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We must ensure that Biden-style debt forgiveness is never needed again
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…
Read MoreFaculty 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…
Read MoreNASH 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…
Read MoreA ‘landmark’ scholarship for refugee students
The measure also required all participants to meet regularly to discuss common challenges and share best practices. There is real value in colleges’ working together on issues of refugee and displaced students, said Colleen Thouez, founder of the Refugee Resettlement Initiative at the National Association of System Heads. Individual Institutions “shouldn’t have to go it…
Read MoreWhite House Briefing on the Launch of the Welcome Corps, a Refugee Private Sponsorship Program
NASH’s Refugee Resettlement Initiative joins as a partner at the Jan. 24th “White House Briefing on the Launch of the Welcome Corps, a Refugee Private Sponsorship Program.”
Read More200+ Organizations Signal Support for the Welcome Corps, New Service Opportunity for Private Refugee Sponsorship
Washington, D.C. — Today, more than 200 diverse organizations are signaling their support for the Welcome Corps, a new U.S. government community service program that allows everyday Americans to privately sponsor refugees from around the world—representing the boldest innovation in refugee resettlement in more than 40 years, grounded in the generosity and compassion of American communities.
Read MoreWestern Kentucky University launches Resilient Refugee Program to support displaced students
The Resilient Refugee Program was awarded a grant from the National Association of System Heads, or NASH, to kick off its work. NASH is a nationwide organization consisting of higher education systems, including the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. NASH’s Catalyst Fund honored WKU’s refugee program due to its potential for success and replication at…
Read MoreDemarginalizing Transfer
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…
Read MoreHigher Education Should be Wary of Promising Prosperity
When the overseers of 75 percent of all public undergraduate education in the US decide to do something, transformative change happens – at scale. This opportunity is now before us, thanks to the determined leadership of the National Association of System Heads (NASH), a group whose few dozen members are a small enough group to…
Read MoreThe NASH Improvement Model
The broken record of broken transfer seems to be on constant repeat in the higher education sector. Going back decades, many states, systems and institutions have enacted sweeping policy changes and invested significant resources in supporting transfer student success. Yet student outcomes have shown little improvement and appear to have even regressed during the pandemic. The question…
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