AASCU Policy Publications

AASCU policy reports address a variety of critical higher education issues. Download our latest reports and take a moment to browse past issues.

Edlines---A weekly round-up of higher education state policy headlines

Policy Matters---This policy brief series provides concise analysis of issues affecting public higher education.

• Outsourcing Instruction: Issues for Public Colleges and Universities July 2010


• Tuition-Setting Authority and Deregulation at State Colleges and Universities - May 2010


• "Maintenance of Effort": An Evolving Federal-State Policy Approach to Ensuring College Affordability - April 2010


• Top 10 Higher Education State Policy Issues for 2010 - January 2010


• Implementing the Post-9/11 GI Bill: Lessons Learned and Emerging Issues - November 2009


• Student Loan Forgiveness Programs: An Evolving Workforce Development Tool - September 2009


• College and University Mergers: Recent Trends - July 2009


• Update on Graduation Rate Reporting: Issues and Opportunities - June 2009


• State Early Commitment Programs: A Contract for College Success? - May 2009


• Policy Measures to Contain Textbook Costs - March 2009


• Top 10 State Policy Issues for Higher Education in 2009 - January 2009


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Perspectives---These occasional papers explore current higher education issues in an in-depth manner.

• When Johnny [or Janelle] Comes Marching Home: National, State, and Institutional Efforts in Support of Veterans' Education - Summer 2008


• Balancing Student Privacy, Campus Security, and Public Safety: Issues for Campus Leaders - Winter 2008


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Other Selected AASCU Publications

• Public College and University Procurement: A Survey of the State Regulatory Environment, Institutional Procurement Practices, and Efforts Toward Cost Containment


• State Outlook: Fiscal and State Policy Issues Affecting Postsecondary Education
  July 2010


• Whitepaper: Considerations for State Colleges and Universities in a Post-Recession America


• Cost Containment: A Survey of Current Practices at America's State Colleges and Universities


• Renewing the Promise: The Public Universities in a Transforming World


• From Soldier to Student: Easing the Transition of Service Members on Campus