• Measuring What Matters: A Case Study of Measurement Development Methods for Institutionally Identified Student Learning Outcomes 

  Shefman, Pamelyn Klepal; Horn, Catherine L. (Colorado State University Journal of Student Affairs, 1/1/2015)

  Divisions of student affairs are impacted by an increased demand for accountability and the assessment of student learning in the co curricular must be addressed. This study documented the measurement development processes ...

• When Policy Opportunity is not Enough: College Access and Enrollment Patterns among Texas Percent Plan Eligible Students 

  Horn, Catherine L.; Flores, Stella M. (Journal of Applied Research on Children, 1/1/2012)

  In 1998, Texas initiated a bold new statewide university admission policy aimed at increasing college access for traditionally underserved students in the state. House Bill 588 (known as the Texas Top 10 Percent Plan (TTPP)) ...

• Testing and Diversity in Postsecondary Education: The Case of California 

  Koretz, Daniel; Russel, Michael; Shin, Chingwei David; Horn, Catherine L.; Shasby, Kelly (Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1/7/2002)

  The past several years have seen numerous efforts to scale back or eliminate affirmative action in postsecondary admissions. In response, policymakers and postsecondary institutions in many states are searching for ways ...

• A Case for Competencies: Assessing the Value of Trait-Based Performance Appraisal for Non-Faculty University Employees 

  Messa, Emily A; Horn, Catherine L.; Longacre, Teri Elkins; Olenchak, F. Richard; Penney, Lisa M. (Educational Policy Analysis Archives, 5/11/2016)

  A case study analyzed how supervisors at one university selected competencies, or trait-based skills, for non-faculty employees. This case study provides a valuable contribution by focusing on employees at one institution ...

• The U.S. Supreme Count's Use of Non-Legal Sources and Amicus Curiae Brieds in Fisher v. University of Texas 

  Garces, Liliana M.; Marin, Patricia; Horn, Catherine L. (Journal of College and University Law, 1/1/2017)

  In February 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that challenged the constitutionality of a race-conscious admissions policy at the University of Texas at Austin (“the university”). In addition to the evidence ...

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