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September 28, 2021

Leading Higher Education Organizations Mobilize to Engage All College Students in Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement (CLDE)

SHEEO today joined forces with dozens of higher education and student success organizations to announce a “Shared Commitment” to make “Democracy Learning a Top Priority for Postsecondary Education.” Democracy faces monumental challenges in the U.S. and world-wide. And in this pivotal era, “Shared Commitment’ calls on the higher education community to take concerted action to help build Americans’ readiness to tackle urgent public problems, together. Urging “equity-committed civic learning,” the…

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September 8, 2021

Statement by SHEEO President Robert Anderson, Ph.D., on the House Committee on Education and Labor Reconciliation Legislation

“The House Education and Labor Committee has put forward bold, historic legislation to make college more affordable for millions of students, invest in proven college completion strategies, and help address longstanding inequities in higher education. The Build Back Better Act is a significant first step toward building a federal-state financing partnership resulting in more affordable college opportunities and increased student success. SHEEO is particularly pleased to see funding for states…

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September 8, 2021

SHEEO Welcomes Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D., as Communications Intern

The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) welcomes Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D., as a communications intern. Sarah Zipf, Ph.D. At SHEEO, Sarah will focus on extending our social media presence, marketing and communication projects, and building public relations. Sarah served as the associate director of compliance and financial aid for outreach and online education and oversaw the financial aid office and scholarship portfolio for the Penn State World Campus. In…

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September 1, 2021

SHEEO Welcomes Kelsey Kunkle as Policy Analyst

The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) welcomes Kelsey Kunkle as a policy analyst. Kelsey will be located at SHEEO’s Boulder, Colorado, office, where she will assist with the collection of higher education finance data, provide quality controls and quantitative analysis, contribute to writing the state higher education finance (SHEF) report and related issue briefs, and support efforts to improve and expand the report in new directions. Kelsey Kunkle, Policy Analyst…

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August 24, 2021

SHEEO Job Posting: Policy Analyst

Located in Washington, D.C. Position Description: The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) seeks a talented professional to support our efforts to develop state data and information resources and to provide technical assistance and professional development to SHEEO agency researchers and policy analysts. The ideal candidate for this position will be enthusiastic about working with higher education data, understand how data can inform policy and practice, and use this…

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