Donald Hossler

Don Hossler has spent his entire career in higher education. First, he spent ten years at his alma mater, California Lutheran University, working in student affairs. After earning his Ph.D. in higher education, he spent four years as a professor at Loyola University of Chicago, followed by 30 years at Indiana University Bloomington, and six years at the University of Southern California. His primary areas of research are enrollment management and economics and finance of higher education. During his tenure at IU, he also served as the executive associate dean of the School of Education and as the vice-chancellor for enrollment services. He is the founding director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. At retirement from IU, he was named a provost professor and received the Sonneborn Award for excellence in 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

Recruiting and Retaining Online Students An Exploratory Study of Universities with Mid-Size Online Program Enrollments