Alexander Astin

Alexander Astin
Born
Alexander W. Astin

(1932-05-30)May 30, 1932
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedMay 18, 2022(2022-05-18) (aged 89)
Los Angeles, California[1]
Other namesSandy Astin
EducationGettysburg College (BA)
University of Maryland, College Park (MA, PhD)
OccupationProfessor
Spouse
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(m. 1956; died 2015)​
Children2
Parent(s)Allen V. Astin
Margaret Mackenzie
RelativesJohn Astin (brother)
Mackenzie Astin (nephew)
Sean Astin (adoptive nephew)

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.[2]

He was founding director of the Higher Education Research Institute[3] at UCLA. He has served as Director of Research for both the American Council on Education and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.[4] 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.

  1. ^ "Alexander (Sandy) Astin: 1932 – 2022". seis.ucla.edu.
  2. ^ "Alexander (Sandy) Astin". UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "HERI Staff". Higher Education Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Alexander Astin". Salzburg Global Seminar. Retrieved October 14, 2015.