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Researcher's Tools: Useful Links

These organizations have worked with HERI on various surveys and research projects.

American Council on Education (ACE)
Atlantic Philanthropies -- 'Life After College: The Survey of Former Undergraduates'
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Hillel -- The Foundation For Jewish Campus Life
John Templeton Foundation -- 'The Spiritual Lives of College Students'
Kellogg Foundation -- The Will Keith Kellogg Foundation
National Institutes of Health -- Promoting Diversity: Access and Engagement in Biomedical and Behavioral Science Research Preparation
National Resource Center  -- National Resource Center on First Year Students and Students in Transition
Policy Center at Brevard College  -- Co-developer of the Your First College Year (YFCY) Survey
The Spencer Foundation  
University of Southern California (USC) -- Our Partner for the Transfer and Retention of Urban Community College Students (TRUCCS) Project


These are membership organizations whose focus is to foster the professional development of researchers and practitioners in the discipline of higher education.

AIR -- Association for Institutional Research
ASHE -- Association for the Study of Higher Education
ACPA -- American College Personnel Association
NASPA -- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
AERA -- American Educational Research Association


These organizations are repositories of information about colleges & college students.

The Chronicle of Higher Education -- America's weekly news source for higher education
IPEDS -- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
NCES -- National Center for Education Statistics