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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…

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Celebrating 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…

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Systemness 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…

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Louisiana’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…

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Big 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…

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NASH Staff Update – Welcoming Jessica Todtman & Dan Knox

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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…

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Transfer Success Improvement Community Workshop

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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.…

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