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Postsecondary Value Commission Task Force

Promising Practices

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The Postsecondary Value Commission, which AASCU President Mildred García co-chaired, released a report in 2021 that proposed a new approach for measuring the value of education after high school and recommended actions college and university leaders, state and federal policymakers, and students and families can take to improve those returns and make them more equitable.

AASCU institutions educate 3.3 million undergraduates, and a large share of them are the “new majority”—the first-generation, low-income, and/or students of color pursuing postsecondary education. Therefore, we are uniquely positioned to further the work of the Postsecondary Value Commission.

Use this form to share the ways your institution’s work is supporting positive outcomes in the following areas:

Equalizing access
Making college more affordable
Eliminating completion gaps and strengthening post-college outcomes
Improving data to expose and address inequitable postsecondary value
Promoting social justice by providing equitable postsecondary value

This page will guide you through the information necessary to create a Promising Practices story. Editors will compose this story from the information you supply to maintain consistency among our Promising Practices. You will be given an opportunity to review before it is published on this website.

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1. Please share a promising practice from your institution that enhances postsecondary value for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and AAPI students, students from low-income backgrounds, first-generation students, and/or women. *

What goals did your institution hope to achieve with this promising practice? What were your expectations? What was the timeframe in which you planned to achieve them? (Note: If the activity is still in process, please share your initial findings.)

2. Which of the five postsecondary value areas listed below did your institution’s promising practice work to address? Select all that apply. *

Equalizing access
Making college more affordable
Eliminating completion gaps and strengthening post-college outcomes
Improving data to expose and address inequitable postsecondary value
Promoting social justice by providing equitable postsecondary value

3. Please provide an overview and background of how this promising practice was developed from concept to implementation and what stakeholders were involved. *

Use examples from admissions data, surveys, student or faculty input, etc. (e.g., When we disaggregated data, we identified gaps in achievement among [insert student population.])

4. What methods are being deployed to achieve the goals of the promising practice and how are progress and effectiveness being measured? *

What criteria are being used to consider your efforts successful?

5. If your ultimate goals are met, what lasting impact would this have on your institution? *

Please explain what addressing this issue would mean for your students and their families, your staff and colleagues, and your community.

6. What are some key takeaways and advice for other colleges and universities looking to begin their journeys? *

Share quotes and testimonials

Please share any quotes from key stakeholders (e.g., students or staff) or other individuals who have been directly impacted by your decision to address these systemic issues.

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If you have any images that will help to further tell your story, please upload them here. Possible subjects could be students, families, your school, or even charts and graphs that illustrate your progress.

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If you have any videos that showcase the hard work your institution has done in this area, please link them here.

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