About the position: SHEEO is looking for an Associate Vice President to lead policy analysis, research, and project management on initiatives that strengthen the connection between higher education, workforce needs, and state economic development. Your work will focus on key higher education policy areas, including postsecondary attainment, student success, and workforce development, ensuring that state postsecondary agencies are responsive to labor market demands and contribute to state economic vitality. This…

The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) kicked off a new Basic Needs Academy this week, focused on supporting states in expanding data capacity and developing policy infrastructure for integrating and using basic needs information in state postsecondary data systems. Seven states – Arizona, California, Georgia, Hawai‘i, Kentucky, Minnesota, and New York – have been chosen to participate in a three-year initiative developed in partnership with the ECMC Foundation.  Basic…

Data reported by states in the latest Grapevine survey indicate that initially approved state support for higher education in fiscal year (FY) 2025 reached $129.1 billion, a 4.3% increase over 2024.[1] This is the fourth year state fiscal support for all higher education has topped $100 billion. This increase reflects a 32.9% increase over the past five years. Tax appropriations, non-tax support, non-appropriated support, and returns from state-funded endowments make up…