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TIAA was founded in 1918 to help teachers retire with dignity. That mission grew to include those in healthcare and more, creating reliable income for their futures while they work to make a difference today. Their commitment to doing the right thing—for their customers, employees, and communities—has never wavered, and is why today, TIAA is an industry leader in building financially sound futures.

Academic Search is an executive search firm dedicated to serving higher education institutions and related organizations and is the only search firm in the nation with a formal relationship to a premier leadership development program. As the subsidiary of the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI), Academic Search provides substantial financial support to a number of signature CIC leadership programs, including the Executive Leadership Academy and Senior Leadership Academy, through grants by AALI. 

Campus Labs empowers institutions to make valuable connections with their data. The firm offers a complete set of integrated solutions for areas such as assessment, retention, teaching and learning, student engagement, and institutional effectiveness. Campus Labs proudly serves more than 1,400 public and private colleges and universities.

EAB’s mission is to make education smarter and communities stronger. The firm harnesses the collective power of more than 2,100 institutions to uncover and apply proven practices and transformative insights. From kindergarten to college and beyond, EAB partners with education leaders to accelerate progress and drive results across three key areas: enrollment management, student success, and institutional strategy.

GreenFig partners with colleges to equip students with digital skills and durable experiences to step into careers they will love. The GreenFig platform enables exploration of high-growth business pathways, and the accumulation of digital skills and industry-recognized certifications from applications such as Google, Salesforce, Facebook, HubSpot, and more. Faculty members can explore GreenFig’s high-impact pedagogy and teaching resources and offer students structured, real-world experiences to develop resilient 21st-century mindsets. GreenFig serves leading four-year institutions by bringing powerful new technologies, fresh insights, and best practices to their partner schools.

​McAllister & Quinn is a higher education consulting firm that specializes in working with small colleges to secure federal grant funding. The firm is regarded as one of the most effective federal grant and faculty development firms for small colleges and universities. The firm currently represents more than 75 small and mid-sized colleges and has generated hundreds of millions of dollars for scholarships, academic programs, research, and student support services.

Synergis Education partners with institutions to launch pre-and post-licensure nursing programs and innovative doctoral degrees driven by your institution’s mission, employer trends, and student needs. They bring expertise and resources to colleges and universities that allow them to grow high-in-demand accessible programs. Synergis provides expertise that can assist its partners to engage in smart program design where sequence, pricing, and services create an economically viable program for three groups: the institution, Synergis, and, most importantly, the student.

​The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC) has helped more than 60,000 young people discover their potential careers. Since 1975, TWC has invested in partnerships that enable students to succeed. With more than 400 employer partners in the area and 399 higher education partners across the United States, TWC is the largest program of its kind in Washington, DC. TWC uses its scale and expertise to customize each student’s experience to be truly transformative. TWC students complete their program equipped with the professional skills that are foundational to launching the right career for them.

Wiley Education Services is a leading, global provider of technology-enabled education solutions to meet the evolving needs of universities, corporations, and ultimately, learners. Wiley partners with more than 70 institutions across the U.S., Europe, and Australia, and supports over 800 degree programs. Their best-in-class services and market insights are driven by deep commitment and expertise—proven to elevate enrollment, retention, and completion rates.

Acadeum, formerly known as College Consortium, works with CIC colleges and universities committed to sharing high-quality online courses to improve student success. Together, Acadeum and the CIC Online Course Sharing Consortium are unlocking the collective potential of institutions to ensure that all learners have access to the courses they need at the time they need them. More than 200 CIC members now use Acadeum’s cross enrollment platform to improve student retention and completion while increasing institutional revenue.

Casagrande Consulting, LLC has provided more than 100 institutions of higher education with insight into board, leadership, and compensation effectiveness since their launch in 2009.

Dynamic Campus partners with colleges and universities to maximize the performance of their existing technology investments and IT support teams, ensuring that the institution is optimized for the rapidly-changing needs and goals of students and stakeholders alike. The firm’s proven blend of managed IT services, on-demand technical capabilities, and a vendor-agnostic approach delivers optimized IT performance, better strategic alignment, improved organizational visibility and accountability, lower institutional risk, and a campus IT environment that’s “future ready."

Gray Associates provides the only academic Program Evaluation System: PES+. PES+ combines data, software, and facilitated workshops that enable institutions to make data-informed program decisions that strengthen campus relationships. Unlike labor data suppliers, PES+ includes current, local data on student demand, plus jobs and skills for over 1,500 academic programs. It provides internal dashboards on program economics, academic performance, and diversity. PES+ enables collaborative, data-informed program evaluations that improve enrollment, financials, and DEI.

Hanover Research, a leading research and analytics firm, helps institutions of all sizes and types tackle critical academic, marketing, and administrative challenges. Their experts develop customized plans using multiple research methodologies to deliver the insights institutions need to make informed decisions. In addition to their custom research, Hanover’s members also work with them to submit more competitive grants, develop a grant-seeking culture and competency, find the right grant opportunities, build relationships that lead to funding, and strategically position their programs and grants operations.

Interfolio is an education technology company based in Washington, DC, that offers the first holistic Faculty Information System to support the full lifecycle of faculty work—from hiring to annual review, activity reporting, scholarly data collection and validation, and more. All Interfolio software applications focus on faculty, with workflow tools to support shared governance processes; activity reporting solutions that support accreditation, decision making, and data analytics; and consumer offerings that provide a portable, private space to support the collection, curation, and validation of academic materials. Working with over 275 clients, Interfolio leads with vision and innovation.

​Johns Hopkins University Press publishes excellent books on all aspects of higher education including books on the leadership and effective management of colleges and universities, education policy and history, faculty and student life, access and equity, international higher education, and critical university studies. JHU Press also publishes books for students and their families. All of the books are evidence-based, peer reviewed, and focused on practical outcomes.

​MindEdge Learning was founded in 1998 by educators from Harvard and MIT, focused on improving the way the world learns. Since then, the firm has created more than 500 comprehensive digital titles, used by more than 2 million learners worldwide—across all subjects in the academic arena. That includes a full suite of courseware designed for adult learners, critical to accelerating online program development. MindEdge also offers more than 200 turn-key professional development courses for continuing education, backed by leading industry groups and standards.

The Nelson Mullins School and College law team reaches across disciplines to help clients reach their goals and plan ahead. The firm provides boots-on-the-ground holistic representation for colleges and universities to serve their legal needs. Their education law professionals serve as thought leaders and partners to impact educational policy and advocate best practices. The firm has worked with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies and legislative bodies. They also represent clients before administrative tribunals and federal courts to achieve optimal results for their clients. A small sampling of their work includes strategic guidance, policy development, risk management, litigation and appellate work in areas such as Title IX, civil rights, college athletics, construction, real estate, finance and development, labor and employment, student issues, disabilities, immigration, accreditation, intellectual property, privacy and information security and tax.   

​The Center for Higher Education Leadership's mission is to empower leaders as they drive toward personal and institutional success. CHEL’s online portal and newsletter, Higher Ed Connects, provides academic leaders in higher education with a supportive community for improving management and leadership skills, in an environment of changing demographics, financial challenges, and advances in educational technology.

Ad Astra helps institutions graduate more students faster. Partnering with more than 500 colleges, universities, and systems nationwide, Ad Astra helps improve stewardship of instructional resources, streamline student access to courses, and accelerate student completions. Ad Astra's data-informed software and informative consulting services lead the industry in higher education scheduling software solutions.

Art & Science Group, LLC, a Baltimore-based consulting firm, offers market-informed strategy to higher education, independent schools, and the nonprofit sector. Since their founding in 1994, they have provided their clients with strategic market research and recommendations, built on a foundation of both creative thinking and empirical rigor — art and science. Art & Science Group works in a variety of arenas, leveraging a foundation of market data, analysis, and inventive ideas, to guide and advance institutions’ strategic interests and critical investments.

​Changing Our World, Inc., the only philanthropy consulting firm that is part of a Fortune 200 company (Omnicom), offers clients world-class fundraising, PR, communications, marketing, branding, and advertising expertise. Since 1999, the company has furthered the missions of leading private and public educational institutions throughout the nation, not solely by achieving monetary goals, but by also building sustainable philanthropic growth, enhanced annual giving, increased alumni engagement, and ongoing corporate, foundation and major donor support. Changing Our World, Inc.'s long-term, integrated strategies are geared toward creating a student-to-alumnus-to-donor pathway. The company’s ability to integrate fundraising, corporate social engagement, research and analytics, and communications delivers results for clients around the world.

​GiveCampus is a digital fundraising and volunteer management platform for nonprofit educational institutions. Trusted by millions of donors and more than 700 colleges, universities, and K-12 schools, their mission is to advance the quality, affordability, and accessibility of education. GiveCampus provides software, services, and expertise that help schools raise more money, from more people, at a fraction of the cost of other fundraising methods. The organization is backed by some of the world’s top investors, including Y Combinator.

Hyatt-Fennell, Executive Search Plus brings together decades of experience in all facets of higher education to serve their clients in executive search, leadership, and coaching. The Hyatt-Fennell team unites rich experience and diverse backgrounds with a reputation for achieving results on the national and international level. With unique insight into higher-education and through a partnership with its clients, Hyatt-Fennell is committed to recruiting and building leaders of excellence.

American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI) is committed to the broad development and support of leadership in higher education by creating and implementing programs and other forms of assistance that enable academic leaders in various administrative positions to be successful in their roles and to advance to higher positions of responsibility. AALI provides leadership identification, development, and support programs through the member institutions and employees of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the Council of Independent Colleges. AALI is supported by grants from Academic Search, Inc.