Alexander (Sandy) Astin

(1932 - 2022) Allan M. Cartter Professor Emeritus

(1932 - 2022) Allan M. Cartter Professor Emeritus

Alexander (Sandy) Astin, the Allan M. Cartter Professor of Higher Education Emeritus, died peacefully at his Los Angeles home on May 18 at the age of 89, just short of his 90th birthday on May 30. Astin was the founder of the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) and Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP). These research institutes oversee “The American Freshman,” an annual survey created by Astin in 1966 of first-time college freshmen across the nation.

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Departments

Expertise

Positions

Allan M. Cartter Professor Emeritus
Founding Director, Higher Education Research Institute

Education

Ph.D., Psychology, University of Maryland, 1958

Selected Publications

Astin, A. W., Astin, H. S., & Lindholm, J. A. Cultivating the Spirit: How College Can Enhance Students’ Inner Lives. SanFrancisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011.
Astin, A. W., Astin, H. S., & Lindholm, J. A. Assessing students’ spiritual and religious qualities. Journal of College Student Development, in press.
Astin, A. W. & Denson, N. “Multi-campus Studies of College Impact: Which Statistical Method is Appropriate? Research in Higher Education, Vol. 50, No. 4, June 2009, 354-367
Astin, A. W. Mindworks: Becoming More Conscious in an Unconscious World. Information Age Publishing, 2007.