Donald Hossler

Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Indiana University
(Bloomington, IN)

DON HOSSLER is the Executive Director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and also serves as a Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies and at Indiana University Bloomington. Hossler has served as the Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services for Indiana University Bloomington, and the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services for the seven campuses of the Indiana University system, the Executive Associate Dean of the School of Education and as Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies. His areas of specialization include: college choice, student persistence, student financial aid policy, and enrollment management.

Hossler has consulted with more than 50 colleges, universities, and related educational organizations including: The College Board, Educational Testing Services, the University of Cincinnati, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, the Pew Charitable Trust, the University of Missouri, Colorado State University, the University of Alabama, and the General Accounting Office of the United States Government. He has presented more than 130 scholarly papers and invited lectures and is the author, or co-author, of 12 books and monographs and more than 70 articles and book chapters. Hossler is currently directing funded projects of The College Board, the Lumina Foundation for Education, and the Spencer Foundation focusing on student success and persistence. He has received career achievement awards for his research, scholarship, and service from the American College Personnel Association, the Association for Institutional Research, the College Board, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

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