Details results from more than 355,000 first-year and senior student attending 622 U.S. colleges and universities that participated in The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) in Spring 2014. Findings indicate few relationships between selectivity and student-faculty interaction. These results bring into question conventional wisdom that certain characteristics of colleges and universities assure a high-quality educational experience.

Examines data drawn from the Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE), which is administered to faculty teaching credit courses in the academic term during which the college is participating in the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). The faculty survey elicits instructors’ perceptions about student experiences as well as reports about their teaching practices and use of professional time.

Examines the trajectories of students who are high-achieving when they enter high school and documents their success on key indicators of post-secondary readiness. Reviews data on course-taking, performance on AP exams and college admissions tests (SAT/ACT), academic GPAs, and college enrollment patterns.

Details how four institutions (Pace University, Nazareth College, Rhode Island College, and the University of Texas at Tyler) used their National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) 2013 results to create changes in teaching, learning, and student engagement. Includes tools for examining longitudinal data, benchmarks, and engagement indicators.

Discusses some of the limitations in the literature on enrollment at selective universities and tests the popular narratives related to this topic. The research uses a data set that few researchers have enlisted for this type of analysis, the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, and defines selective colleges as the 200 most selective public and private institutions nationally.

explores the ways that presidents engage with students, using traditional means as well as social media. As the United States becomes more heavily entrenched in social media as a form of open expression and communication, presidents have been tasked with using the various platforms to better engage with their students. The report addresses two questions: 1) What does past research say about college presidents and the engagement of students?

Reports on the progress of U.S. high school graduates relative to college readiness. The report is designed to help educators understand and answer the following questions: 1) Are your students graduating from high school prepared for college and career? 2) Are enough of your students taking core courses necessary to be prepared for success, and are those courses rigorous enough?

Outlines a new approach to college admission that is emerging across the nation. This approach increases the focus on motivating high school students to engage in community service and assessing students on their contributions to others and their communities, rather than more traditional approaches that solely assess candidates based on grades, extracurricular activities, and test scores.