Higher Education Policy Institute

Policy analysis - as a resource for Policy development the Institute conducts independent research and analyses of pressing Policy issues facing the states and the nation regarding opportunity and achievement in Higher Education. It provides results of research, analysis and studies of current polices of Higher Education to the general public identifying key issues.

Communications - as a catalyst for improving public Policy the Institute communicates performance results and key findings to the public, to civic, business, and Higher Education leaders, and to public officials who are poised to improve public policies regarding Higher Education. These communications promote discussion and provide alternatives for achieving optimal organization and operation of Higher Education. During the year ended june 30, 2015, the Institute has been collaborating with the southern regional educational board on its community college commission, focusing on ways to strengthen the role of community and technical colleges in raising educational attainment in southern states, and on the Higher Education Policy issues facing southern states, including state profiles and preliminary conclusions regarding affordability in southern states; and ongoing work with the committee for economic development on a Policy report on California Higher Education and follow-up to that report. Hepi also acts as the fiscal agent for change, the magazine of Higher learning.