Newsletters

Dear colleagues— As 2025 winds down, I’ve been thinking about the big-picture shifts reshaping higher education and how institutions are responding. If you zoom out far enough, the existential challenges…

Dear colleagues, Every learner begins with dreams about their future. We hear those dreams when we spend time in schools and classrooms, listening to students consider the paths that excite…

Colleagues – Over the past two decades, we’ve seen higher education institutions invest deeply in what it takes to improve student learning — especially in high-enrollment gateway courses like general…

Colleagues – September usually signals a “return” to the classroom—a seasonal ritual embedded in academic life. But for many of today’s students, “back to school” doesn’t quite look like it…

Dear colleagues, In last month’s Postsecondary Success newsletter, my colleague Patrick Methvin reflected on the long arc of the Guided Pathways movement, from its bold beginnings to the hard-earned progress…

Dear colleagues, It’s energizing in this work when we get to trace a straight line from something we supported a decade ago to evidence that continues to affirm—and deepen—what we…

Dear colleagues, Over the past few editions of this newsletter, I have enjoyed sharing a little about myself and my journey to the foundation, especially at such a pivotal moment.…

Colleagues – Media headlines about higher education, especially over the last few months, often highlight skepticism, political division, and affordability challenges. But the latest public opinion research tells a more…