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Vanderbilt Higher Education Experts Presenting New Research on Community Colleges, Student Retention and More in New York March 24-28 |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: Higher education experts from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development will be presenting their latest research March 24-28 in New York City at the American Educational Research Association's annual conference. Vanderbilt's Peabody College was ranked as the No. 3 education school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in 2007. Peabody Assistant Dean for External Affairs Timothy Caboni and graduate student Eve Marie Proper will present their findings that various universities present themselves in fundraising campaign materials in similar ways, regardless of differences in their mission, suggesting a perceived universal appeal of certain images and messages. Graduate student Kristin McGrander and Associate Professor of Public Policy and Education Claire Smrekar will discuss their findings that the federal GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) program, which aims to prepare low-income students to attend and succeed in college, has had minimal effect on these students. Graduate students Eve Proper and Coby Myers will discuss their examination of "resource dependency theory," an often-discussed but rarely tested theory that contends public colleges and universities spend funds based on the wishes of the funding source -- be they donors, students paying tuition, or government agencies. The researchers found that when states cut appropriations or place caps on tuition, institutions shift their spending. In particular, as institutions become more dependent on tuition and fees, they shift their spending to emphasize goods and services that students can readily appreciate -- former commuter institutions build dormitories; residential colleges add climbing walls. We provide direct, immediate access to mainstream national media for 600 colleges, universities, medical centers, public-policy groups and other leading nonprofit organizations.
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