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Explore the breadth of work from Frontier Set institutions, intermediaries, and support partners. Read about Guided Pathways implementation at community colleges, learn how HBCUs built a collaborative learning community, access an online open-source course on the principles of transformation, and browse more insights from the 29 colleges and universities committed to pursuing institutional transformation.
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Key Findings From the Frontier Set: Institutional Transformation Among 29 Colleges and Two State Systems
In this report, the American Institutes for Research® (AIR®), which served as the research and learning partner for the Frontier Set initiative, presents key findings for transformation as a change process to create more equitable student outcomes.
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Completion by Design
Completion by Design, a five-year initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, included nine community colleges from three states as they set out in 2011 to increase student success and completion by removing barriers at each stage of the student journey. CompletionbyDesign.org features the experiences of those institutions, plus practical strategies and tools […]
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Completion By Design + Frontier Set Learning Study
Through interviews and documentation review, ASA Research conducted this retrospective analysis focusing on factors that enabled institutional transformation, the evolution of equity, and how the CBD/FS frameworks influenced policies and practices related to closing racial equity gaps.
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Designing for Transformation: Insights From Frontier Set Institutions
The Aspen Institute gained a deeper understanding of how community colleges advanced student success and equity strategies through the Frontier Set. This report summarizes key learnings from those institutions about how institutional capacities and integrated approaches further transformation.
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Dynamics of Institutional Transformation: Observations of Research Institutions’ Efforts to Transform for More Equitable Student Outcomes
The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) provides an overview of learning from the Frontier Set in partnership with the University of Central Florida, Arizona State University, and Georgia State University.
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Essentials of Institutional Transformation: Advancing Equity and Excellence Through a State Performance-Based Funding Model
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU) documented how Florida International University responded to state performance-based funding and pursued transformation that met both external and internal stakeholder needs.
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Essentials of Institutional Transformation: Growth Amid a University Merger
This case study of Georgia State University’s merger with Perimeter College highlights how combining two or more institutions may influence the speed and strategies used in institutional transformation. Produced by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU).
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Essentials of Institutional Transformation: Remaining Resilient Through Leadership Transition
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU) documented how leadership changes are a catalyst for transformation. This case study details Portland State University’s leadership transition and how it impacted PSU’s transformation journey.
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Guided Pathways Implementation at Davidson-Davie Community College
This excerpt from the Aspen Institute report, Designing for Transformation, focuses on Davidson-Davie Community College’s approach to implementing Guided Pathways, an integrated framework for institutional transformation.
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Guided Pathways Implementation at Lorain County Community College
This excerpt from the Aspen Institute report, Designing for Transformation, focuses on Lorain County Community College’s approach to implementing Guided Pathways, an integrated framework for institutional transformation.