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Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions for College Completion: Insights from the FIPSE Postsecondary Student Success Program

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Title: Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions for College Completion: Insights from the FIPSE Postsecondary Student Success Program

Date and Time: Thursday, June 1st, 2:00-3:30 pm ET

Target Audiences: Mid-level leaders and student success practitioners at colleges and universities, particularly those from urban and/or minority-serving institutions.

Format: Zoom Webinar. Register Here!

Event Description: In August 2022, the United States Department of Education announced the creation of the Postsecondary Student Success grant program to help institutions of higher education address college completion challenges. The Department’s first awards under this program provide nearly $5 million in support to HBCUs, MSIs, and community colleges that are investing in evidence-based reforms that increase postsecondary retention, transfer, and completion. The Department received an additional $45 million in funding in the FY23 budget to expand the program to serve more students. This webinar will feature a panel of leaders from several of the funded institutions as well as the U.S. Department of Education. Leaders will share how they developed their interventions, their plans for implementation, and lessons learned thus far. Webinar participants will also learn about how the field is defining “evidence-based” and how to generate different types of evidence that meet rigorous standards. Finally, participants will learn about future opportunities for collaboration, insights into the next round of funding, and technical assistance in advance of the next funding announcement. This webinar is hosted by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and The Institute on College Access & Success (TICAS), with support from Arnold Ventures.

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Beatriz Ceja-Williams, Senior Director of Institutional Services, U.S. Department of Education
  • Bridgette Cram, Interim Vice President for Innovative Education and Student Success, Florida International University
  • Denver Malcom Key, Assistant Vice President for Student Development, Claflin University
  • Nemeka Mason, Program Officer, Postsecondary Student Success Program, U.S. Department of Education


Main Point of Contact: Julia Michaels at jmichaels@aplu.org / 202-478-6071

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Public university leaders have spent years creating and testing solutions to help students succeed in college, complete their degrees, and be well-prepared for the workforce. These efforts have achieved significant success at individual institutions, but have not been fully brought to scale across the public higher education sector.

That’s why nearly 125 institutions have joined together to increase college access, student, and postsecondary attainment. The initiative, called Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success, represents the largest-ever collaborative effort to improve college access, advance equity, and increase college degrees awarded.

To achieve this vision, APLU's Powered by Publics initiative has convened nearly 125 change-ready institutions within 16 “transformation clusters” – reaching 3 million undergraduate students, including 1 million Pell Grant recipients. Each cluster is focused on solving different pieces of the student success puzzle as public universities work together to tear down long-standing barriers, eliminate the achievement gap, prepare students to thrive in the 21st century workforce, and collectively increase the number of degrees they award. The clusters are advancing collaborative work in thematic areas of affordability, holistic student supports, and teaching and learning.

Public research universities share a commitment to providing students from all backgrounds an affordable, high-quality education that aligns with workforce needs. APLU will work with the institutions in the transformation clusters to facilitate a collaborative community of learning so the entire public higher education community can identify and adopt evidence-based practices that drive progress toward equity and college completion.

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