ELHE 9502 Seminar in Research in Higher Education

Open to advanced doctoral students. Prior consultation with the faculty member regarding research interest is encouraged. This seminar considers a variety of research issues in higher education. Each year, the topic of the seminar will be announced by the faculty member who will be teaching the course. Students enrolled in this seminar are expected to write substantive papers that might lead to actual research products.

Course overview

Department
Educational Leadership and Higher Education
School
Lynch
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
ELHE7301 and Doctoral Standing.

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.81 / 5 · Excellent
16 responses
Instructor rating
4.94 / 5 · Excellent
16 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Heather Rowan-Kenyon5.05.05.05.05.05.04.74.77–9 hrs/week3 of 3
Fall 2024Gerardo Blanco4.04.03.05.05.04.05.04.07–9 hrs/week1 of 5
Fall 2023Heather Rowan-Kenyon—————————6 of 6
Fall 2022Karen Arnold5.05.04.54.54.05.05.05.0—2 of 3
Fall 2021Angela Boatman5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.07–9 hrs/week4 of 4

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Heather Rowan-Kenyon · Devlin Hall 112 F 09:00AM-11:30AM · Offered