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In a University Business op-ed, higher education leaders outline how course sharing is emerging as a powerful model for collaboration that expands access, improves student progress to degree, and helps institutions make better use of existing capacity. Written by Dan Greenstein and David Lassner, the piece draws on system-level experience and is adapted from the…

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is driving meaningful progress in transfer student success by applying improvement science to streamline credit acceptance and advising processes, helping students transfer more credits and graduate sooner. This work, involving institutions such as Kutztown, Shippensburg, and Commonwealth universities, aligns with broader efforts championed by the National Association…

A new artificial intelligence tool called CourseWise is helping colleges streamline the challenging process of evaluating transfer credits, a long-standing barrier for students moving between institutions. Developed through research at the University of California, Berkeley and piloted at more than 120 campuses nationwide, CourseWise uses AI to learn from past decisions and recommend equivalent courses,…

UNY Cortland has been selected to join the second cohort of the SUNY initiative that embeds industry-recognized credentials into academic coursework, a program supported by NASH, Google, and the University of Texas at Arlington. They received a $50,000 grant to integrate Google UX Design, AI Essentials, and generative AI certificates into English Department courses, helping…

NASH is proud to partner with the Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) as they develop a new systemwide course sharing initiative. As written in the Altoona Mirror, PASSHE is expanding its cross-institutional course sharing program, which will give students access to specialized courses from other universities within the system, particularly benefiting rural students.…

Institutions to watch: The National Association of Higher Education Systems convened four systems—including Texas State University System, Southern Illinois University System, University of Hawai’i System, and Montana University System—in an improvement community focused on course sharing. The goal was threefold: help students avoid bottleneck courses, provide them with access to classes and programs that may not be offered at their…

Elevating teaching Recently I was in New York for a teaching conference organized by the Association of College and University Educators, or ACUE. If you’re not familiar with the organization, it offers online courses and certification for faculty members who want to incorporate more evidence-based teaching practices into their work. The idea behind the approach…

The Supreme Court recently heard arguments on the Biden administration’s plan for student loan forgiveness, and it has reignited debate over student debt. While some believe the plan is a necessary step toward addressing the burden of student loans, others argue that it fails to address the real problem of the cost of attending college…

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…

In 2022, we published 50 blog posts in “Beyond Transfer” elevating the insights of researchers, practitioners, equity-minded reformers and students themselves. Amid the tremendous diversity of contributors and topics included in the 2022 lineup, the unifying thread was each author’s commitment to leveling the playing field for the growing share of students who attend multiple…