November 9, 2021
SHEEO Job Posting: Senior Policy Analyst
Located in Boulder, Colorado Overview The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) seeks to fill a senior policy analyst position. SHEEO is the national association of state higher education leaders who serve statewide coordinating and governing boards and other state higher education agencies. This position supports SHEEO’s efforts to perform high-quality analysis; policy evaluation and research; advance critical programs and projects; provide assistance to SHEEO members; advance SHEEO’s strategic…
Read moreNovember 9, 2021
SHEEO Announces Excellence Awards Recipients
Association recognizes leadership, dedication, and innovation in state higher education policy and administration. Washington, D.C. – The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association has announced the organization’s SHEEO Excellence Awards recipients. The awards recognize the leadership, dedication, and innovation of exceptional SHEEOs, agency staff, and agencies at a time when state postsecondary policy is increasingly linked to student success and, in turn, states’ economic and social prosperity. The Exceptional Leader…
Read moreOctober 28, 2021
Statement by SHEEO President Robert Anderson, Ph.D., on the Budget Reconciliation Agreement:
“The Build Back Better framework is an important milestone in making college more affordable, improving student degree completion, addressing workforce needs, and strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and minority-serving institutions. While the funding levels were less than previous proposals, the framework—combined with the bipartisan infrastructure package—creates a foundation for further federal-state partnerships and investments in college access, student success, and institutional capacity. SHEEO particularly welcomes…
Read moreSeptember 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…
Read moreSeptember 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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