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This university built an AI curriculum before ChatGPT. Now it wants to help other schools do the same
Ethan Pecora has a team of 15 specialized artificial intelligence agents assisting him with his work. That includes helping to manage his calendar and various tasks related to the mental wellness app he’s building. Also, his schoolwork. Pecora’s setup may sound like that of a tech startup. But he’s actually a senior at the University…
Read MoreA national strategy to rollout Microcredentials
Microcredentials are emerging as a strategic tool to bridge academic qualifications and industry workforce demands, with institutions embedding AI-related skills into these programs. Educational leaders like Dr. Kelvin Bentley at NASH are building communities of practice that enable collaboration between universities, industry partners, and employers to deploy microcredentials at scale.
Read MoreHow are Louisiana grads using their degrees? LSU, Southern join landmark U.S. Census study.
The LSU and Southern University systems will participate in a study with the U.S. Census Bureau to learn more about how Louisiana students are using their degrees after graduation. The pilot project, which brings together data from the Census and the nonprofit National Student Clearinghouse, is the first of its kind in the country. “There’s…
Read MoreHigher Ed May Have A Way To Prove ROI With This Data Partnership
Ask a university president what happens to their graduates in the labor market, and the honest answer is often that they don’t really know. That knowledge gap is no longer just an institutional inconvenience. It’s a crisis of public trust, a liability in an era of rising accountability demands, and a barrier to the kind…
Read MoreFrom Hairball to Framework: Why higher ed keeps failing to align on transfer
A recent conversation on LinkedIn, sparked by a Work Shift article on nondegree credentials in the United States, captured something the higher education field has struggled to say plainly. One practitioner described the current landscape as “a big giant hairball” of nondegree credentials, where learners and employers are lost in the tangle. Voluntary qualification registries, data…
Read MoreSIUE Campus Community, Alumni and Local Employers Now Have Opportunity to Grow with Google; SIUE and SIU System Enter Pilot for Google’s No-Cost Training Licenses
As part of a system-wide initiative, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has partnered with Google and the National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) to provide Google Career Certificates to students as co-curricular offerings or embedded into academic programs. SIUE students, faculty and staff now have the opportunity to Grow with Google and earn no-cost training licenses in the form of Google Career Certificates and Specialization. SIUE…
Read MoreCSCU launches Teacher Residency Project to tackle shortages
NEW BRITAIN — The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system has launched a new project to address teacher shortages and improve teacher retention across the state. The initiative, called the Excellence in Teacher Residency Project, will focus on strengthening teacher residency programs at Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University…
Read MoreMinnesota State Joins Google and NASH to Offer Microcredentials
Minnesota State has completed its first year in partnership with Google and the National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) to provide Google Career Certificates to students as co-curricular offerings or embedded into academic programs. In this first-in-the-nation partnership, Minnesota State is one of 11 higher education systems participating in this Microcredentials Community of Practice,…
Read MoreHow NASH Is Shaping the Future of Course Sharing
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…
Read MoreNASH-Supported Strategies Deliver Results for Transfer Students
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…
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