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Research and Global Issues
About the Research and Global Issues Committee
The Research and Global Issues Committee designs and implements research projects in a continuing effort to provide relevant comparative data on both professionally related activities and national issues that affect graduate school policies and requirements. The results of completed surveys are published and shared with NAGAP members and the broader graduate education community.
NAGAP Graduate Student Enrollment Management Research Grant
NAGAP Research Reports and Studies
NAGAP Member Research Exchange
Other Research and Global Issues Links
Professional and Academic Organizations
The NAGAP Graduate Student Enrollment Management Research Grant
The grant is designed to encourage emerging knowledge and understanding of the complexities of graduate enrollment management including all aspects of admissions and recruitment, enrollment, retention, and graduation in higher education.
This Award Includes
- $2,500 check, payable directly to the individual researcher. NAGAP will not pay institutional overhead or indirect costs.
- One year of NAGAP membership with full privileges.
- Travel and registration to the NAGAP Annual Conference during the year of the award.
- Recognition at the NAGAP Annual Conference.
Click here to view the NAGAP Research Grant Proposal Information and Guidelines.
Previous Winners
2013
Matthew Evrard (San Diego State University): Developing and Exploring the Effectiveness of an Integrated Education Training Model on Increasing Critical Thinking, Reducing Stress, and Increasing Persistence in Graduate Students
Michelle Kronfeld (St. Ambrose University): Timing and Sequence of Major Life Events Related to Post-Baccalaureate Enrollment
2012
Sosanya Jones (Teachers College):
Diversity Leadership in Practice: Examining Leaders of STEM Graduate School Preparation Programs in Their Institutional Contexts
Julia M. Wendt (Claremont Graduate University):
Graduate School Enrollment and Economic Downturn: Determining the Strength of Business Cycles on Domestic Graduate School Enrollment
2011
Julie Posselt (University of Michigan - Ann Arbor): Merit and Diversity in Graduate Admissions: Examining the Dynamics of Faculty Judgement
Robert Detwiler (University of Toledo): Assessing Factors Influencing Student Academic Success in Law School
2010
Cheryll Albold (University of North Carolina-Greensboro): Strategies for Countering Attrition and Prolonged ABD (“all but dissertation”) Status in Doctoral Students
Krystal Lee (University of Florida): Academic Advising Experiences among Social Science and Humanities International Doctoral Students at a Research I University
2009
Kathryn Andre (Iowa State University): What aspects of the graduate experience are perceived by on-campus engineering graduate students as obstacles to their persistence and graduation?
Katheryn McAnulty (University of Louisville): Predictors of graduate enrollment in hard and soft academic disciplines and the impact of socioeconomic status, gender and ethnicity
2008
Rahul Choudaha (University of Denver): Getting Future Ready-Key Competencies for Graduate Admissions Professionals
Amanda Ostreko (University of Kansas): Factors Predicting Graduate School Choice-A Case Study of Students in the KU School of Engineering
NAGAP Research Reports and Studies
Each year the Research and Global Issues Committee produces reports or research studies of interest to NAGAP members. The recent research reports below are available as downloadable Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents.
(You will need Adobe Acrobat on your system in order to view the reports. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat you must download it here.)
- NAGAP 2012 Social Media Survey Report
- NAGAP/Noel-Levitz 2012 Marketing and Student Recruitment Practices Report for Master’s-Level Graduate Programs and Appendix
- NAGAP 2010 Membership and Salary Survey
- NAGAP 2009 Economic Impacts Report - REQUIRES MEMBER LOGIN. Once logged in you will need to visit the Reports & Studies page found on the menu at left to access the report.
- NAGAP 2008 Membership Survey: Includes position and salary data (Fall 2008) - REQUIRES MEMBER LOGIN. Once logged in you will need to scroll down to the bottom of the Member Services page and click on the link "NAGAP Membership Report
- NAGAP 2008 Technology Survey: (Fall 2008) - REQUIRES MEMBER LOGIN. Once logged in you will need to scroll down to the bottom of the Member Services page and click on the link "NAGAP Technology Report"
- NAGAP 2006 Recruiting Survey Report: (Fall 2006) - REQUIRES MEMBER LOGIN. Once logged in you will need to scroll down to the bottom of the Member Services page and click on the link " NAGAP Recruiting Survey Report."
- NAGAP 2005 Recruiting Survey Report: (Fall 2005) - REQUIRES MEMBER LOGIN. Once logged in you will need to scroll down to the bottom of the Member Services page and click on the link " NAGAP Recruiting Survey Report."
- NAGAP 2004 Membership Survey: Includes position and salary data (Fall 2004) - REQUIRES MEMBER LOGIN. Once logged in you will need to scroll down to the bottom of the Member Services page and click on the link " NAGAP Membership Report."
- The Admissions Process: What Works, What Doesn't? (July 2002) Graduate Fair Survey (January 2000)
- The Use of the Internet in Selecting a Graduate Program (Collaboration with NAGAP and ETS - September 2000)
- NAGAP 2001 Membership Survey: Includes position and salary data.
NAGAP Member Research Exchange
This section is reserved for reports, surveys, and studies from the NAGAP membership. If you have a report or study that you would like to share with the membership, contact the Research and Global Issues Committee for information on placing it on this web site.
Other Research and Global Issues Links
The following research-related links are provided for your convenience. If you know of other links of potential use to NAGAP members, please contact the Research and Global Issues Committee.
Graduate Student Stipends: A report prepared by the Chronicle of Higher Education on the stipends and benefits offered by top university to graduate and research assistants.
Council of Graduate Schools International Graduate Admissions Survey: This annual survey consists of three reports which track international student applications, admissions, and enrollment.
Graduate Education and the Public Good (July 2008)
Minorities in Higher Education Twenty-second Annual Status Report (2006), American Council on Education (ACE). This report finds that total minority enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities increased by 50.7% between 1993 and 2003, with minority students making up 27.8% of students on college campuses. Even with this increase, African Americans (41.1%) and Hispanics (35.2%) still lag behind white peers (47.3%) in the rate which they enroll in college.
Of interest to graduate enrollment managers, the fastest rate of degree growth occurred at the master’s level. From 1993 to 2003 whites earned 21.5% more master’s degrees, while minorities earned 105.7% more master’s degrees. At all degree levels, minority women showed stronger gains than minority men. African Americans more than doubled the number of master’s degrees earned and the most significant increase for American Indians occurred at the master’s degree level (+77.4%) as well. At the doctoral level, African Americans earned 105.9% more doctoral degrees in 2003 compared to 1993 and Hispanics increased their number of doctoral degrees by over 73%. The study also found increases in faculty appointments for minorities.
Restoring U.S. Competitiveness for International Students and Scholars: A report from the National Association of International Educators related to changes needed to better compete for international students.
Professional and Academic Organizations
NAFSA: Association of International Educators promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the United States. The site includes updates on immigration issues, press releases, and policy advocacy.
The American Council on Education through its "Eye on Washington" site provides up-to-date analyses and press releases on events in Washington that impact the higher education community.
EducationUSA is a global network of more than 450 advising and information centers in 170 countries supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
The Council of Graduate Schools works toward the improvement and advancement of graduate education. The organization's Virtual Center for Research (VCR) is an electronic clearinghouse for studies relating to graduate education and offers an array of valuable research findings.
The Chronicle of Higher Education's Special Issues and Data website covers a variety of issues important to graduate education professionals.
The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) provides professional development, guidelines and voluntary standards to be used by higher education officials regarding the best practices in records management, admissions, enrollment management, administrative information technology, and student services. AACRAO's Publication Center is a depository for papers and presentations that have been contributed by members and other individuals in the profession.
EAIE: European Association for International Education. The EAIE stimulates and facilitates the exchange of ideas between international educators worldwide.