Recent cshe_seru_consortium_reports items

http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 Recent cshe_seru_consortium_reports items https://escholarship.org/uc/cshe_seru_consortium_reports/rss Recent eScholarship items from SERU Consortium Reports Wed, 9 Sep 2026 00:09:21 +0000 The Equalizer: How Internships Close the Post-Collegiate Earnings Gap for Pell Grant Recipients https://escholarship.org/uc/item/77m3t2t9 The Equalizer: How Internships Close the Post-Collegiate Earnings Gap for Pell Grant Recipients https://escholarship.org/uc/item/77m3t2t9 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Huesman, Ronald Horner, Olena Hachey, Valera Executive Summary- SERU Muti-Engagement Report https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2r77d56v Executive Summary- SERU Muti-Engagement Report https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2r77d56v Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chirikove, Igor Douglass, John A Thomson, Gregg The Multi-Engagement Model: Understanding Diverse Pathways to Student Success at Research Universities  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3c27q1kd The Multi-Engagement Model: Understanding Diverse Pathways to Student Success at Research Universities  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3c27q1kd Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chirikov, Igor Douglass, John Thomson, Gregg SERU Multi-Engagement Report Infographic  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2zn0v65p Infographic for SERU Report  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2zn0v65p Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Chirikov, Igor Douglass, John Thomson, Gregg Disciplinary Variations in Graduate Student Experiences: A Study of Osaka University  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/19w3p811 Disciplinary Variations in Graduate Student Experiences: A Study of Osaka University  https://escholarship.org/uc/item/19w3p811 Tue, 3 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Chen, Lilan Kikuchi, Akari Wajima, Yuichiro Kawashima, Tatsuo Graduate and Professional Students’ Financial Hardships During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the gradSERU COVID-19 Survey https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8wv3d1cc Graduate and Professional Students’ Financial Hardships During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the gradSERU COVID-19 Survey https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8wv3d1cc Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M. Law Students’ Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8t2668mk Law Students’ Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8t2668mk Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M Horgos, Bonnie Graduate and Professional Students’ Fall 2020 Re-Enrollment Plans: Evidence from the gradSERU COVID-19 Survey https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8jv4v3f8 Graduate and Professional Students’ Fall 2020 Re-Enrollment Plans: Evidence from the gradSERU COVID-19 Survey https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8jv4v3f8 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M. The Experiences of Undergraduate Students with Physical, Learning, Neurodevelopmental, and Cognitive Disabilities During the Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8gd1v4mt The Experiences of Undergraduate Students with Physical, Learning, Neurodevelopmental, and Cognitive Disabilities During the Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8gd1v4mt Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M Horgos, Bonnie Chirikov, Igor Jones-White, Daniel Obstacles That May Result in Delayed Degrees for Graduate and Professional Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8d46b49s <p>Graduate and professional students have reported significant hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic which they believe will negatively impact their ability to complete their degrees on-time, according to the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium survey administered from May to July 2020 of 15,346 graduate and professional students at ten universities.</p><p>Specifically, 24% of graduate and professional students expected the pandemic to delay the semester or term they intend to graduate, 35% were uncertain if the pandemic would delay their graduation, and 41% did not expect the pandemic to delay their graduation.</p><p>The top three obstacles to graduate and professional students’ degree completion include the lack of access to an appropriate study space or a distracting home environment (52%), inability to conduct research (43%), and inability to attend professional conferences (35%). </p><p>We observed differences between the obstacles students... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8d46b49s Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M Horgos, Bonnie McAndrew, Molly The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Undergraduate and Graduate Students with Emotional or Mental Health Concerns or Conditions https://escholarship.org/uc/item/83m75056 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Undergraduate and Graduate Students with Emotional or Mental Health Concerns or Conditions https://escholarship.org/uc/item/83m75056 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Horgos, Bonnie M. Soria, Krista M Chirikov, Igor Jones-White, Daniel Will Students Come Back? Undergraduate Students’ Plans to Re-Enroll in Fall 2020 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6nk8v70v Will Students Come Back? Undergraduate Students’ Plans to Re-Enroll in Fall 2020 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6nk8v70v Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Student Experience in the Research University Consortium (SERU) Adapting to Online Instruction: Disparities Among Graduate and Professional Students https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3x88286s Adapting to Online Instruction: Disparities Among Graduate and Professional Students https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3x88286s Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M. Undergraduates’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparities by Race and Ethnicity https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1rf4p547 Undergraduates’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparities by Race and Ethnicity https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1rf4p547 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 M. Soria, Krista M. Roberts, Brayden J. Horgos, Bonnie Hallahan, Katie Undergraduates’ Mental Health During the Pandemic: New Insights into Links with Financial Hardships, Academic Obstacles, and Support https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0p5122xp Undergraduates’ Mental Health During the Pandemic: New Insights into Links with Financial Hardships, Academic Obstacles, and Support https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0p5122xp Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 M. Soria, Krista M. Horgos, Bonnie Luu, Kevin The Experiences of Undergraduate Students with Physical, Learning, Neurodevelopmental, and Cognitive Disabilities During the Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7xh5c78h <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted students with physical, learning, neurodevelopmental, and cognitive disabilities who are enrolled at large public research universities, according to the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium survey administered from May to July 2020 of 30,099 undergraduate students at nine universities. Approximately 6% of respondents (n = 1,788) reported having at least one disability (physical, learning, neurodevelopmental, or cognitive). </p><p>Students with physical, learning, neurodevelopmental, and cognitive disabilities were more likely than students without disabilities to experience financial hardships during the pandemic, including unexpected increases in spending for technology, unexpected increases in living expenses, and loss or reduction in income (from family members or personal wages from off-campus employment). Furthermore, students with disabilities were also more likely to experience food and... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7xh5c78h Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M. Horgos, Bonnie Chirikov, Igor Jones-White, Daniel Undergraduate Student Caregivers’ Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Financial Hardships, Food and Housing Insecurity, Mental Health, and Academic Obstacles https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7h06q880 The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant hardships for student caregivers enrolled at large, public research universities, according to the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium survey of 30,593 undergraduate students conducted May through July 2020 at nine universities. In the survey, 6% of respondents (n = 1,767) identified as caregivers for children, 11% of respondents (n = 3,236) identified as caregivers for other adults (age 18 and over), and 3% (n = 874) cared for both children and adults during the pandemic. Students who were caregivers for children may have been parents caring for their own children or family members (e.g., siblings). Students who were caregivers for adults may have been caring for their family members (e.g., parents, partners, spouses) or others. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7h06q880 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M McAndrew, Molly Horgos, Bonnie Chirikov, Igor Jones-White, Daniel Social Class Differences in Students’ Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3hw2m00g <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant hardships for students from low-income, poor, and working-class backgrounds enrolled at large, public research universities, according to the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium survey of 30,697 undergraduate students conducted May through July 2020 at nine universities. In the survey, 7% of respondents (n = 2,112) identified as low-income or poor, 16% identified as working-class (n = 4,970), 42% identified as middle-class (n = 12,815), 32% identified as upper-middle or professional-middle class (n = 9,924), and 3% identified as wealthy (n = 876). </p><p>The results of our study suggest that students from low-income/poor and working-class backgrounds were significantly more likely than their peers to experience financial hardships, including the loss or reduction of income from other family members, unexpected increases in living experiences and technology, the loss/cancellation of expected jobs or internships,... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3hw2m00g Wed, 23 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M Horgos, Bonnie Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Students’ Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/761144mh <p>One in five undergraduates (22%) and graduate and professional students (19%) enrolled at large public research universities experienced food insecurity, according to the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium survey of 31,687 undergraduate students at nine universities and 16,453 graduate and professional students from ten universities during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results from the survey suggest that undergraduate, graduate, and professional students from underrepresented and marginalized backgrounds experienced significantly higher rates of food insecurity compared to their peers.</p><p>Specifically Black, Hispanic and Latinx, American Indian or Alaskan Native, and international students; low-income, poor, or working-class students; students who are caregivers to adults during the pandemic; first-generation students; and students who are transgender, nonbinary, bisexual, pansexual, or queer all experienced significantly higher... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/761144mh Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M Horgos, Bonnie Jones-White, Daniel Chirikov, Igor The Obstacles to Remote Learning for Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Students https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5624p4d7 The majority of students at research universities—96% of undergraduate students and 88% of graduate students—experienced at least one obstacle in their transition to remote learning, according to the recent Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium survey of 22,519 undergraduate students and 7,690 graduate and professional students at five public research universities. The biggest obstacle among undergraduate, graduate, and professional students was the lack of motivation for remote learning during the pandemic. Other common obstacles included lack of interaction with other students, inability to learn effectively in an online format, and distracting home environments or lack of access to appropriate study spaces. The obstacles vary by students’ social class background and major/program. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5624p4d7 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M Chirikov, Igor Jones-White, Daniel International Students’ Experiences and Concerns During the Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/43q5g2c9 International students at research universities are generally satisfied with their academic experiences and institutional support during the pandemic but worry about their health, safety and immigration issues, according to the recent Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium survey of 22,519 undergraduate students and 7,690 graduate and professional students at five public research universities.Both undergraduate and graduate international students indicate they adapted to remote instruction better than domestic students. International students are more satisfied with how their university responded to the pandemic, the courses that were offered remotely, and with how instructors supported their remote learning.However, 52% of international undergraduate students and 67% of graduate students worry about maintaining good health during their studies. The second biggest concern for international students is managing immigration and visa issues (44% of undergraduate... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/43q5g2c9 Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Chirikov, Igor Soria, Krista M First-Generation Students’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/19d5c0ht The COVID-19 pandemic has negative impacts on first-generation students enrolled at large public research universities, according to the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium survey of 28,198 undergraduate students conducted May through July 2020 at nine universities. In the survey, 26% of respondents (n = 7,233) identified as first-generation students (those whose parents have not earned a bachelor’s degree). First-generation students were more likely than continuing-generation students to experience financial hardships during the pandemic, including lost wages from family members, lost wages from on- or off-campus employment, and increased living and technology expenses. Compared to continuing-generation students, first-generation students are nearly twice as likely to be concerned about paying for their education in fall 2020. Furthermore, first-generation students were also less likely to live in safe environments free from abuse (physical, emotional,... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/19d5c0ht Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Soria, Krista M Horgos, Bonnie Chirikov, Igor Jones-White, Daniel Undergraduate and Graduate Students’ Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://escholarship.org/uc/item/80k5d5hw <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has looming negative impacts on mental health of undergraduate and graduate students at research universities, according to the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium survey of 30,725 undergraduate students and 15,346 graduate and professional students conducted in May-July 2020 at nine public research universities. </p><p>Based on PHQ-2 and GAD-2 screening tools, 35% of undergraduates and 32% of graduate and professional students screened positive for major depressive disorder, while 39% of undergraduate and graduate and professional students screened positive for generalized anxiety disorder. </p><p>Major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder rates are more pronounced among low-income students; students of color; women and non-binary students; transgender students; gay or lesbian, bisexual, queer, questioning, asexual, and pansexual students; and, students who are caregivers. The prevalence of major depressive... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/80k5d5hw Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Chirikov, Igor Soria, Krista M Horgos, Bonnie Jones-White, Daniel