The secret’s out - Student-Ready Strategies is opening up a new office location in Denver, Colorado! Serving institutions and students often means meeting them where they are, both figuratively and literally. As we continue to grow our work in western states, having offices in both Denver and Indianapolis will help us meet that commitment. However, the new office is only one aspect of SRS’s recent growth. We added three new team members in June, each in a different time zone,

Transformation means actively changing policies and processes to create more equitable and inclusive institutional structures.

Our latest report is squarely focused on institutional policy - what it is, what it does, and how it either helps or hinders equitable outcomes for students. We draw from our experiences assisting institutions in evaluating and revising their policies to offer not only a framework for understanding institutional policy, but also provide pragmatic recommendations and concrete examples to help institutions see policy in practice and use those learnings in their own policy and p

Colleges and universities are under pressure to evolve - and fast. In the face of impending demographic changes, glaring social and economic disparities, scrutiny from state and local leaders, and increasing competition to enroll and retain students, having the right structure, policy, and process in place to ensure equitable student success is a must. The pressure is real, and it is felt daily by higher educational professionals. Institutions are funded and staffed to run d

As postsecondary professionals, we are often charged with implementing something new - or updating a standing practice - at our institutions. While we may be hopeful about what this might mean for our students and how it might address known inequities, we still can feel a sense of what is commonly called, “initiative fatigue.” We are wearing so many hats and serving on so many committees - how can we take on more? That feeling can be especially pronounced when progress is slo