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    Documenting the Aims of Higher Education in Wisconsin
    Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University Of Wisconsin–Madison (Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, 2018-10-01)
    This report presents a community-based participatory action research project conducted by a group of University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate students to document how Wisconsin residents view the aims of higher education in the state. While questions regarding the purposes of higher education have long been debated, recent reforms in Wisconsin regarding higher education funding, governance, and objectives have brought new attention to these issues. The aims most commonly discussed included economic development and employment, civic and community engagement, social mobility, personal growth and enrichment, and critical thinking and interpersonal skills. Additionally, participants discussed concerns regarding obstacles that impede access to and achievement in higher education, such as affordability and institutional supports. The study indicates that Wisconsin residents do not want higher education to be focused on a single aim. Rather, it demonstrates the need to value the multiple aims higher education serves and support higher education students.
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    Improving the Yields in Higher Education Findings from Lumina Foundation’s State-Based Efforts to Increase Productivity in U.S. Higher Education
    Nodine, Thad; Hwalek, Melanie; Social Program Evaluators and Consultants, Inc. (SPEC Associates) (Lumina Foundation, 2015-09-01)
    Lumina became the first national private foundation to provide significant support to states interested in exploring how to increase productivity in higher education—defined as graduating substantially more students within available financial resources while maintaining access and educational quality. Lumina supported this work in the midst of turbulent financial times, aware that higher education in the United States is an enormously complex enterprise, with different historical contexts, political structures, governance systems, and institutional configurations in each state. This report identifies early outcomes and implications of the work that seven states have done in higher education policy, by examining changes in policies and programs at the state and system levels between 2008 and 2013.
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    Setting a Public Agenda for Higher Education in the States
    Davies, Gordon K. (The Education Commission of the States, 2006-12-01)
    Five states participated formally in the new National Collaborative for Higher Education Policy: Missouri, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. The starting point for the analysis in each state was Measuring Up, the national report card series issued by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. A common priority in all of the states was the need for a more highly educated population that could function effectively in a technologically sophisticated world. This report summarizes lessons learned from the collaborative project. It offers guidance to states interested in gaining broad agreement around a new agenda for higher education that is grounded in performance in the state and directed toward meeting the needs of state residents.