October 8, 2019
Strategic Priorities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities with Teacher Preparation Programs
by Ivory A. Toldson & Denise Pearson
For this report, SHEEO surveyed selected historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and HBCU-adjacent school districts to help state higher education executives (SHEEOs) and nongovernmental organizations understand what drives successful teacher preparation at HBCUs. The report suggests ways to use HBCUs as resources to resolve longstanding racial disparities and inequities in majority-minority school districts. We address partnerships with surrounding school districts, professional development, college preparedness, standardized exams, and quality teacher…
Read moreOctober 1, 2019
SHEEO Past President Paul Lingenfelter Awarded CPPHE Excellence in Public Policy Higher Education Award
Paul Lingenfelter, president emeritus of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO), has been awarded the Association for the Study of Higher Education Council on Public Policy in Higher Education Excellence in Public Policy Higher Education Award. The award is intended to recognize excellence in work at the nexus of academic scholarship and policy practice in the field of public policy and higher education. The award committee made decisions…
Read moreOctober 1, 2019
Carlos Santiago Named Chair of State Higher Education Executive Officers Association Executive Committee
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago was recently named the chair of the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) Executive Committee. Before serving as chair-elect, Santiago served the SHEEO Executive Committee as treasurer during 2018-19. Commissioner Carlos Santiago, chair of the SHEEO Executive Committee “We are excited to have Dr. Santiago serve as our Chair this year,” said Dr. Robert Anderson, president of SHEEO. “I have had the…
Read moreSeptember 11, 2019
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Announces New Commissioner
Austin, Texas - The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board) today voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Harrison Keller to serve as the next commissioner of higher education. Dr. Keller will assume his new post on Oct. 1. “The Search Committee recommended him to the board after a national search, because he stood out from a competitive field of candidates for his extensive knowledge of and experience in strengthening higher…
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SHEEO Releases White Paper: Understanding State Pension Challenges: A Primer for SHEEOs
by Dustin Weeden
State pensions have received increased attention in recent years as most state plans do not have enough assets to pay for future employee retirement benefits. These underfunded pension liabilities have placed added stress on fragile state budgets, taking up a larger portion of state revenue than before the Great Recession, potentially crowding out higher education funding. Funding levels of public pensions also have implications for the well-being of SHEEO agency employees.…
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