Drew Koch CEO, Gardner Institute
Analytics, Assessment, and Evaluation Agenda
State System Offerings
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education dashboards KY PEDS
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education dashboards PASSHE
Maryland Higher Education Commission dashboards MarylandHEC
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education dashboards SCCHE
Nevada System of Higher Education dashboards NSHE
Education Commission of the State, listing of hyperlinks to states Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (data systems that combine at least one of the following 2 elements, early learning, K-12, postsecondary, and workforce) State LDS list
Other Resources
MAPS dashboard on enrollment projects – Student Trends and Enrollment Projections STEP
Postsecondary Value Commission, data tool to examine institutions against PVC framework Postsecondary Values
The Opportunity Atlas, map neighborhoods association with social mobility Opportunity Atlas
Census Bureau, data cutting tool for census report and american community survey Census Bureau
CollegeNET, data listing of U.S. Postsecondary Institutions social mobility index Social Mobility Index
National Center for Education Statistics, an annual digest of education statistics, tables based on the federal government for all levels of education Digest of Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard dashboard of federal available institutional data College Scorecard
https://app.studentclearinghouse.org/pdp-insights-dashboard/
Resources
Momentum Stoppers and Equity Blockers
Reframing Transfer as a Social Justice Imperative *Shared with the Publisher’s permission
Marcus, J. 2023. Bachelor’s degree dreams of community college students get stymied by red tape – and it’s getting worse. The Hechinger Report. Retrieved from: https://hechingerreport.org/bachelors-degree-dreams-of-community-college-students-get-stymied-by-red-tape-and-its-getting-worse/
Community College Research Center. July 2021. Policy Fact Sheet: Community College Transfer. Retrieved from: https://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/media/k2/attachments/ccrc-community-college-fact-sheets-policy-briefs-2021.pdf
Bauer White, R. 2022. Community college transfer gap challenges equity anew. Higher Ed Dive. Retrieved from: https://www.highereddive.com/news/community-college-transfer-gap-challenges-equity/635291/
Knox, L. 2022. Can high schoolers save the community college? Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/11/22/community-colleges-struggle-dual-enrollment-grows
Weissman, S. 2022. Black Enrollment Declines, Gaps Increase. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/09/21/black-community-college-students-face-stark-disparities
Douglas-Gabriel, D., Natanson, H., and Harden, J. 2021. A steady stream of Latino students was arriving on college campuses. Then the Pandemic hit. Washington Post. Retrieved from: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/01/31/latino-college-enrollment-pandemic/
MAIN BARRIERS TRANSFER (-INTENDING) STUDENTS EXPERIENCE & OVERCOME (Xueli Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison https://b924c4d2-111c-4872-a1c1-35b4f5882b0d.usrfiles.com/ugd/b924c4_b7112cdbd9304342be08519fc3bd4171.pdf
Wyner, J., Deane, K.C., Jenkins, D. and Fink, J. 2016. The Transfer Playbook: Essential Practices Two- and Four-Year Colleges. Received from https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/aspen-ccrc_transferplaybook_05-2016.pdf
Causey,J.,Cohen,J.,Gardner,A.,Karamarkovich,S.,Kim,H., Lee, S., Randolph, B., Ryu, M., and Shapiro, D. March, 2023. Transfer and Progress: Fall 2022 Report. National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Received from https://nscresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/TransferProgressFall22.pdf
Leslie Tod, Director, Office of Academic Advocacy, University of South Florida
Kim Williams, Data Manager, Office of Academic Advocacy, University of South Florida
Daniel Sparks, Doctoral Candidate; Senior Research Assistant, Teachers College, Columbia University
Jenny Schanker, Director of Research and Institutional Practice, Michigan Community College Association
Renee Green, Director of Leadership Development & Student Success, Campbell University
Lakshmy Menon Narayanankutty, Associate Teaching Professor, Center for Transformation of Teaching Mathematics, Florida International University
Francisco Reyes, Assistant Teaching Professor, Center for Transformation of Teaching Mathematics, Florida International University
Arun John, Associate Professor, Austin Community College
Chris Berni, Professor, Composition and Literary Studies, Austin Community College
Wendy Lym, Department Chair, Composition and Literary Studies, Austin Community College
Megan Tesene, Assistant Vice President, Office Digital Transformation for Student Success, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Julia Chadwick, Assistant Director, Office of Digital Transformation for Student Success, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Meghan Gilbert (she/her), Associate Professor, English Coordinator, First Year Experience (FYE) Chair, Curriculum CommitteeCo-Advisor, Stonewall Club
Guttman Community College
Daniel Collins, Acting Dean Faculty and Academic Affairs, Guttman Community College
Shaun Vecera, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Director, Learning at Iowa
Anat Levtov, Program Manager, Learning at Iowa
Annie Evans, Director of Education and Outreach for New American History, University of Richmond
Amy Powers, Professor of History, Waubonsee Community College Illinois
Tony Scinta, Executive Vice Provost, Nevada State College
Sandip Thanki, Associate Vice Provost of Institutional Effectiveness, Nevada State College
Gregory Robinson, Vice Provost for Student Success, Nevada State College
Taimi Olsen, Executive Director-Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation, Clemson University
Bridget Trogden, Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies, Clemson University
John (Skip) Crooker, Interim Vice Provost/ Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Laurel Pritchard, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jeffrey Orgera, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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