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Co tact Us 8115 Old Dominion Dr Suite 200 Mclean VA 22102 202 798 5268 About Us Home Practice Areas Services Featured Work YOU OPEN DOORS WE UNLOCK INSIGHTS Become a learning organization grow your impact THE HEI PRACTICES Core Practice Areas College Access And Success STEM Education Workforce Development Education Philantrophy Adult Learners WHAT WE DO Our Services Strategic Learning Evaluation Custom Research Facilitation HEI s core purpose is to HEI s evaluation expertise At HEI we love questions HEI offers an array of support our clients efforts spans federal state local Whatever our clients need services to help to improve as learning nonprofit and private to know we re excited to organizations plan online organizations initiatives craft a research plan and in person events Read More Read More Read More Read More ABOUT US Why Work With HEI Higher Ed Insight HEI is a diverse and woman owned research and evaluation firm Tough a collaborative and partnership based approach we help you drive your work forward with fresh insight from custom research actionable evaluation and dynamic learning events Leveraging data evidence and collective wisdom we help to create growth opportunities for your team your organization and the people you serve Read More 2010 100 10 300 SINCE WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS TEAM MEMBERS CLIENTS SERVED TEAM MEMBERS Our Experts Read More Read More Tait Kellog Director of Research and Strategid Services Read More Tashera Gale Director of Evaluation Services Read More John Archacki Kate Potterfield Project Manager Director of Marketing and Communications All Members CLIENTS Our Clients FORM Stay Connected FIRST NAME LAST NAME ORGANIZATION EMAIL ADDRESS ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION SUBMIT FORM Higher Ed Insight HEI is a diverse and woman owned research and evaluation firm through a collaborative and partnership based approach we help you drive your work forward with fresh insight from custom research your organization and the people you serve Copyright 2021 by Higher Ed Insights LINKS YOU VE QUESTIONS SUBSCRIBE About Get A Quote Email Address Services 202 798 5268 STEM Emphasis Clients Ideas Contact Send Email info HigherEdInsight com

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Co tact Us 8115 Old Dominion Dr Suite 200 Mclean VA 22102 202 798 5268 About Us Home Practice Areas Services Featured Work About Us THE HEI PRACTICES Our Story Higher Ed Insight HEI is a diverse and woman owned small business that offers services in organizational learning evaluation custom research and facilitation HEI s team includes skilled applied researchers and facilitators with a range of expertise focused on improving education and workforce outcomes Through a collaborative and partnership based approach we help you drive your initiatives forward at every stage from inception to culmination Leveraging data evidence and shared learning we help to create growth opportunities for your team your organization and the people you serve THE HEI PRACTICES Mission Vision HEI is dedicated to helping every client become a learning organization We believe that in order to reach your goals you need to ask the right questions collect data that matters and take action informed by evidence HEI is guided by a set of core values Grounding our work in the principles of d i v e r s i t y e q u i t y a n d i n c l u s i o n Leveraging shared learning collaboration and the creation of growth opportunities for ourselves and our clients Using an asset based approach to build upon and emphasize the strengths of both individuals and organizations Our Team Andrew Mike Vera Farmiga Lisa Connor At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimos qui At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimos qui At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimos qui Higher Ed Insight HEI is a diverse and woman owned research and evaluation firm through a collaborative and partnership based approach we help you drive your work forward with fresh insight from custom research your organization and the people you serve Copyright 2021 by Higher Ed Insights LINKS YOU VE QUESTIONS SUBSCRIBE About Get A Quote Email Address Services 202 798 5268 STEM Emphasis Clients Ideas Contact Send Email info HigherEdInsight com

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Co tact Us 8115 Old Dominion Dr Suite 200 Mclean VA 22102 202 798 5268 Home About Us Practice Areas Services Featured Work Practice Areas COLLEGE ACCESS SUCCESS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 02 01 EDUCATION PHILANTROPHY ADULT LEARNERS 04 03 STEM EDUCATION 05 Higher Ed Insight HEI is a diverse and woman owned research and evaluation firm through a collaborative and partnership based approach we help you drive your work forward with fresh insight from custom research your organization and the people you serve Copyright 2021 by Higher Ed Insights LINKS YOU VE QUESTIONS SUBSCRIBE About Get A Quote Email Address Services 202 798 5268 STEM Emphasis Clients Ideas Contact Send Email info HigherEdInsight com

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Co tact Us oday 8115 Old Dominion Dr Suite 200 Mclean VA 22102 202 798 5268 Home About Us Practice Areas Services Featured Work Practice Areas COLLEGE ACCESS SUCCESS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 02 01 Since our founding HEI has served a wide range of HEI s commitment to advancing opportunity and outcomes for nonprofits foundations colleges and universities in their underserved populations spans the education to career efforts to advance access and success for underserved and pipeline nontraditional students Our team supports funders government and municipal Our team specializes in custom research strategic learning agencies and nonprofits to facilitate assess and improve and planning and assessment of efforts to improve programs to advance local and regional workforce opportunity and outcomes through initiatives such as development Through the development of a learning promise scholarships mentorship programs and other agenda data collection plan and strategy decision making holistic wraparound supports we help our clients zero in on the impact they wish to make identify how to measure it and then make better decisions for the future How Can We Help Support Your College Access Success Initiative How Can We Help Support Your Workforce Development Initiative EDUCATION PHILANTROPHY 03 ADULT LEARNERS 04 At HEI we are energized by the vision and commitment of education focused philanthropies that seek to create systemic change through programs and initiatives that open and support opportunity for students of all ages cradle to c a r e e r HEI has served a wide range of nonprofits foundations colleges and universities in their efforts to advance access and success for adult learners We specialize in helping philanthropies create frameworks and processes to assess their impact continuously improve their programs and focus precious resources to best align with their missions Our team specializes in custom research strategic learning and planning and assessment of efforts to improve opportunity and outcomes through initiatives such as wraparound supports academic and financial advising and other programs that seek to meet the unique needs of adult How Can We Help Support students Your Education Philantrophy Initiative How Can We Help Support Your Adult Learning Initiative STEM EDUCATION 05 We partner with educational institutions foundations and c o m m u n i t y o r g a n i z a t i o n s t o a p p l y f o r i m p l e m e n t a n d a s s e s s both programs and grants designed to improve STEM t e a c h i n g l e a r n i n g a n d e m p l o y a b i l i t y Our team specializes in assisting with grants from the N a t i o n a l S c i e n c e F o u n d a t i o n t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r a n d departments of education Through our STEM education p r o g r a m a n a l y s i s s e r v i c e s w e h e l p o u r c l i e n t s i d e n t i f y evaluate and realize intended outcomes How Can We Help With Your Stem Initiative Higher Ed Insight HEI is a diverse and woman owned research and evaluation firm through a collaborative and partnership based approach we help you drive your work forward with fresh insight from custom research your organization and the people you serve Copyright 2021 by Higher Ed Insights LINKS YOU VE QUESTIONS SUBSCRIBE About Get A Quote Email Address Services 202 798 5268 STEM Emphasis Clients Ideas Contact Send Email info HigherEdInsight com

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Co tact Us 8115 Old Dominion Dr Suite 200 Mclean VA 22102 202 798 5268 Home About Us Practice Areas Services Featured Work Services WHAT WE DO Why Work With HEI Wherever you serve in higher education or workforce development we have a suite of services designed to deliver measurable results THE HEI SERVICES Strategic Learning HEI s core purpose is to support our clients efforts to improve as learning organizations Rather than serving as external evaluators whose timeline and findings may not match client needs we at HEI prefer to serve as partners in thinking about how to answer key questions about structure implementation and effectiveness To t h i s e n d w e h a v e d e v e l o p e d o u r I n s i g h t A d v a n t a g e approach to strategic learning which uses an iterative process to develop a learning agenda identify appropriate w a y s t o a n s w e r l e a r n i n g q u e s t i o n s a n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y work in collaboration with our clients to make meaning of the data collected and use those insights to take targeted and relevant action THE HEI SERVICES Evaluation HEI s evaluation expertise spans federal state local nonprofit and private initiatives We work with clients to design and implement evaluations that support continuous program learning and improvement for all stakeholders employing a range of formative and summative approaches Our evaluation practice is grounded in our commitment to d i v e r s i t y e q u i t y a n d i n c l u s i o n W e a c t i v e l y c o l l a b o r a t e w i t h our clients to ensure the evaluation design receives input from diverse stakeholder groups employ data collection that engages the full diversity of experience and perspective a v a i l a b l e a n d i d e n t i f y e q u i t a b l e a p p r o a c h e s t o p o l i c y practice and resource decisions THE HEI SERVICES Custom Research At HEI we love questions Big small complex practical a s p i r a t i o n a l w h a t e v e r o u r c l i e n t s n e e d t o k n o w w e r e excited to craft a research plan yield meaningful answers to their questions We believe strongly in a collaborative approach in which we communicate regularly with clients to discuss expectations and strategies strategically engage and integrate stakeholder insights and provide contextspecific action oriented reflection and recommendations informed by data We remain nimble and adaptive to best serve client needs We apply an equity lens to our view of data and encourage clients to think about data in this way as well differentiating between outcomes of various demographic groups and highlighting the strengths of each group Our commitment to t h e s e v a l u e s a l s o m e a n s w e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t d i v e r s i t y e q u i t y a n d i n c l u s i o n l o o k s d i f f e r e n t i n e a c h c o n t e x t a n d partnership and therefore we are always learning alongside o u r c l i e n t s U l t i m a t e l y o u r a p p r o a c h s e e k s t o c u l t i v a t e environments that value the insight and input of our clients and their stakeholders and to ensure that all groups have access to the resources and opportunities necessary to improve the quality of their lives THE HEI SERVICES Facilitation HEI offers an array of services to help organizations plan and facilitate extraordinary online events and in person stakeholder convenings In both planning and conducting client events we use a strength based immersive and experiential process to curate meaningful conversations create deep connections and deliver powerful outcomes Through careful event choreography and well engineered questions we help both small and large groups gain fresh insights uncover shared purpose co create future visions amplify strengths and tap into the collective wisdom of all voices in a group Higher Ed Insight HEI is a diverse and woman owned research and evaluation firm through a collaborative and partnership based approach we help you drive your work forward with fresh insight from custom research your organization and the people you serve Copyright 2021 by Higher Ed Insights LINKS YOU VE QUESTIONS SUBSCRIBE About Get A Quote Email Address Services 202 798 5268 STEM Emphasis Clients Ideas Contact Send Email info HigherEdInsight com