Dive Brief:
- The University Innovation Alliance, a group of 11 research institutions across the country, is on track to meet its goal of increasing the number of graduates at its universities by 20% by the 2022-23 academic year.
- Campus Technology reports the alliance institutions will graduate 94,000 more students than they would have absent their involvement in the group, which asks institutions to graduate more students, focus on their success across the socioeconomic spectrum, share data and innovate together.
- The alliance formed in 2014 and its major focus areas in the first two years have been predictive analytics and intensive advising as mentor institutions bring mentees up to speed and “student success teams” work on each campus to get closer to goals identified by a committee of leaders across all universities in the alliance.
Dive Insight:
Colleges and universities have historically benefitted from an openness about their paths to success. Unlike the corporate world, where trade secrets are guarded, academic leaders are often happy to share their strategies and see peer institutions implement them to see their own success. The University Innovation Alliance is an example of how more structured opportunities for collaboration help tens of thousands of students nationwide.
Other higher education groups have come together to share innovations and strategies with digital technology. Regionally, public institutions have joined with feeder community colleges and even K-12 school districts to improve college readiness in the student pipeline.