Are you using data to drive change on your campus?. IHEP and @air4data are excited to invite you to apply to the Postsecondary Data for Action Network, a new collaborative for #HigherEd teams using data to improve #CollegeCompletion! Learn more and apply:

Legacy admissions have been shown to favor wealthy, white students, especially at elite universities. IHEP's Ellie Eckerson Peters explains to @PaloAltoWeekly why legacy admissions stand in the way of equitable access and opportunity in #HigherEd:.

In a new op-ed, @IHEPTweets President and CEO @mamie_voight argues that cuts @IESResearch are not strategic reform, but irresponsible leadership. We must rebuild with #StudentSuccess as the guiding goal. Read more:

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Our new analysis finds that #BasicNeedsSecurity isn’t just tied to income, but also wealth--and whether students receive parental financial support impacts their food/housing security. Read more in @InsideHigherEd:.

Looking for new ways to engage with #PostsecData?. IHEP and @air4data are launching the Postsecondary Data for Action Network, an initiative bringing together institutional/system-level teams using data to drive #CollegeCompletion!. Apply by August 28:

@IESResearch In a new op-ed for @The74, @mamie_voight of @IHEPTweets lays out what’s been lost and how to rebuild a stronger, more transparent, more student-centered data system.⬇️

The Trump admin’s cuts to @IESResearch including program cancellations and mass staff terminations risk permanently weakening our education data systems.

Over 1 million people rely on federal education data each year from students comparing colleges to policymakers advancing equity. 📊🏫But that data is under threat. #SaveIES

Calling all #StudentResearchers focused on #HigherEd equity and policy! IHEP is seeking a #ResearchIntern to join our team remotely for the academic year (September 2025 – May 2026). Priority deadline is August 15:

Despite the executive branch’s months of contract cuts and threats of dismantling the Dept. of Ed, the Senate recently passed a spending bill that signaled undeniable, bipartisan support for our nation’s federal education data infrastructure. Read more:

RT @DiverseIssues: Erin Dunlop Velez has been named Vice President of Research at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (@IHEPTweets).….

RT @InsideTrack: Just released: Independent evaluation of InsideTrack’s California Reconnect initiative. Early results show promising reeng….

IHEP is excited to welcome Erin Dunlop Velez as its new VP of Research! In this role, Erin will lead IHEP’s team of researchers committed to identifying strategies to improve college access, completion, and value for all students. Learn more about Erin:

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The report finds that #CaliforniaReconnect has engaged more than 14,000 learners, achieved a 13% re-enrollment rate, and maintained a 44% persistence rate. These results underscore the importance of re-enrollment initiatives in #CollegeCompletion and achieving economic mobility.

Launched in 2023, #CaliforniaReconnect is a project to support the re-enrollment of thousands of former California students that have some college credit but no degree through personalized success coaching and institutional capacity building.

A new report finds that CaliforniaReconnect, an initiative led by IHEP and @InsideTrack, has achieved a sixfold increase in re-enrollment rates over the national average for learners with some college but no degree. More findings, a 🧵:.

🎓Our new research shows Black, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native grads are less likely to own a home or have employer retirement benefits and more likely to struggle with emergency expenses. Our latest brief looks at these disparities:

RT @InsideTrack: 🚨 New report: #CaliforniaReconnect is helping adults with some college but no credential re-enroll at 6x the national rate….