AASCU Task Force on Making Public Higher Education a State Priority2018-05-042018-05-042013-06-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83024In an effort to identify strategies for strengthening the relationship between state government and public higher education, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has appointed a Task Force on Making Public Higher Education a State Priority. Comprised of leaders with extensive higher education experience at the campus and state level, as well as in elected office, the task force has sought to: explore the political context within which higher education operates; recommend strategies for establishing a new compact between states and their public colleges and universities; and identify strategies for advancing higher education as a state investment priority. The task force recommends that leaders from state government and public higher education create a new compact built on a foundation of mutual understanding, trust and accountability. With these principles in place, state and campus leaders must craft a shared public agenda that meets state needs, broadens college access, makes college more affordable, improves student outcomes and ensures academic quality.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalHigher educationinstitutional accountabilitycollege affordabilitystates and higher educationReporthttp://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/stable/pdf/3329944.pdf?refreqid=search%3Ad0c0a6b45e59e53a4ebf523b2d1df409