Ithaka S+R

Ithaka S+R helps academic and cultural communities serve the public good and navigate economic, technological, and demographic change. Our work aims to broaden access to quality postsecondary education, improve student outcomes, and advance research and knowledge. Learn more about our work.

INTERACT

Income Distribution and Pell Share at Selective Institutions

Explore a dataset of economic diversity at highly selective institutions, developed in collaboration with journalists at The New York Times.

PROGRAM

Justice Initiatives

Our Justice Initiatives program supports the advancement of higher education in prisons by conducting critical research, sharing expertise on current issues, and developing innovative partnerships.

PROGRAM

Credit Mobility

We’re working to improve the transfer process through research and new tools that enable students to chart their higher education journey. Explore our projects and initiatives.

Blog Post

November 18, 2024

The State of the Humanities

Reflecting on the World Humanities Report and Humanities in the United States

Eugene Tobin

Blog Post

November 15, 2024

How the American Talent Initiative Is Using Communities of Practice to Advance Student Success in Higher Education

Carmen L. Araoz

Blog Post

November 12, 2024

Improving Re-Enrollment for Adult Learners with Some College, No Degree

Announcing a New Project with the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education

Jonathan Barefield, Toni-Anne Richards, Christy McDaniel, Joanna Dressel, Elizabeth Looker

November 20, 2024

The Clark Kerr Lecture Series

The Political Economy of Cost Control on a University Campus by Lawrence S. Bacow and Towards Sustainable Financing of Higher Education by Richard C. Levin

Research Report

November 7, 2024

Fostering College Fluency

Results from a National Survey of Community College Library and Campus Partners

Elmira Jangjou, Melissa Blankstein, jean amaral

Research Report

October 30, 2024

A Third Transformation?

Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing

Tracy Bergstrom, Dylan Ruediger

“The Art Museum Demographic Survey that we commissioned from Ithaka S+R together with the Association of Art Museum Directors and the American Alliance of Museums is the best investment I’ve made at Mellon.”
— Mariët Westermann, Executive Vice President for Programs and Research at Mellon

Upcoming Event

November 20, 2024

Communities of Practice: Advancing Institutional and Collective Impact in the American Talent Initiative

Carmen L. Araoz

Interactive Resource

Basic Needs Data

We have developed a resource to help higher education stakeholders create, scale, and maintain a data collection process on students’ basic needs.

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Collaborative strategies and research for higher education and the arts

Income Distribution and Pell Share at Selective Institutions

Justice Initiatives

Credit Mobility

The State of the Humanities

Reflecting on the World Humanities Report and Humanities in the United States

How the American Talent Initiative Is Using Communities of Practice to Advance Student Success in Higher Education

Improving Re-Enrollment for Adult Learners with Some College, No Degree

Announcing a New Project with the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education

The Clark Kerr Lecture Series

The Political Economy of Cost Control on a University Campus by Lawrence S. Bacow and Towards Sustainable Financing of Higher Education by Richard C. Levin

Fostering College Fluency

Results from a National Survey of Community College Library and Campus Partners

A Third Transformation?

Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing

Communities of Practice: Advancing Institutional and Collective Impact in the American Talent Initiative

Basic Needs Data

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