Don Hossler

Emeritus Professor, Indiana University Bloomington

Don Hossler is a Senior Scholar at the Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice in the Rossier School of Education, at the University of Southern California. Hossler holds the rank of Distinguished Provost Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Indiana University. He has also served as vice chancellor for student enrollment services, and as executive associate dean of the School of Education. In addition, he is the founding executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. He was an editorial board member for SEMQ and is a senior advisor to myFootpath. Hossler’s areas of specialization include college choice, student persistence, student financial aid policy, and enrollment management. He has authored or co-authored 23 books and scholarly reports, more than 100 articles and book chapters, and about 200 paper presentations and invited lectures. He has consulted with more than 50 colleges, universities, and educational organizations. He has lived in Russia and has conducted research in postsecondary education there and also in China. Hossler has received career achievement awards for his research, scholarship, and service from the American College Personnel Association, the Association for Institutional Research, the College Board, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. In 2015, he was named a Provost Professor and received the Sonneborn Award for Outstanding Research and Teaching from Indiana University Bloomington. This is the highest award the Bloomington campus awards to its faculty members for a distinguished career of research and teaching.

Delineating A Practitioner-Defined Research Agenda for Enrollment Management

Developing the Two-Way Practitioner-Researcher Loop for Enrollment Management

A Professional Body of Knowledge for a Nascent Profession

Enrollment Management and Managing Enrollments: Revisiting the Context for Institutional Strategy

The Pathway Toward the Institutionalization of Enrollment Management 

Interview with Don Hossler