Alexander Astin

Alexander W. Astin (May 30, 1932 – May 18, 2022) was the Allan M. Cartter Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and Organizational Change, at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Alexander Astin
Born(1932-05-30)May 30, 1932
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedMay 18, 2022(2022-05-18) (aged 89)
EducationGettysburg College (BA)
University of Maryland, College Park (MA, PhD)
OccupationProfessor
Spouse
(m. 1956; died 2015)
Children2
Parent(s)Allen V. Astin
Margaret Mackenzie
RelativesJohn Astin (brother)

He was founding director of the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA. He has served as Director of Research for both the American Council on Education and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. He was also the founding director of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, an ongoing national study of some fifteen million students, 300,000 faculty and staff, and 1,800 higher education institutions.

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