HCM Director of State Policy and Research, Stephanie Murphy, discusses credentials of value in recent newsletter from The Job.

HCM CEO and Founding Partner, Kristin Hultquist, is featured as an expert in the Chronicle for Higher Education article, “Think Workforce Pell Is a Jackpot? Think Again”.

HCM releases “Lessons (So Far) From Lumina Foundation’s FutureReady States Initiative”

HCM CEO and Founding Partner, Kristin Hultquist, joins The Key with Inside Higher Ed, discussing “What to do About the Pell Grant Running out of Money”.

Victoria Griffin joins HCM as a communications fellow where she will work collaboratively with our team on client initiatives to improve postsecondary outcomes.

HCM CEO and Founding Partner, Kristin Hultquist, is featured as an expert in the Forbes article, “The Jobs Report Tells A Story About The Future Of Work. Are We Listening?”.

Welcome to our newest Senior Affiliate: Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier.

Sukai Kato-Hopkins joins HCM as a policy fellow where she will work collaboratively with our team on client initiatives to improve postsecondary outcomes.

In our first publication of 2026, State Strategies for Scaling Emergency Aid: Insights from a Florida Landscape Analysis, explores how states can expand emergency aid grants as a systemic strategy to support college student retention and completion.

Check out our latest analysis of state investments in short-term credentials, now totaling at least $8.1 billion in cumulative investments.

This is the final issue brief in our series on advancing a state policy agenda for scaling evidence-based practices. It explores states can design policies that expand student supports, facilitate evidence-based success strategies, and dismantle the obstacles that impede learner progress.

HCM CEO & Founding Partner Kristin Hultquist has been appointed by U.S. Department of Education as primary negotiator for the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) Committee.

HCM’s newest release is a two-part series that explores the updated Carnegie Classifications and the modernized framework they offer for strengthening statewide higher education policy. Designed to give states a clearer and more accessible lens into institutional impact, the series highlights how the new Classifications can inform decision-making and improve support for both students and institutions.

Kristin Hultquist moderates a panel at Student Success 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.

This second issue brief in our series on advancing a state policy agenda for scaling evidence-based practices explores how different affordability design choices shape the reach and effectiveness of state efforts to improve student outcomes.

HCM welcomes our newest policy Fellow, Jaden Mikoulinskii.

This first issue brief in our series on advancing a state policy agenda to scale evidence-based student success practices focuses on the financial policies and levers state and institutional leaders can use to drive adoption and sustain impact at scale.

In recognition of National Student Month, HCM’s latest brief offers actionable recommendations for policymakers, institutions, advocacy organizations, and state agencies and coordinating boards to strengthen data collection and translate legislation into meaningful, student-centered change.

Introducing HCM’s newest policy series exploring a state policy agenda for scaling evidence-based student success practices.

Martha Snyder will co-author the second edition of Higher Education Finance Research: Policy, Politics and Practice alongside first edition author Christopher Mullin.