IHEP

The mission of the Institute for Higher Education Policy is to increase access and success in postsecondary education around the world through unique research and innovative programs that inform key decision makers who shape public policy and support economic and social development.

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The Wal-Mart Minority Student Success Initiative The Alliance for Equity in Higher Education
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Pathways to College Network BEAMS

At the end of the day, those individuals and groups with the greatest capacity to transform higher education must be armed by the research and policy community with the tools to affect real change.

—Lorelle L. Espinosa, Ph.D., Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives

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Featured Publications

Diversifying the STEM Pipeline: The Model Replication Institutions Program

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The research report, Diversifying the STEM Pipeline: The Model Replication Institutions Program, describes effective practices and policies that have enhanced and strengthened the STEM offerings at nine MSIs. These institutions participate in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Model Replication Institutions initiative, which builds on best practices in STEM undergraduate education identified previously by a NSF- and NASA-supported, 11-year-old program called the Model Institutions of Excellence.

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The Spaces Between Numbers: Getting International Data on Higher Education Straight

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The research report, The Spaces Between Numbers: Getting International Data on Higher Education Straight, reveals that U.S. graduation rates remain comparable to those of other developed countries despite news stories about our nation losing its global competitiveness because of slipping college graduation rates. The only major difference—the data most commonly highlighted, but rarely understood—is the categorization of graduation rate data. The United States measures its attainment rates by “institution” while other developed nations measure their graduation rates by “system.”

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