The National Association of Higher Education Systems

The National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) is the association of the chief executives of the college and university systems of public higher education in the United States. Formed in 1979 for the purpose of seeking improvement in the organization and governance of public higher education systems, NASH serves as a forum for the exchange of views and information among its members and on leveraging the power of systems to advance innovation and change in public higher education. NASH systems include multiple four-year institutions, and several also include two-year institutions. Together, public university systems educate approximately three-quarters of the nations students in public, four-year higher education and a significant proportion of students seeking two-year degrees. How these systems are organizedthat is, multiple institutions operating with a single system governing board and chief executivemakes them particularly well-positioned to tackle issues critical...