The mission of the Institute for Higher Education Policy is to increase access and success in postsecondary education around the world through unique research and innovative programs that inform key decision makers who shape public policy and support economic and social development.

Imagine a world with less violence, more civic participation, greater support for the environment, significantly better personal health, greatly increased appreciation of and personal enjoyment from artistic and literary beauty, and more money. That is what we get if we can increase access to and persistence in higher education.

—Thomas D. Parker, Ed.D., Interim President and Senior Associate