Dr. Shouping Hu

Associate Professor

Shouping Hu is associate professor of higher education at Florida State University. He received a B.S. degree in Geography from Peking University and earned his M.S. in Economics and Ph.D. in Higher Education from Indiana University-Bloomington. He also had two-year graduate study in the Institute of Higher Education at Peking University.

Dr. Hu’s research interests focus on college access and success, student engagement, and higher education policy. He has published dozens of articles in academic journals and is the author of “Beyond Grade Inflation: Grading Problems in Higher Education” (Jossey-Bass, 2005) and the lead author of “Reinventing Undergraduate Education: Engaging College Students in Research and Creative Activities” (Jossey-Bass, 2008). He is serving as a principal panel member for the National Center for Education Research (NCER) at the Institute of Education Science (IES) in the U.S. Department of Education and a national advisory board member for the ASHE Higher Education Report Series. His research work has been featured in media outlets such as The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed.

Selected Publications

Hu, S. (in press). Scholarship awards, college choice, and student engagement in college activities. Journal of College Student Development.

Hu, S., Scheuch, K., & Gayles, J. (2009). The influences of faculty on undergraduate student participation in research and creative activities. Innovative Higher Education, 34, 173-183.

Gayles, J. G., & Hu. S. (2009). The influence of student engagement and sport participation on college outcomes among division-I student athletes. Journal of Higher Education, 80, 315-333.

St. John, E. P., Rowley, L., & Hu, S. (2009). Diversity and leadership: A study of high-achieving students of color. Journal of Negro Education, 78, 17-28.

Hu, S. (2008). Do financial aid awards in college affect graduates’ democratic values and civic engagement? Journal of College and Character, 10 (1), 1-16.

Hu, S., Kuh, G. D., & Li, S. (2008). The effects of engagement in inquiry-oriented activities on student learning and personal development. Innovative Higher Education, 33, 71-81.

Hu, S., Scheuch, K, Schwartz, R., Gayles, J., & Li, S. (2008). Reinventing undergraduate education: Engaging college students in research and creative activities. ASHE Higher Education Report, 33 (4). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Williams, K., Hu, S., & St. John, E. P. (2008). The influence of public funding strategies on enrollment of low-income, high-achieving African American students. In E. P. St. John (Ed.), Resources, assets, and strengths among successful diverse students: Understanding the contributions of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program (pp. 179-200). New York: AMS Press.

Hu, S., Kuh, G. D., & Gayles, J. G. (2007). Engaging undergraduate students in research activities: Are research universities doing a better job? Innovative Higher Education, 32, 167-177.

St. John, E. P. & Hu, S. (2007). School reform, scholarship guarantees, and college enrollment: A study of the Washington State Achievers program. In E. P. St. John (Ed.), Confronting Educational Inequality: Reframing, Building Understanding, and Making Change. Reading on Equal Education, Volume 22 (pp. 351-385). New York: AMS Press.

St. John, E. P. & Hu, S. (2006). The impact of guarantees on financial aid on college enrollment: An evaluation of the Washington State Achievers Program. In E. P. St. John (Ed.), Public Policy and Educational Opportunity: School Reforms, Postsecondary Encouragement, and Sate Policies on Postsecondary Education. Reading on Equal Education, Volume 21 (pp. 213-257). New York: AMS Press.

Hu, S. (2005). Beyond grade inflation: Grading problems in higher education. ASHE Higher Education Report, 30 (6). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

St. John, E. P., Hu, S., Simmons, A, Carter, D. F., & Weber, J. (2004). What difference does a major make? The influence of college major field on persistence by African American and White students. Research in Higher Education, 45, 209-232.

Hu, S., & Kuh, G. D. (2003). Maximizing what students get out of college: Testing a learning productivity model. Journal of College Student Development, 44, 185-203.

Hu, S., & Kuh, G. D. (2003). Diversity experiences and college student learning and personal development. Journal of College Student Development, 44, 320-334.

Hu, S. (2003). Educational aspirations and postsecondary access and choice: Students in urban, suburban, and rural schools compared. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 11 (14). [on line] http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v11n14/.

Rossi, M. A., Finkelstein, M., & Hu, S. (2003). The impact of an educational intervention on faculty and administrator knowledge and attitude to student course evaluations. Journal of Faculty Development, 19 (1), 5-14.

Hu, S., & Kuh, G. D. (2002). Being (dis)engaged in educationally purposeful activities: The influences of student and institutional characteristics. Research in Higher Education, 43, 555-575.

St. John, E. P., Hu, S., Simmons, A., & Musoba, G. D. (2001). Aptitude versus merit: What matters in persistence? Review of Higher Education, 24, 131-152.

Kuh, G. D., & Hu, S. (2001). Learning productivity at research universities. Journal of Higher Education, 72, 1-28.

Kuh, G., & Hu, S. (2001). The effects of faculty-student interaction in the 1990s. Review of Higher Education, 24, 309-332.

Hu, S., & St. John, E. P. (2001). Student persistence in a public higher education system: Understanding racial/ethnic differences. Journal of Higher Education, 72, 265-286.

St. John, E. P., Hu, S., & Weber, J. (2001). State policy and the affordability of public higher education: The influence of state grants on persistence in Indiana. Research in Higher Education, 42, 401-428.

Kuh, G. D., & Hu, S. (2001). The relationships between computer and information technology use, selected learning and personal development outcomes, and other college experiences. Journal of College Student Development, 42, 217-232.

Hu, S., & Kuh, G. D. (2001). Computing experience and good practices in undergraduate education: Does the degree of campus “wiredness” matter? Education Policy Analysis Archives, 9 (49). [on line] http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v9n49.html.

St. John, E. P., Asker, E., & Hu, S. (2001). The role of finances in student choice: A review of theory and research. In M. B. Paulsen & J. C. Smart (Eds.), The finance of higher education: Theory, research, policy, and practice (pp. 419-438). New York: Agathon.

Kuh, G. D., Hu, S., & Vesper, N. (2000). “They shall be known by what they do”: An activities-based typology for college students. Journal of College Student Development, 41, 228-244.

Hu, S., & Hossler, D. (2000). Willingness to pay and preference for private institutions. Research in Higher Education, 41, 685-701.

St. John, E. P., Hu, S., & Weber, J. (2000). Keeping public colleges affordable: A study of persistence in Indiana’s public colleges and universities. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 30 (1), 21-32.

St. John, E. P., Hu, S., & Tuttle, T. (2000). Persistence in an urban public university: A case study of the effects of student aid. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 30 (2), 23-37.

Hossler, D., Hu, S., & Schmit, J. (1999). Predicting student price sensitivity to tuition and financial aid. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 29 (1), 17-33.

Kuh, G. D., & Hu, S. (1999). Unraveling the complexity of the increase of college grades from the Mid-1980s to the Mid-1990s. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 21, 297-320.


				Dr. Shouping Hu Associate Professor Shouping Hu is associate professor of higher education at Florida State University. He received a B.S. degree in Geography from Peking University and earned his M.S. in Economics and Ph.D. in Higher Education from Indiana University-Bloomington. He also had two-year graduate study in the Institute of Higher Education at Peking University. Dr. Hu’s research interests focus on college access and success, student engagement, and higher education policy. He has published dozens of articles in academic journals and is the author of “Beyond Grade Inflation: Grading Problems in Higher Education” (Jossey-Bass, 2005) and the lead author of “Reinventing Undergraduate Education: Engaging College Students in Research and Creative Activities” (Jossey-Bass, 2008). He is serving as a principal panel member for the National Center for Education Research (NCER) at the Institute of Education Science (IES) in the U.S. Department of Education and a national advisory board member for the ASHE Higher Education Report Series. His research work has been featured in media outlets such as The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed. Selected Publications Hu, S. (in press). Scholarship awards, college choice, and student engagement in college activities. Journal of College Student Development. Hu, S., Scheuch, K., & Gayles, J. (2009). The influences of faculty on undergraduate student participation in research and creative activities. Innovative Higher Education, 34, 173-183. Gayles, J. G., & Hu. S. (2009). The influence of student engagement and sport participation on college outcomes among division-I student athletes. Journal of Higher Education, 80, 315-333. St. John, E. P., Rowley, L., & Hu, S. (2009). Diversity and leadership: A study of high-achieving students of color. Journal of Negro Education, 78, 17-28. Hu, S. (2008). Do financial aid awards in college affect graduates’ democratic values and civic engagement? Journal of College and Character, 10 (1), 1-16. Hu, S., Kuh, G. D., & Li, S. (2008). The effects of engagement in inquiry-oriented activities on student learning and personal development. Innovative Higher Education, 33, 71-81. Hu, S., Scheuch, K, Schwartz, R., Gayles, J., & Li, S. (2008). Reinventing undergraduate education: Engaging college students in research and creative activities. ASHE Higher Education Report, 33 (4). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Williams, K., Hu, S., & St. John, E. P. (2008). The influence of public funding strategies on enrollment of low-income, high-achieving African American students. In E. P. St. John (Ed.), Resources, assets, and strengths among successful diverse students: Understanding the contributions of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program (pp. 179-200). New York: AMS Press. Hu, S., Kuh, G. D., & Gayles, J. G. (2007). Engaging undergraduate students in research activities: Are research universities doing a better job? Innovative Higher Education, 32, 167-177. St. John, E. P. & Hu, S. (2007). School reform, scholarship guarantees, and college enrollment: A study of the Washington State Achievers program. In E. P. St. John (Ed.), Confronting Educational Inequality: Reframing, Building Understanding, and Making Change. Reading on Equal Education, Volume 22 (pp. 351-385). New York: AMS Press. St. John, E. P. & Hu, S. (2006). The impact of guarantees on financial aid on college enrollment: An evaluation of the Washington State Achievers Program. In E. P. St. John (Ed.), Public Policy and Educational Opportunity: School Reforms, Postsecondary Encouragement, and Sate Policies on Postsecondary Education. Reading on Equal Education, Volume 21 (pp. 213-257). New York: AMS Press. Hu, S. (2005). Beyond grade inflation: Grading problems in higher education. ASHE Higher Education Report, 30 (6). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. St. John, E. P., Hu, S., Simmons, A, Carter, D. F., & Weber, J. (2004). What difference does a major make? The influence of college major field on persistence by African American and White students. Research in Higher Education, 45, 209-232. Hu, S., & Kuh, G. D. (2003). Maximizing what students get out of college: Testing a learning productivity model. Journal of College Student Development, 44, 185-203. Hu, S., & Kuh, G. D. (2003). Diversity experiences and college student learning and personal development. Journal of College Student Development, 44, 320-334. Hu, S. (2003). Educational aspirations and postsecondary access and choice: Students in urban, suburban, and rural schools compared. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 11 (14). [on line] http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v11n14/. Rossi, M. A., Finkelstein, M., & Hu, S. (2003). The impact of an educational intervention on faculty and administrator knowledge and attitude to student course evaluations. Journal of Faculty Development, 19 (1), 5-14. Hu, S., & Kuh, G. D. (2002). Being (dis)engaged in educationally purposeful activities: The influences of student and institutional characteristics. Research in Higher Education, 43, 555-575. St. John, E. P., Hu, S., Simmons, A., & Musoba, G. D. (2001). Aptitude versus merit: What matters in persistence? Review of Higher Education, 24, 131-152. Kuh, G. D., & Hu, S. (2001). Learning productivity at research universities. Journal of Higher Education, 72, 1-28. Kuh, G., & Hu, S. (2001). The effects of faculty-student interaction in the 1990s. Review of Higher Education, 24, 309-332. Hu, S., & St. John, E. P. (2001). Student persistence in a public higher education system: Understanding racial/ethnic differences. Journal of Higher Education, 72, 265-286. St. John, E. P., Hu, S., & Weber, J. (2001). State policy and the affordability of public higher education: The influence of state grants on persistence in Indiana. Research in Higher Education, 42, 401-428. Kuh, G. D., & Hu, S. (2001). The relationships between computer and information technology use, selected learning and personal development outcomes, and other college experiences. Journal of College Student Development, 42, 217-232. Hu, S., & Kuh, G. D. (2001). Computing experience and good practices in undergraduate education: Does the degree of campus “wiredness” matter? Education Policy Analysis Archives, 9 (49). [on line] http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v9n49.html. St. John, E. P., Asker, E., & Hu, S. (2001). The role of finances in student choice: A review of theory and research. In M. B. Paulsen & J. C. Smart (Eds.), The finance of higher education: Theory, research, policy, and practice (pp. 419-438). New York: Agathon. Kuh, G. D., Hu, S., & Vesper, N. (2000). “They shall be known by what they do”: An activities-based typology for college students. Journal of College Student Development, 41, 228-244. Hu, S., & Hossler, D. (2000). Willingness to pay and preference for private institutions. Research in Higher Education, 41, 685-701. St. John, E. P., Hu, S., & Weber, J. (2000). Keeping public colleges affordable: A study of persistence in Indiana’s public colleges and universities. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 30 (1), 21-32. St. John, E. P., Hu, S., & Tuttle, T. (2000). Persistence in an urban public university: A case study of the effects of student aid. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 30 (2), 23-37. Hossler, D., Hu, S., & Schmit, J. (1999). Predicting student price sensitivity to tuition and financial aid. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 29 (1), 17-33. Kuh, G. D., & Hu, S. (1999). Unraveling the complexity of the increase of college grades from the Mid-1980s to the Mid-1990s. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 21, 297-320.