Earlier this week, states involved in our Rural Talent Lab, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, gathered in North Carolina for a convening focused on expanding accessible, workforce-connected credential pathways in rural communities.

Vice President Tom Harnisch joins the West Virginia Board of Governors Summit in Charleston today to discuss how emerging federal policy trends are shaping the future of higher education. Thanks for having us!

With so much going on in the policy world, it’s important to stay on top of all the headlines. Sign up for our Daily Higher Education Policy Update, featuring reports and articles making state and national news. It’s free! https://sheeo.org/about/sheeo-newsletter-signups/

Vice President for Government Relations Tom Harnisch is in Mississippi today, speaking on a panel alongside Aaron Thompson and Scott Jenkins about federal policy changes and their impacts on higher ed during the inaugural Ascent to 55% Convening. Thanks for having us!

Last week, SHEEO hosted a convening in Phoenix with seven state teams focused on developing a plan to collect basic needs data and use it to inform policy for improved student support. Thank you to our teams - Arizona, California, Georgia, Hawai’i, Kentucky, Minnesota, and New York.

NEW BLOG: In the 2025 legislative session, state lawmakers considered nearly 400 bills related to financial aid for postsecondary education. Read our latest blog post to learn about what bills crossed the finish line: https://ow.ly/t01Z50X5NUU

SHEEO President Rob Anderson joined the #WeeklyWisdom broadcast today to share how system leaders can balance state priorities, support campuses, and keep collaboration at the center of student success. Check out the conversation over on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/events/sheeo...

2026–27 FAFSA Form Now Available to All https://bit.ly/4nNuOST #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HIgherEd

SHEEO Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff Christina Whitfield is speaking this morning at the North Carolina Community Colleges board meeting about modernizing data systems. Also pictured are Kate Akers from Data Quality Campaign and NC State Board of Community Colleges Chairman Tom Looney.

💻 NEW PUBLICATION: Explore a descriptive analysis of common trends and differences in university consolidations and absorptions across institution type, year, and U.S. location. Check out the full report at sheeo.org/wp-content/u...

JOIN US! 🚨We’re hiring for a Senior Policy Analyst to conduct policy analysis, research, and provide project management on initiatives related to state higher education public policy. Learn more and apply today! sheeo.hiringthing.com/job/953824/s...

September is National Student Parent Month. Check out this resource from @hcmstrategists.bsky.social written by SHEEO President @roba88.bsky.social on emergency aid and state efforts to support student parents. bit.ly/4pjaGcR

💻Check out our latest Quarterly Policy Review to learn about work happening across states around health care workforce, academic programs, curriculum, transfer, college access, environmental initiatives, return on investment, etc. sheeo.org/wp-content/u...

SHEEO staff @roba88.bsky.social, @tlharnisch.bsky.social, and Sakshee Chawla were on the road today! Thank you to the Ohio Department of Higher Education and Chancellor Mike Duffey for hosting us for a site visit. It was great to hear about all the good work happening for Ohio students!

We are excited to be endorsing "College: Proud Sponsor of America at its Best,” the nationwide public service initiative championing the value of college in American life. We hope you’ll join us! Learn more: whycollegematters.org

We're excited to welcome five state teams to the inaugural Rural Talent Lab cohort - Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. With @arrc.bsky.social and @hcmstrategists.bsky.social, we're engaging in middle-skill credential pathway development. More➡️http://bit.ly/3JiCE8j

At @sheeoed.bsky.social Conference, State Leaders Plot a Way Forward Despite acknowledging a “radically different policy environment” in D.C., state commissioners and policy staff remain confident in the mission and value of higher ed. bit.ly/4oLqc16 #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

We’re wrapping up another full day - plenary sessions on rebuilding higher ed for economic mobility and centering the rural voice, and dozens of concurrent sessions including presentations on cost-based funding, basic needs data, maximizing financial aid for student parent success, etc. #SHEEO2025

Our 2025 Higher Education Policy Conference is in full swing! Are you one of 600 attendees here with us? How about the 200+ first time attendees? We’re excited for what the rest of the week holds.

We’re in Minneapolis and ready to kick off our 2025 Higher Education Policy Conference! Come by registration for your name badges and this year’s #socksofhighered. See you soon!

SHEEO President @roba88.bsky.social is giving the keynote address this morning for the Tennessee Association for Institutional Research’s 38th annual TENNAIR Conference. Dr. Anderson is sharing his expertise in navigating the uncertainties of higher education.

Associate VP @cgheesling.bsky.social is speaking today with @ithakasr.bsky.social's Holistic Credit Mobility project about the changing national landscape regarding workforce Pell, regional accreditation, and three-year bachelor’s degree programs and their impacts on credit mobility efforts.

🚨We are one week away! Will you be joining us in Minneapolis? The #highered landscape is evolving, and states are at the forefront - adapting, innovating, and leading. We can’t wait for you to learn more at this year's Higher Education Policy Conference. bit.ly/policyconfer...

🗓️ We’ve recently published a series of six research papers and a synthesis paper that provides a brief overview of each paper, identifies key themes across findings, and concludes with policy implications and recommendations. Check them out here: ow.ly/wxAI50WyjbY

Join us in just a few weeks for this year’s Higher Education Policy Conference in Minneapolis. Check out keynote speakers and over 50 breakout sessions - bit.ly/policyconfer.... ⏰ Register now to secure your spot today!

RELEASE: SHEEO announces 2025 Excellence Award recipients - Dr. Jim Purcell, Executive Director of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, and Amanda Klafehn, from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Congrats! bit.ly/4lTXA3h

This morning, Associate VP @carrienklein.bsky.social spoke on a panel at the State Financial Aid Research Network Annual Conference about our role in the data space; the scope of state #highereddata; levers and challenges of state data use; and opportunities for state data in uncertain times.

Join us in welcoming Dr. Corey Gheesling! 👏 As our new Associate Vice President, he will focus on building SHEEO's workforce development portfolio to assist state higher ed agencies in their efforts to meet economic & workforce demands. ow.ly/BOq850WmvkH @cgheesling.bsky.social

Stay up-to-date with state and national higher education headlines by signing up for our free daily policy update! You won’t miss a thing as it shows up in your email inbox each weekday before 9 a.m. Subscribe today! sheeo.org/about/sheeo-...

We're teaming up with @ithakasr.bsky.social on a new project to assess how state higher education agencies use IPEDS to support their systems, inform policy and planning, and advance credential attainment and other postsecondary education goals. Learn more: sr.ithaka.org/blog/uses-of...

🚨🚨🚨Today is the last day to register for our 2025 SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference to receive the early-bird pricing! Check out our keynote speakers and breakout sessions at bit.ly/policyconfer.... Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

🚨Less than one week left to register for our 2025 SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference to receive the early-bird pricing! See the full agenda, including breakout sessions, at bit.ly/policyconfer.... We sold out last year, so don’t wait to register. Secure your spot today!

Our State Policy Interns, Lauren and Beto, are in the D.C. office this week, getting a better understanding of the #highered landscape and making connections with other higher education organizations. Thanks to our friends at @nacubo.bsky.social for visiting with us this morning.

🚨IT IS TIME! Cast a vote in the comments below for your favorite #socksofhighered design for this year’s SHEEO Policy Conference giveaway. Which sock would you like to take home? ⬇️

📢 It’s almost time to cast your vote for the 2025 #socksofhighered design for our upcoming Policy Conference. Come back tomorrow to see the options and weigh in on your favorite! In the meantime, get registered for the Policy Conference at bit.ly/policyconfer....

The latest SHEF State Effort and Capacity report is now available! Other updated SHEF data insights, including information about performance-based funding, student residency, and capital appropriations, are also now available. (1/3)

Members of the SHEEO team are in North Carolina this week for a site visit with @nccommcolleges.bsky.social and to conduct an in-person rural listening session to collect qualitative data for a rural focus with our state postsecondary data work. Thanks for having us NC!

🚨FYI - Our shef.sheeo.org website will be down later this afternoon for some updates and will be back up tomorrow morning. Feel free to contact us with any SHEF questions during the short downtime.

What better way to celebrate National Higher Education Day than to register for our 2025 SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference! See the full agenda, including breakout sessions, at bit.ly/policyconfer.... See you in Minneapolis!

🗓️ Check out our latest Quarterly Policy Review to see how states are addressing key topics in #highered, like initiatives related to student access, FAFSA completion, health care workforce, artificial intelligence, and more. sheeo.org/wp-content/u...

Earlier this week, SHEEO teamed up with @edstrategygroup.bsky.social to host six state teams in Baltimore for the Noncredit Mobility Academy. Participants worked on ways to strengthen noncredit programs and a pitch to effectively communicate the need for these programs to varying stakeholders.

RELEASE: SHEEO welcomes State Policy Interns bit.ly/4jn5wII. @betocastrejon.bsky.social is a doctoral student in the educational policy studies program at @uwmadison.bsky.social‪‬. Lauren is a doctoral candidate at @ncstate.bsky.social studying educational leadership, policy, and human development.

We’re kicking off site visit season with a trip to Iowa. Thank you to the Iowa Board of Regents for hosting members of our team today! It was a pleasure hearing about the good work happening in your state. @roba88.bsky.social @carrienklein.bsky.social @seanbaser.bsky.social

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re thrilled to feature a new blog post from @azreg.bsky.social. Check out Working Together: Student-Led Mental Health Advocacy Across Arizona Campuses to hear directly from two Arizona students on this critical issue. sheeoed.medium.com/1906622d6842

🗓️ Have you registered for our 2025 Higher Education Policy Conference yet? Join us in Minneapolis this August to hear from states and organizations making an impact on policies and practices that are shaping higher education across the country. Register today! bit.ly/policyconfer...

Senior Policy Analysts Jessica Colorado and @seanbaser.bsky.social are presenting at the Association for Institutional Research’s #AIRforum this morning on our Strong Foundations survey to share how state higher ed agencies are leveraging data to better inform policy and create best practices.

The #SHEF FY24 Report shows that inflation-adjusted net tuition revenue decreased 3.7% in 2024, the largest single-year decline since 1980. Declines in the last year were larger in the two-year sector. #SHEF bit.ly/SHEFFY24

RELEASE: We’re teaming up with the @verainstitute to convene a one-year, multi-state learning community aimed at expanding access to quality postsecondary education for justice-impacted students across the United States. Learn more: bit.ly/justice-impa...

RELEASE: The FY24 State Higher Education Finance Report is now available! The latest SHEF data shows a minimal funding increase to public colleges. State and local government funding for higher education totaled $139.1 billion in fiscal year 2024. A 🧵:

Head’s up! The SHEF website will be down for updates tomorrow, Tuesday, May 13. shef.sheeo.org