Ensuring a positive campus experience for all students requires understanding each university’s campus climate – an essential part of guaranteeing a school’s sustainability for faculty and students alike. A campus climate survey is an excellent resource designed to...
Example Campus Climate Survey Questions for Higher Education
Universities looking to achieve diversity objectives often implement campus climate surveys to assess student and faculty life and comfort. A campus climate survey measures how students, faculty, and staff feel supported within a university environment regardless of...
What Are Campus Climate Surveys & How Do They Benefit Your Institution?
Campus climate surveys are powerful tools that help colleges and universities gauge campus environment. These surveys provide valuable insight into various aspects of campus life — everything from inclusivity to safety, and play a crucial role in shaping a welcoming...
Why Do You Need Campus Climate Surveys?
Many universities and colleges conduct regular campus climate surveys. But some may wonder, what insights do they truly bring? Can they actually be used to make higher education institutions a better place? In our experience, when done well, campus climate...
What is a DEI Survey?
Simply put, the purpose of a diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI study is to examine the lived experiences, perceptions, and attitudes of students, faculty, and staff on a university or college campus. DEI surveys may ask about personal experiences with...
DEI Surveys & The Religion Question: Dr. J.T. Snipes in Conversation
Dr. J.T. Snipes and SoundRocket collaborated on the revision of a religious identity question, which will be part of our national benchmark DEI survey. In this conversation with Dr. Joshua Patterson of SoundRocket, Dr. Snipes discusses his research background and...
Scott D. Crawford: ‘Equity & Inclusion in Accessible Survey Design’
This seminar is part of two seminar series: a seminar series hosted jointly by the Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science at the University of Michigan and the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland the Inclusive Research...
Interview with Dr. Bill Axinn, Survey Expert & SoundRocket Collaborator (Part 2)
Soundrocket conducted an interview with University of Michigan professor Bill Axinn. Bill is a valued client and collaborator, and this post outlines Dr. Axinn's new paper and explores the importance of responsive survey design in campus surveys. This is Part 2 of a...
Interview with Dr. Bill Axinn, Survey Expert & SoundRocket Collaborator (Part 1)
Photo by Michael Barera (CC BY-SA 4.0) Soundrocket conducted an interview with University of Michigan professor Bill Axinn. Bill is a valued client and collaborator, and this post outlines Dr. Axinn's research, how he first came to find Scott Crawford, eventually...