Promising Practices

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Reimagining Postsecondary Education

These Promising Practices focus on five key areas outlined by the Postsecondary Value Commission:

Equalize access to increase postsecondary value
Remove affordability as an impediment to postsecondary value
Eliminate completion gaps and strengthen post-college outcomes to ensure postsecondary value
Improve data to expose and address inequitable postsecondary value
Promote social justice by providing equitable postsecondary value

Quick Tip

Check out our Presidential PVC Task Force Talking Points to help guide engaging conversations about your institution’s Promising Practices.

Washington State University Tri-Cities

Academy Helps Faculty Address Equity Gaps Among Students

Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities in Richland, Washington, is a leading public research institution with a focus on energy, environment, and agriculture that delivers career-connected learning and innovative research to address economic and social challenges. To remediate the equity gaps that historically minoritized, first-generation, and female students have experienced in postsecondary education, WSU Tri-Cities established […]

East Tennessee State University

Accelerating Education and Experience to Fill Tech Job Shortages

A public/private partnership led to the creation of a groundbreaking program in which students can earn real-life work experience and bachelor’s degrees to meet immediate labor shortages in information technology and advanced cybersecurity fields.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Building a Pipeline of Diverse Teachers for the Next Generation of K–12 Students

To counter the small percentage of men of color in the education field, this university professor created an enterprising, vigorous program to support the pursuit of their degree and their profession as teacher leaders for the next generation of increasingly diverse students.

Washington State University Tri-Cities

Building Community Through Collaboration

A university connects its students to each other, faculty and staff, and the campus community at large through a dynamic, inviting building where academic and social engagement are welcomed and encouraged.

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Casting a Wide Net of Support

When it comes to equalizing access to and affordability of postsecondary education, success hinges on developing a broad base committed to the cause

Oakland University

Changing Culture and Practice Through Building an Equity Lens: From Data to Insight to Action

Oakland University is proactively building a deeper understanding of student success equity gaps through dissemination of a newly adapted innovative, the Student Success and Equity Dashboard, to boost student success measures, including retention and graduation, through targeted campus programs and initiatives.

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Colorado State University – Pueblo

Creating a College-Bound Culture for Underserved High School Students

To make higher education more accessible, this university partnered with area school districts to create centers that helped high school students from communities of color as well as first-generation students negotiate the application process and increase enrollment in universities and college.

Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Developing Career-Ready and Community-Minded Students Is the Mays Center Mission

The Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement provides enhanced learning opportunities and access to resources and relationships in order to develop students into career-ready and community-minded graduates. Whether you are a student, faculty or staff member, alumni, a nonprofit community partner, or an employer looking to recruit talent for your organization, the Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement has something for you.

Northern Arizona University