Research

SERU RESEARCH

A major objective of the Student Experience in the Research University Consortium is to pursue and support academic and policy-relevant research related to the student experience, and more generally, to how student support and interact in the tripartite mission of research-intensive universities – teaching and learning, research and knowledge production, and public service and civic engagement. In turn, SERU research helps shape the SERU Survey instruments, including the addition of new survey modules that reflect the changing nature of the student populations and the operations and concerns of our member universities.

The SERU Consortium engages a wide array of scholars and institutional analysts in this ongoing effort, often using SERU Data, but not exclusively. Among the areas of research being pursued:

• Academic Engagement

• Undergraduate Research Engagement

• Civic Engagement

• Campus Climate

• Technology and Learning

• Graduate Education

• Learning Outcomes

• The Experience of Sub-Populations

  • Race and Gender

  • Socio-Economic Background

  • Immigrant Students

  • First-generation Students

  • International Students

• International Comparative Analysis