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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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2008 Summer Academy

July 20–24, 2008

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The Summer Academy is an annual gathering of college and university teams who work collaboratively to create action plans that increase access and success for students of color in higher education.

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Featured Programs
The Alliance for Equity in Higher EducationGlobal Policy Fellows Program
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In these times of increasing concern about homeland security, global competitiveness, and national economic growth, investing in what we know works best—supporting students who otherwise wouldn’t be able to go to college—is the best way to achieve the goals of prosperity, security, and harmony for all Americans.

—Jamie P. Merisotis, Founder

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Featured Publications

Corporate Investments in College Readiness and Access

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This report, Corporate Investments in College Readiness and Access, examines major corporations’ philanthropic support for “college readiness and access initiatives,” defined as efforts to increase the likelihood that students will graduate from high school fully prepared to enroll and succeed in college. The report supplements substantial research that highlights the importance of higher education to ensuring a U.S. workforce prepared to compete in a global economy.

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Learning Accountability from Bologna: A Higher Education Policy Primer

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The report, Learning Accountability from Bologna: a Higher Education Policy Primer, examines the reconstruction of those 46 European higher education systems—known as the “Bologna Process”—in terms of addressing challenges that lie at the core of current debates in the United States about documenting student learning. Written by higher education researcher Clifford Adelman, the study explores the core features of change in Europe that have been created jointly by higher education administrators, faculty, students, and national ministries of education.

 

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