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The Economic Impact of Increasing College Completion
Sophia Koropeckyj; Chris Lafakis; Adam Ozimek
While this report does not include institutional-level guidance on measuring costs and benefits of instructional improvement, it does offer helpful context for broader economic effects of student success and degree completion. Many institutions are working to be responsive to demands by the public and policy- makers that they articulate their economic impact. Arguments and data included in this report can be helpful in that messaging, and can help change leaders tie program improvement to broader outcomes, which may help to garner leadership support.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Incentive/Reward Systems, Strategic Planning, Supporting Students:Student Engagement

Benefits and costs of transnational collaborative partnerships in higher education
Daniela Craciun; Kata Orosz

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning

Transformative Learning Networks: Guidelines and Insights for Netweavers
× Transformative Learning Networks: Guidelines and Insights for Netweavers ( This site may be offline. ) This report, aimed at designers and members of learning networks, explores how networks can foster ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Change Leaders
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Personnel/Hiring, Strategic Planning, Interdepartmental Collaboration, Outreach:Policy Change, Inter-Institutional Collaboration

Ranking ROI Of 4,500 US Colleges And Universities
Anthony P. Carnevale; Ban Cheah; Martin Van Der Werf
Principal findings: Community colleges and many certificate programs have the highest ROI in the short term. Colleges that primarily award bachelor's degrees have the highest ROI in the long term. Public colleges have higher ROI than private colleges in the short term. Degrees from private nonprofit colleges generally have a higher ROI in the long term than public universities.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Policy, Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning

ACHIEVING SYSTEMIC CHANGE: A SOURCEBOOK FOR ADVANCING AND FUNDING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION
Catherine L. Fry, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
This sourcebook is intended as a useful resource for allthose who have a stake in creating STEM solutions forUS society. It addresses the rationale for investing insystemic change throughout higher education, identifiescritical areas for investment, and provides pointers to keyreports and current STEM education reform efforts.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Guiding Theories, Change Leaders, Policy, Costs and Benefits, Equity and Inclusion, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Booklet, White Paper, Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Diversity/Inclusion, Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Degree Program Development, Supporting Students:Bridge Program, Student Engagement

Essential Questions & Data Sources for Continuous Improvement of Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Learning
Essential Questions & Data Sources for Continuous Improvement of Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Learning This resource complements AAU's Framework for Systemic Change in Undergraduate STEM Teaching and ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Report

New York State Open Educational Resources Funds: CUNY Year Two Report
CUNY Report
As of Fall 2019, the growth of CUNY's OER programs, courses, and enrollments has skyrocketed as illustrated by the following numbers: 23,661 sections across CUNY have converted from expensive proprietary materials to open educational resources. IMPACT: 469,000 students have enrolled in courses with zero textbook cost. Students saved an estimated .9 million from Fall 2017 - Fall 2019. BENEFITS ANALYSIS: .86 in savings for every of NYS Funding.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Costs and Benefits
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning

Progress Toward Achieving Systemic Change: A Five-Year Status Report on the AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative
Progress Toward Achieving Systemic Change: A Five-Year Status Report on the AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative This status report on the AAU Undergraduate STEM Initiative draws from instructor surveys, ...

Change Topics (Working Groups): Assessment, Faculty Evaluation
Resource Type: Report

Racial Equity and Justice in Educational Settings
Eboni Zamani-Gallaher
Dr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher interviewed Dr. Dafina-Lazarus Stewart, a professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Bowling Green State University, about equity, inclusion, justice, and diversity in academic settings, as well as the role of campus leaders. The summary highlights this interview; the full interview is available as the debut episode of the Democracy's College podcast series.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Change Leaders, Policy, Equity and Inclusion
Resource Type: Report
Program Components: Professional Development:Advising and Mentoring, Diversity/Inclusion, Cultural Competency, Institutional Systems:Personnel/Hiring, Incentive/Reward Systems, Evaluating Promotion and Tenure, Evaluating Teaching, Supporting Students:Student Engagement

RACIALIZED GATEKEEPING SYSTEMS: Guidance for Navigation & Transformation
IGEN Research Hub
This document distills takeaways and input of 200+ attendees of webinars held by the NationalAcademies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) and the NSF INCLUDES Alliance:Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) in March 2023. In these events, panelists andparticipants discussed the newest NASEM report Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, andInclusion in STEMM Organizations: Beyond Broadening Participation (ADEI), and researchfindings from studies conducted by members of the IGEN Research Hub.

Change Topics (Working Groups): Equity and Inclusion
Resource Type: Report