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New guide aims to build welcoming infrastructure on campuses and local communities
October 27, 2023 — A new guide is available for higher education institutions seeking to welcome and support refugees on campus, as well as engage surrounding communities on refugee issues. The AHLAN Manual (ahlan is an Arabic term to express welcome) was created and published by the Greensboro, North Carolina-based organization Every Campus A Refuge…
Read MoreNASH Announces New Board Appointments
Officers and appointments span the nation from Texas to Montana Washington DC – The National Association of System Heads today announced newly elected officers and a new appointment to its Board of Directors. This new leadership team takes the reins at a crucial moment for NASH as the organization completes its search for a new…
Read MoreNASH Improvement Science Efforts Yield Promising Results for Reducing Barriers to Student Transfer
For Immediate Release: July 13th, 2023 Chicago – The National Association of System Heads (NASH) has released test results from its first NASH Improvement Community (NIC), paving the way for colleges and universities to improve outcomes for students transferring between colleges. NASH has committed to advancing prosperity for the nation by 2030 by increasing degree…
Read MoreStatement from Nancy Zimpher on United States Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 29th, 2023 Washington D.C. – “The United States Supreme Court has decided to buck decades of precedent in ruling that race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities will come to an end. Our nation could have worked to find a solution that protected both merit-based admissions and continued to ensure…
Read MoreNASH Announces First-Ever Catalyst Fund Awards to Scale Best Practices for Student Success
For Immediate Release: December 8th, 2022 Contact: David Belsky; 347-227-0055; dbelsky@goodrebellion.com Washington, DC – The National Association of System Heads (NASH) today announced the first round of awardees for its newly established Catalyst Fund. The NASH Catalyst Fund encourages broad engagement of NASH members in sharing promising practices that lead to equitable student success outcomes…
Read MoreHigher Education Systems Announce Metrics for Accountability to Ensure Value of a College Degree
Colleges and university leaders convene in the nation’s capital in support of transparent targets to increase degree completion, improve social mobility, and reduce student debt Baseline data shows that college graduates are three-and-a-half times more likely to significantly improve their income bracket For Immediate Release: December 7th, 2022 Contact: David Belsky; 347-227-0055; dbelsky@goodrebellion.com Washington, DC…
Read MoreRebecca Martin Announces Stepping Down as NASH Executive Director
National search for new leader to begin in January 2023 Washington, D.C. – Rebecca Martin, executive director of the National Association of System Heads (NASH), today announced that she will be moving on from the role she has held for nearly a decade. Under Martin’s leadership, NASH has collaborated with its member systems through economic…
Read MoreNASH Helps Secure $10 Million in NSF Grant Funding to Create Diverse Pipeline of STEM Faculty
University System of Maryland and the University of California will lead the way in developing new practices to recruit, train, and place diverse faculty across the country For Immediate Release: August 16, 2022 Washington, D.C. – The National Association of System Heads (NASH) today announced their participation in a $10 million grant from the National…
Read MoreNASH Issues Report on Student Transfer, the First to be Published Under New Power of Systems Initiative
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 18, 2022 Washington, D.C. – The National Association of System Heads (NASH) announced today the release of a new report, The Emerging Role of Public Higher Education Systems in Advancing Transfer Student Success. The report is the first of many to be published as part of the new Power of…
Read MoreNASH Kicks Off Coast-to-Coast Virtual Tour of the Power of Systems Initiative
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 Washington, D.C. – The National Association of System Heads announced the start of their virtual Engagement Tour which will bring the story of the Power of Systems directly to partner college and university systems from coast-to-coast. The initiative calls for a network of higher education systems working collaboratively…
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