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Faculty and Transfer Credit

Studying the role of the faculty and staff in the course-articulation process. Sophia Sutcliffe, Dan Knox, and Marjorie Dorimé-Williams March 16, 2023   For many students, transferring between community colleges and four-year institutions is sometimes the only path to a bachelor’s degree. Community colleges provide a valuable service to students due to lower costs, closer…

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NASH Partners with Welcoming America to Expand Refugee Resettlement Efforts Across U.S. Higher Education Systems

For Immediate Release: February 14, 2023 NASH Contact: David Belsky; 347-227-0055; dbelsky@goodrebellion.com Welcoming America Contact:  Lola Pak, 470-236-0129; lola@welcomingamerica.org  St. Louis, Missouri – The National Association of System Heads (NASH) today announced a new partnership with Welcoming America, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that leads a movement of refugee-inclusive communities. Joined by state government officials, refugee…

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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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The Employment Sector That Led the Last Recovery Is At Major Risk

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By: Tony Frank, Chancellor, Colorado State University System Elected officials in our nation’s capital are deeply engaged in discussions around stimulus packages to restart our economy. And fortunately, some of the initial resources they provided ensured critical early support for students and institutions of higher education. These initial moves are greatly appreciated, but America’s colleges…

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Scaling Instructional Excellence for Student Success

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A NASH-ACUE Partnership Four University Systems to Scale Instructional Excellence to Advance Student Success Institutions across the California State University System, City University of New York, The Texas A&M System and the University of Missouri System will prepare and credential faculty in teaching practices proven to increase student achievement and close equity gaps Washington, DC…

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NASH Newsletter – January 2020

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WHAT MAKES HIGH-QUALITY HIPs AND WHO HAS ACCESS? PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM THE HIP QUALITY PROJECT By Jillian Kinzie and Alexander C. McCormick, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research and NSSE High-impact practices (HIPs) now represent a core feature of a high-quality undergraduate education. Thus, it is not surprising that so many NASH institutions have invested…

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