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Previous Initiatives

IHEP manages a variety of initiatives to inform key decision makers who shape legislation and support economic and social development. The following pages highlight a selection of previous initiatives that continue to educate and drive national, state, local, and institutional efforts in support of education reform for underrepresented students today. 

Global Initiatives

IHEP regularly contributed to international projects to track higher education ranking systems, performance, and financing.

Minority-Serving Institutions-Models of Success Program

The Lumina MSI-Models of Success program worked with more than 25 minority-serving institutions to improve and document increased post-secondary attainment.

Walmart Minority Student Success Initiative

Thirty institutions were provided capacity-building grants to implement strategic practices to help first-generation students of color achieve academic success.

Summer Academy

IHEP Summer Academies gathered college and university teams to create and refine comprehensive action plans for institutional change.

Symposium on Financial Literacy and College Success at Minority-Serving Institutions

The symposia brought together minority-serving institutions to help address student and institutional financial needs.

BEAMS

BEAMS fostered data-driven projects to facilitate minority students’ participation and success in higher education.