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CourseWise Wins Global Tools Competition for Bringing AI to Credit Transfer
The National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) is thrilled to announce that CourseWise, an AI-assisted platform that predicts course equivalencies and streamlines transfer planning, has been selected as a winner of the 2025 Tools Competition, one of the world’s largest ed tech innovation funding opportunities. CourseWise was selected from over 1,000 submissions worldwide and…
Read MoreSystemness in Action: Southern Illinois University’s Course Sharing Success
NASH is continuing to build systems’ capacity to use improvement science to address stubborn obstacles to college access and completion. Building on the success of our ongoing Transfer NIC, we are starting to see the positive effects of our Course Flexibility NIC. Through this NIC, NASH and four of its member systems are pioneering innovative…
Read MoreCelebrating Teaching Excellence: Texas State University System Awarded First Ever NASH System Teaching Award
John Hayek (TSUS) and Carleen Vande Zande (NASH) NASH has proudly presented the Texas State University System (TSUS) with the inaugural System Teaching Award at the annual National Higher Education Teaching Conference in Minneapolis on June 13, 2024. This award recognizes a public higher education system with exemplary practices for faculty and staff development…
Read MoreSystemness in Action: Addressing FAFSA Challenges
Last year, the Department of Education introduced updated and enhanced Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms, aiming to simplify a previously lengthy and complex process. However, as you might expect, rolling out a new platform of this significance created new challenges for students submitting applications. The ensuing delays resulting from these challenges have…
Read MoreLouisiana’s Got Talent: Bringing Meauxmentum to the National Stage
The Meauxmentum Approach, introduced in 2022, has redefined the trajectory of higher education outcomes in Louisiana. Crafted by visionary education leaders, this groundbreaking initiative has already delivered astonishing results. The Meauxmentum Approach applies a design framework combining three foundational strands (Equity, Resources, and Learning Mindsets) and four structural threads (Choices, Pathways, Milestones, and Engagements). Together…
Read MoreBig Ideas for Improving Student Success
Originally published on Acadeum A Focus on Collaborative Course Sharing as an example of “Systemness” By Jason E. Lane, Dean of Education, Health, and Society at Miami University and Senior Fellow, National Association of System Heads (NASH) To approach higher education from a student success perspective can be transformative–not only for students, but for the…
Read MoreOpinion: Boyer Commission Findings Prove We Can All Move this Nation Forward, Together
The latest Boyer Commission is the second of its name in honor of a great leader, Ernie Boyer. He was a former U.S. Secretary of Education, president of the Carnegie Foundation, and Chancellor of The State University of New York. His impact on how America educates its undergraduates was so tangible that he continues to…
Read MoreNASH Staff Update – Welcoming Jessica Todtman & Dan Knox
Staffing Update The National Association of Systems Heads is thrilled to announce two new appointments on our team that support the important work of the Power of Systems. Jessica Todtman has been named Deputy Director of the Power of Systems. In this role she will help drive our national collective impact initiative focused on advancing…
Read MoreTransfer Success Improvement Community Workshop
Washington, D.C. – As part of its national Power of Systems initiative, NASH hosted its first workshop for its NASH Improvement Community (NIC) focused on transfer success. Held in Washington, DC, the gathering included 11 campus teams from 4 systems from across the country with 43 total participants including leaders who specialize in transfer success.…
Read MoreUSM vs. COVID: How University System of Maryland Institutions Collaborate for Strength
By: Jay A. Perman, Chancellor | University System of Maryland A university system as large and diverse as the University System of Maryland (USM) can’t undertake its COVID-19 response in lockstep, but neither should its 12 universities and three regional centers go it alone. The former approach disregards the qualities that make our institutions unique—their…
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