SHEEO (State Higher Education Executive Officers Association)

ICYMI: Check out our Summer Quarterly Policy Review to learn what states are doing to address key issues in higher education. This quarter’s edition includes a spotlight on the Washington Student Achievement Council. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dgiAC2S8

NEW REPORT: Learn about Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) across the U.S. and U.S. Territories in our new white paper. MSIs enroll significant percentages of racially minoritized undergraduate students. ??Data from the MSI Data Project show there are 43 states and 9 territories with at least one MSI, with California and Texas each having at least 100. ??Between 2017 and 2021, 28 states and 2 territories were home to an increasing number of MSIs. ??Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) are the most represented of the 11 MSIs, found mostly in the Pacific and West South Central U.S. divisions. See the data and more insights at https://ow.ly/rYMQ50Tm79Y. #HSIsWeek

??ICYMI: In a recent blog we reviewed the source of college closure data and how to access, use, and interpret that data. See different approaches to measuring college closures, including three examples. Check it out ?? https://ow.ly/nGKb50Tetfl

Our new Higher Education Funding Learning Community kicks off this afternoon as states examine funding models for unintended disparities. States will learn from the latest funding approaches and consider what could work in their respective state contexts. We’re excited to have teams from nine states joining us over the next 10 months. We’re also pleased to be collaborating with the research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab to develop an equity analysis framework to help inform this work. Learn more about this work at https://ow.ly/WqUe50TjgEt.

NEW PUBLICATION: Check out our Summer Quarterly Policy Review to learn what states are doing to address key issues in higher education. This quarter’s edition includes a state policy spotlight on the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC). Read more: https://lnkd.in/dgiAC2S8

??NEW BLOG: College closures continue to be a hot topic. In this post, we review the source of college closure data and how to access, use, and interpret that data. See different approaches to measuring college closures, including three examples. Check it out ?? https://ow.ly/QTY050Tetfn

Happy Labor Day! We’re taking the day off, and hoping you are too. We’ll be back online tomorrow.

RELEASE: Colorado and Kunkle promoted to Senior Policy Analysts at SHEEO. We’re excited to recognize the hard work and contributions of our team members. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dY979ZfT Kelsey Kunkle Jessica Colorado

??NEW BLOG: Read how states can leverage data from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to more effectively identify students and families who might qualify for vital programs that can improve their financial security. https://ow.ly/7xYA50T3T6f

We're in Austin this week for our Noncredit Mobility Academy with friends from ESG, PPI, and state teams from Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Texas, and Virginia. Diving into state team action plans and hearing about lessons learned from other states.