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Advancing Access and Success in Higher Education for Military-Connected Learners

October 30, 2025

In partnership with Today’s Students Coalition, CHEPP has published a new report that outlines the unique barriers faced by military-connected learners and the strategies that higher education institutions can use to address these barriers and support military-connected learner success. The report also offers a set of federal policy recommendations to further support these learners.

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Fact Sheet

Increasing Success Through Learner-Centered Design

October 6, 2025

Today’s learners are balancing careers, families, and caregiving with their studies, but many face barriers that traditional higher education models don’t address. Using CHEPP’s learner-centered design framework, this fact sheet shows how institutions can meet learners where they are with programs built around their needs and success.

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Letter

Public Comment Letter Regarding the Duration of International Student Visas

September 29, 2025

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) submitted the following public comment to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Proposed Rule Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media . The letter focused on how changing the duration of status for international students to be a fixed amount of time would negatively impact some students' ability to finish their degree, continue on to a graduate program, and engage with relevant job training.

Report

Online by Design: Improving Career Connection for Today's Learners

July 28, 2025

Today, the value of higher education is increasingly measured by its ability to lead to meaningful career outcomes. Yet for millions of today’s learners – the working adults, parents, and online learners who make up the majority of college students – traditional career services and work-based learning opportunities are out of reach. In this report, CHEPP analyzes research to offer insights for transforming postsecondary education into a more flexible, workforce-aligned system. By redesigning career connection strategies with learners at the center, we can unlock economic opportunity for everyone and build a more skilled workforce for America.