Alexander Astin
Alexander Astin | |
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| Born | May 30, 1932 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 2022 (aged 89) |
| Other names | Sandy Astin |
| Education | Gettysburg College (BA) University of Maryland, College Park (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Allen V. Astin Margaret Mackenzie |
| Relatives | John 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.
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.