State colleges and universities are engines of economic & social mobility.
AASCU intensifies their impact.
We equip our members to advance equitable outcomes, spark civic engagement, and build thriving regions—so diverse learners seeking prosperity can bring America’s promise home.
Unlocking potential, so students can unlock theirs.
We provide high-impact opportunities created by and for passionate leaders of state colleges and universities.
Meet the 350 AASCU institutions serving more than 3 million students.
Our approach empowers these stewards of place to catalyze economic and social mobility.
See them in action.Member Spotlight
PROMISING PRACTICE
Success Central:
Supporting Underrepresented Students Through Peer Coaching
Central Connecticut State University
To combat the decline in retention and graduation rates among underrepresented student groups in postsecondary education, this university offers an innovative peer-coaching initiative in which mentors address mentees’ unique challenges and support their academic and personal accomplishments.
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AASCU: Telling Our Story Podcast
Featuring Zulma R. Toro, Reginald Simmons, and Victoria Wallington from CCSU
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2024 WE THE PEOPLE AWARD: EXCELLENCE IN CIVIC LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Prison Graduation Initiative
California State University, Los Angeles
Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative (PGI) fosters individual and community transformation in California’s prisons through higher education. In 2016, PGI was the first and only BA program to be designated a Second Chance Pell site in California, and it was the first bachelor’s degree program in California to award a BA degree to incarcerated students. Since then, it has become one of the largest bachelor’s prison programs in the country and has institutionalized community engagement into two BA programs in different three prisons, ensuring that all PGI students are required to take at least one community engagement course as part of their roadmap to graduation. This makes the program one of the largest providers of community engaged learning for incarcerated students in the country.
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