The State Opportunity Index (SOI) Survey provides a data driven framework designed to help policymakers, system leaders, and institutions strengthen the connection between postsecondary education and economic opportunity. In this webinar, Strada Education Foundation and Trellis Strategies will share institution focused insights from the 2025 SOI Survey, with a special emphasis on work-based learning—an area…
Loneliness among American adults has increased since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Approximately 36 percent of all Americans, including 61 percent of young adults (aged 18-25), report feeling lonely frequently or almost all the time or all the time. The 2024 Student Financial Wellness Survey demonstrates the “loneliness epidemic” extends to students. In this…
Many people from low-income backgrounds face significant barriers accessing and completing postsecondary credentials. Socioeconomic barriers include affordability challenges and insufficient financial aid that was built on assumptions of parental support, as well as a lack of advocacy and awareness needed to navigate complex systems. A lesser understood barrier is the way that public benefit programs…
Modern learners are juggling more than ever—work, family responsibilities, financial pressures, and constantly shifting expectations of what college should provide. Institutions know they need to adapt, but the path forward isn’t always clear. Join the Trellis Strategies and the Trellis Foundation teams in this webinar to explore real, replicable examples from institutions successfully supporting today’s…
Join Trellis Strategies and the Coalition for Student Wellbeing for a dynamic virtual event bringing together student leaders and campus administrators from across the country. Together we will highlight innovative, student-driven policies transforming mental health and wellbeing on college campuses. Through four initiatives, speakers will share how to replicate, offer insights into successful collaboration between…
Access to transportation is essential to student success and this webinar offers practical guidance for Community College leaders. Our toolkit will help community college stakeholders better understand transportation access on their campus and a view into some of the strategies being employed nationwide to address issues related to transportation and higher education. Join us to…