By Margaret Brower I have only worked at the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good for two semesters now, and yet I have learned so much.  Last week’s webinar, “Broadening Access for Undocumented Students: Federal Policy Implications for Higher Education Professionals,” has become one of many benchmarks undergirding my personal growth, our [...]

By Kyle Southern Nearly all Americans believe in the importance of higher education to enable social and economic mobility, but they carry deep concerns about its affordability and the ability of people with jobs and families, but no postsecondary credential, to complete their degrees.  These findings are included in the recently released report by the [...]

The National Forum proudly recognizes the achievements of Legendary Musician, Nick Bowman.  Nick was presented the ASHE Promising Scholar/Early Career Award at the 2012 ASHE Conference.  Congratulations, Nick! What is the ASHE Promising Scholar/Early Career Award? The award recognizes a significant body of scholarship, a single extraordinary research achievement by a higher education scholar, or [...]

We are a people of the story.  As long as humans have been being, we have used stories to communicate our history, our experiences, and our hopes and dreams.  From cave drawings to the Jewish oral tradition to 140-character tweets — homo sapiens has always been fascinated by the power of story. It is not [...]

Dr. Penny Pasque, a 2007 graduate of the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) and a legendary musician of the National Forum, has recently earned tenure and been promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma (OU).  Penny began working at OU after graduating from the University of Michigan and was [...]