May 14, 2025
State funding to public colleges sees a minimal increase beyond inflation
FY24 brought increases in state financial aid, large declines in tuition revenue The latest State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report finds that in 2024, public higher education appropriations per full-time equivalent (FTE) increased 0.8% beyond inflation, surpassing pre-COVID-19 pandemic funding levels in 2019 by 17.9%. The SHEF report also finds that public FTE enrollment increased for the first time after 12 consecutive years of declines. Yet fiscal year 2024 marks the…
Read moreMay 1, 2025
Registration Now Open for the 2025 Higher Education Policy Conference
The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is pleased to host the 2025 Higher Education Policy Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 11-14, 2025, at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel - The Depot. Registration is now open.The annual Policy Conference is the preeminent gathering of leaders from the state higher education policy agencies, national higher education policy organizations, institutions, and state and federal governments. Look for the full conference agenda to be…
Read moreApril 14, 2025
SHEEO and Student-Ready Strategies Partner to Improve Student Success
The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) and Student-Ready Strategies (SRS) are proud to announce the launch of a new initiative to improve student success through structural change on college campuses. Over the next three years, state higher education agencies from Nevada and Washington will participate in Constellation of Support: A Capacity-Building Approach to Institutional Change. This innovative initiative aims to tackle institutional capacity constraints that limit progress in student success.…
Read moreMarch 24, 2025
SHEEO seeks nominations for David L. Wright Memorial Award
The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is excited to announce the eighth annual SHEEO Excellence Awards program to recognize the leadership, dedication, and innovation of exceptional SHEEOs, agency staff, and agencies. We are currently seeking nominations for: The David L. Wright Memorial Award – named in honor of the late David Wright, an esteemed colleague and leader in state higher education, who served in the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, the…
Read moreMarch 20, 2025
Statement from SHEEO President Rob Anderson on Executive Order to Close the U.S. Department of Education
Today’s executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education, along with sweeping workforce reductions at the U.S. Department of Education—including substantial layoffs at the National Center for Education Statistics, the Office for Civil Rights, and Federal Student Aid—have great cause for concern. We recognize the uncertainty these policy changes have for higher education leaders, educators, and students across the country. Simultaneously, we emphasize: The closure of the U.S. Department of…
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