PRESENTED BY The Institute for Higher Education Policy

1. Hot Topics in Federal Higher Education PolicyPresentation for the Campus Compact Network GatheringJanuary 27, 2014 Mark Huelsman Institute for Higher Education Policy PRESENTED BY The Institute for Higher Education Policy

2. About IHEP • Nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to promoting access to and success in higher education for all students, particularly those who have been traditionally underserved by the postsecondary system. • Areas of Work: • Access and Success • Affordability and Financial Aid • Finance • Diversity • Community and Institutional Partnerships

3. (A Few) Hot Topics in Higher Ed

4. Access and “Undermatch” • Majority of high-achieving kids from low-income backgrounds fail to apply to any selective colleges. • Efforts: • FAFSA Simplification • Consumer Information Tools (Scorecard, Shopping Sheet) • Increasing Grant Aid • White House Summit on Access: Commitments from 24 states, 100+institutions to address access barriers: • Financial aid • Remediation • Outreach • STEM Pathways • What is the Federal Role in Addressing Access?

5. College Ratings • “What we want to do is rate them on who's offering the best value so students and taxpayers get a bigger bang for their buck.  • … We’re going to jumpstart new competition between colleges – not just on the field or on the court, but in terms of innovation that encourages affordability, and encourages student success, and doesn’t sacrifice educational quality.” • President Obama, August 2013

6. College Ratings • Postsecondary Institution Ratings System (PIRS) • Ratings System for Consumer Information, eventually Accountability (2018) • Institutions rated on affordability (cost and debt), graduation, earnings, access • Format TBA • Metrics TBA • Send in your comments by Friday!

7. College Ratings • Can the Department of Education pull this off? • Can one system serve both consumer and public accountability purposes? • What new data do we need? How do we collect it? • Assuming this happens, what are the specific metrics? • What are the stakes? • Title IV Eligibility • Incentive Funding • Risk-Sharing • Interim Measures • It’s all on the table.

8. Debt and Repayment Relief • Income-Based Repayment (Pay As You Earn): • Mitigates some of the risk of investing in higher education. • Affordable Monthly Payments • Debt Forgiveness • Underutilized (10% of borrowers in income-based plans) • Many (including IHEP) are pushing for a version of IBR as the default option for loan repayment: • Substantially reduce delinquency and default • Align investment in higher education with outcomes.

9. Debt and Repayment Relief • Key Questions in Expanding Income-Based Repayment: • Who are we subsidizing? (High-debt graduate students?) • Public Service Loan Forgiveness? • Could it lead to a greater shift from public to individual support? • Does it relieve institutions and states from investing in upfront aid? • What does it do to Cohort Default Rates?

10. Thanks! Mark Huelsman Research Analyst mhuelsman@ihep.org 202-861-8244

11. Community Partnerships for Attainment: How Campus Compact Can Drive Completion Rates Julie Ajinkya, Ph.D. Director of Community Partnerships Institute for Higher Education Policy January 27, 2014

12. Community Partnerships for Attainment • Access • Affordability • College readiness • Student supports • Success • Retention • Completion • Workforce alignment • Responsible citizenship

13. Community Partnerships for Attainment To increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025

15. Community Partnerships for Attainment ATTAINMENT

16. Community Partnerships for Attainment Cohort #1: 20 cities: • Albuquerque, NM • Boston, MA • Buffalo, NY • Cincinnati, OH • Columbus, IN • Dayton, OH • Greensboro, NC • Houston, TX • Kalamazoo, MI • Louisville, KY • Memphis, TN • NE Indiana • Philadelphia, PA • Pittsburgh, PA • Providence, RI • Quad Cities, IA • San Antonio, TX • Santa Ana, CA • South Seattle, WA • Syracuse, NY

17. Community Partnerships for Attainment Metro Partners: • American Chamber of Commerce Executives • Aspen Forum for Community Solutions • Brookings Institute • Council for Adult and Experiential Learning • Excelencia in Education • The Harwood Institute • Institute for Higher Education Policy • National College Access Network • National League of Cities • Strive • CEOs for Cities/Talent Dividend Prize • Say Yes to Education • United Way Worldwide

18. Community Partnerships for Attainment Metro Partners Technical assistance Best practices COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE

19. Community Partnerships for Attainment Technical assistance Best practices RESOURCe LIBRARY LEARNING LABS

20. How does CPA intersect with Campus compact? ATTAINMENT

21. Campus Compact Mission: “As presidents of colleges and universities, both private and public, large and small, two-year and four-year, we challenge higher education to re-examine its public purposes and its commitments to the democratic ideal. We also challenge higher education to become engaged, through actions and teaching, with its communities. We have a fundamental task to renew our role as agents of our democracy.”

22. Walla Walla Community College • Region was in economic despair • President’s vision • 1) Match programs with labor-market needs • 2) Engage the community • Hands-on retention practices • Awarded the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence - Steven VanAusdle, President, WWCC

23. Syracuse University • Region was in economic despair • President’s vision • 1) Scholarship in Action • 2) Whole system reform • Syracuse success has laid ground for the model to move to other cities (e.g. Buffalo) - Nancy Canto, former Chancellor/President of Syracuse University

24. Questions? Please contact: Julie Ajinkya Director of Community Partnerships jajinkya@ihep.org 202-861-8245