This paper reports results from a mixed-methods study about how college students engage with news when questions of credibility and "fake news" abound in the U.S. Findings are based on 5,844 online survey responses, one open-ended survey question (N=1,252),and 37 follow-up telephone interviews with students enrolled at 11 U.S. colleges…

Far too often, today's college students find themselves wandering through their academic experiences, choosing from a dizzying array of majors, courses, and out-of-classroom learning experiences. And while this smorgasbord of options is often portrayed as beneficial to the student experience, more than a decade of research suggests that too many…

Contemporary concerns for college programs focus on the ability of the program to prepare students to become employable upon graduation. For a community college psychology program, that focus is somewhat muted by the fact that many of the community college graduates will transfer to four-year state universities. For this reason, it is imperative…

It is not troubling, or even surprising, that the United States today faces increasing economic competition from around the world. It is easier for other nations to make up ground on the world's leader by copying more-advanced existing innovations, than it is for the leader to move forward by making new innovations. And as other nations improve…

The Virginia State Council of Higher Education composed this master plan for the development of public higher education in the state for the decade 1967-77. Part I discusses the factors influencing the Plan: the college-age population growth, college attendance rate, loss of students through migration, under-educated adults, increasing…

For the past 7 years, the State Council of Higher Education has published a report of selected characteristics and degree programs for Virginia's state-supported colleges and universities. By combining data from independent institutions with information collected from the state-supported colleges, a more comprehensive picture of higher education…

This report summarizes, institution by institution, what each of the 17 public colleges and universities in Virginia have learned from formal assessment programs in the biennium ending in 1996 and how the institutions have used that information to improve their programs. A two-page spread for each institution includes a narrative which describes…

This article describes results of a series of focus group interviews conducted with post-secondary students with disabilities about the importance of self-determination in their success in those settings. Participants attended community college and/or state universities in Virginia and were between the ages of 18 and 48. They indicated that…

Summary information on undergraduate applications for admission to Virginia's state-supported institutions of higher education is presented. The tables contained in this publication report figures by residence and type of institution for the following categories: total applications receiving decision; applications accepted; percent of applications…

The study investigated the pervasiveness of administrator and faculty involvement in, understanding of, and support for outcomes assessment in Virginia's public colleges and universities and explored critical factors influencing administrator and faculty support of outcomes assessment. Data were collected through mailed questionnaires and…

This document, presents a statistical portrait of the Virginia's 17 public higher education institutions. Data provided include: enrollment figures (broken down in categories such as sex, residency, full- and part-time status, residence, ethnicity, age, and level of postsecondary education); FTE figures; admissions statistics (such as number…

This report provides both an overview and a detailed analysis of the general education core in the undergraduate curriculum in Virginia's colleges and universities. Sixty-eight campuses participated in the study, including all 15 public four-year institutions, all 24 public two-year institutions, 20 private not-for-profit institutions, and 9…

A task force was appointed by the Virginia Council of Higher Education to assess the quality of undergraduate career planning and placement and to make recommendations for the improvement of these services and activities. The report of the task force is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 presents a short overview of Virginia's career planning…

This report of selected characteristics and degree programs for Virginia's public and private colleges and universities is published by the State Council of Higher Education. The report provides information frequently requested by students, parents, and other citizens including: headcount enrollment, institutional charges, and degree programs. In…

RECOMMENDATIONS ON VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES IN THE AREAS OF EXTENSION SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, AND RESEARCH ARE PROPOSED. EXTENSION SERVICES (INCLUDING COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY BRANCHES) NOW ADMINISTERED BY SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS, SHOULD BE COORDINATED AT THE STATE LEVEL. STATE CONTROLLED FOUR-YEAR…