IHEP Partners with Department of Education To Help White House Summit Participants Keep Their Commitments
Published Dec 04, 2014
Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 2014—The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) will join President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden along with hundreds of college presidents and other higher education leaders at the White House College Opportunity Day of Action to announce new plans and commitments to help more students prepare for and graduate from college.
Participants at today's summit were asked to commit to a new action in one of four areas: building networks of colleges around promoting completion, creating K-16 partnerships around college readiness, investing in high school counselors as part of the First Lady's Reach Higher initiative, and increasing the number of college graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Following today's event, IHEP will assist the Department of Education in establishing a structure for staying connected to participating communities and following up on the commitments made towards K-16 place-based strategies for college success. Building on its existing role connecting K-16 community collaborations, IHEP will review commitments made at the Summit and develop a monthly newsletter for participating communities, addressing one priority topic a month with resources, promising practices, and technical assistance providers.
"We are excited to partner with the White House and Department of Education to promote college access and success for all students," said Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper, president of IHEP. "Working with participating institutions and communities reinforces our commitment to supporting localized college completion campaigns. We intend to help today's participants move forward and follow through with their commitments and ultimately help more students prepare for and graduate from college."
