2025 New Years Resolutions

by Presidents Forum | Jan 13, 2025 | Outcomes and Accountability, Video

2025 New Years Resolutions

The Big Picture

The Presidents Forum is setting ambitious goals for 2025, focusing on three core principles:

Core principles

Working Learners First: Supporting students balancing education with careers and family
Student-Centered Innovation: Every decision starts with student benefit
Quality & Accessibility: Breaking down barriers while maintaining standards

What’s Next

The Forum’s 2025 policy agenda includes:

Data reforms for better tracking student success
Increased military tuition assistance
Student-owned learning records
Equal treatment for remote learning

Excelsior’s Constellation strategy for developing transformative partnerships with other institutions

by Presidents Forum | Jan 10, 2025 | Innovation, Outcomes and Accountability, Video

Excelsior’s Constellation strategy for developing transformative partnerships with other institutions

Big Picture

Excelsior is pioneering a constellation model of higher education partnerships to create seamless student experiences across multiple institutions.

Why it matters

Traditional partnerships and mergers in higher education are often rigid and bureaucratic. This new model aims to be more flexible and student-centric.

Key features of the constellation model:

Students can move between partner institutions for specific experiences
Includes short-term, intensive in-person programs
Seamless credit transfer between institutions
Integration with employer needs and workforce development

The bottom line:

Excelsior’s constellation model could revolutionize how institutions collaborate, offering students the flexibility to combine online learning with targeted in-person experiences.

Notice of Policy Working Group

by Presidents Forum | Jan 9, 2025 | Policy

The Presidents Forum has taken a significant step forward in shaping higher education policy by convening a diverse working group of policy experts from its member institutions. This collaborative effort brings together experienced professionals from various colleges and universities to develop a comprehensive 2025 public policy agenda. The group’s primary focus is to address the evolving landscape of higher education and provide actionable recommendations for the incoming presidential administration.

Through a series of structured discussions and analysis sessions, the working group has identified key areas requiring attention, including data reform, a focus on student outcomes, and mode and method regulatory parity. These policy experts are leveraging their collective expertise to craft proposals that balance innovation with accountability, ensuring that higher education remains both cutting-edge and accessible.

The working group’s efforts will culminate in a detailed policy document that outlines specific recommendations for the incoming administration. These recommendations aim to strengthen the foundation of higher education while preparing for future challenges and opportunities.

New Year Welcome

by Presidents Forum | Jan 6, 2025 | Outcomes and Accountability, Policy

Welcome to 2025 at the Presidents Forum!

As we move forward in the new year, we’re energized by the possibilities that lie ahead. We are committed to reshaping the higher education landscape around student financial success and accountable innovation, while continually supporting working learners. This month we will revolve our content around New Year’s Resolutions. Be on the lookout for resolutions from the Forum as a whole and from our individual institutions.

Our website and social media will present daily thought leadership and carefully curated higher education news.

We are also creating a 2025 public policy agenda which will be available on our website when completed.

Together, let’s make 2025 a transformative year for student success.

Miami Dade College: Making Higher Education More Affordable

by Presidents Forum | Dec 19, 2024 | Innovation, Outcomes and Accountability, Video

Miami Dade College: Making Higher Education More Affordable

The big picture

Miami Dade College has achieved a remarkable 98% debt-free graduation rate.

Why it matters

In an era where student debt is crippling millions, MDC’s model demonstrates how institutions can deliver affordable education without compromising quality.

By the numbers:

70% of students come from low-income homes
Only 1,800 out of 125,000 students took loans last year
No tuition increase in 12 years

Key strategies:

Focus on institutional efficiency over tuition hikes
Early financial literacy education and FAFSA support
Strategic deployment of scholarships and aid
Leveraging state programs like Bright Futures