher education policy updates for student affairs professionals between 1/07/2019 and 1/14/2019.
Posted on January 14, 2019 at 04:30 PM by Research & Policy Institute
Resource Guides for Responding to the Department of Education’s Proposed Title IX Rule

In late November, the Department of Education published a proposed rule on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance and opened a 60-day public comment period. While the Federal Register is not fully operational during the shutdown, public comments on the Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) are still due by January 28, and regulations.gov is functional and accepting comments. NASPA staff have developed several resources intended to help higher education leaders learn about and respond to the proposed rule. Prior to the winter break, we held several information sessions (recordings are available in the NASPA Online Learning Community) and published a 4-part blog series providing a preliminary analysis of the proposed rule. Today we released a series of Resource Guides that expand on many of the topics we highlighted in December with links to research and data that individuals and institutions can use to bolster their comments as needed.
Posted on January 10, 2019 at 09:54 AM by Research & Policy Institute
NASPA Research and Policy Institute Wish List for Higher Education

‘Tis the season for reflection. 2018 has been a whirlwind of a year, full of movement on a national scale and in the field of higher education. It's important to take the time to think about the work that's been done this year and the desired direction for the future year to come. This post shares what's on a few members of the NASPA Research and Policy Institute (RPI) team's wishlist for higher education this year.
Posted on December 20, 2018 at 09:17 AM by Research & Policy Institute
NASPA’s Initial Analysis of the Proposed Rule on Title IX, Part IV

This is the fourth and final installment of NASPA’s initial analysis of the proposed rule on Title IX, released by the Department of Education in mid-November and opened for a 60-day public comment period. The first part addressed NASPA’s overarching comments, and provisions of the proposed rule relating to the narrower definition of harassment and scope of institutional responsibility. The second post addressed aspects of the formal grievance procedures related to implications for institutional staffing and the pseudo-legal process proscribed in the proposed rule. The third post addressed aspects of the formal grievance procedures related to implications for institutional staffing and the pseudo-legal process proscribed in the proposed rule. This final post addresses issues related to the standard of evidence, timeline for adjudication resolution, and changes to the religious exemption from Title IX.
Posted on December 20, 2018 at 08:52 AM by Research & Policy Institute
NASPA’s Initial Analysis of the Proposed Rule on Title IX, Part III

This is the third part of NASPA’s Initial Analysis of the proposed rule on Title IX, released by the Department of Education in mid-November and opened for a 60-day public comment period on November 29, 2018 . The first part addressed NASPA’s overarching comments, and provisions of the proposed rule relating to the narrower definition of harassment and scope of institutional responsibility. The second post addressed aspects of the formal grievance procedures related to implications for institutional staffing and the pseudo-legal process proscribed in the proposed rule. Additional information will be available later this week addressing issues related to informal resolution, required cross-examination by third-party advisors, the standard of evidence, timeline for adjudication resolution, and changes to the religious exemption from Title IX.This post will address aspects of the formal grievance procedures related to implications for institutional staffing and the pseudo-legal process proscribed in the proposed rule. Additional information will be available next week addressing issues related to the standard of evidence, timeline for adjudication resolution, and changes to the religious exemption from Title IX.
Posted on December 17, 2018 at 10:37 PM by Research & Policy Institute

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