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HERI Blog
Linking Diversity and Civic-Minded Practices with Student Outcomes
HERI Director Sylvia Hurtado and CIRP Assistant Director for Research Linda DeAngelo have a new...more

In Defense of Using Surveys in Assessment
This piece originally appeared in the April Newsletter for the New Leadership Alliance for Student...more

HERI Presentations at AERA
AERA (April 13 to 17) time is here again.  We will have 17 presentations this year at the...more

A Pinteresting Opportunity for Higher Ed
  I had been hearing a lot about Pinterest over the last year (mostly from friends and...more

HERI Feature

2011 CIRP Freshman Survey Released

First-year college students' political and social views shifted in a more liberal direction, according to the 2011 CIRP Freshman Survey, which is based on the responses of more than 200,000 first-time full-time students entering four-year colleges across the country. Notable changes were seen in student views on same-sex marriage, affirmative action and access to higher education for undocumented students.

On the academic front, students showed more positive behaviors consistent with academic success than they had in the past. More students took at least one Advanced Placement (AP) course and spent more time (6+ hours) each week studying.

Additionally, more students indicated that as college students, they expected to discuss course content with their peers outside of class. With this upswing in academic orientation, we find a decrease in some behaviors than can hinder academic performance, such as fewer students who drank alcohol in high-school, which has dropped to an all-time low.

The report also examines the impact of the economic downturn on students and shows that students continue to face roadblocks in regard to paying for college, with fewer funds available to them through grants and scholarships and increase usage of loans.

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