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Grounded in Practice, Informed by Research

Welcome to CARPE, the AIR center committed to improving postsecondary education for today’s students by generating rigorous evidence and helping those in the field connect research and practice. Watch this video to learn more!

College Completion Network Study Findings

This new briefing book from the College Completion Network provides high-level summaries of the network’s studies and their findings, focused on interventions for increasing the number of students who earn degrees at open- and broad-access institutions.

Action Agenda: Scaling Competencies as the Currency of Learning and Equitable Opportunity

This action agenda from the Competency-Based Education Network presents a case for accelerating the responsible adoption of competency-based education programs in postsecondary education with a focus on equity.

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Publication: Confucius Institutes at U.S. Institutions of Higher Education

A new AIR report gathered information on colleges and universities that are current and former hosts of Confucius Institutes. The article was featured in the appendix of a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine publication.

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Book Chapter: Beyond Title IX—Pursuing Full Participation Through Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA)

This new book chapter is intended to help leaders and stakeholders evolve approaches to addressing gender-based discrimination in ways that also support full participation from campus community members.

Infographic: Addressing Barriers to Women’s Entry and Retention in High-Wage, High-Demand Occupations

This new AIR infographic presents promising strategies for addressing barriers to both entry and retention for women in pursuing high-wage, high-demand occupations.

Study Webinar Materials: An Examination of the Costs of Texas Community Colleges

This REL Southwest study and webinar presented findings to help the Texas Higher Education Board better understand the extent to which Texas Community Colleges have adequate finding for reaching desires levels of student success.

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