Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D.

Director of State Policy & Research @HCMstrat | bilingual & bicultural | #firstgen college grad | @UNTsocial & @UofT alum | Texan 🤠 in Tempe 🌵

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

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[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

Hot off the press! I'm grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with @KateShaw2021 & Lauren Asher on this.

We reveal the diversity, complexity, & competing incentives of the community college funding systems in CA, OH, & TX.

https://t.co/Kvg8hNTc7k

[Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq. @ParikPatelCFA]

Have we tried cancelling student debt by simply digging up its old tweets?

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

Come for the first-rate panels and engaging conversations; stay for the #socksofhighered. It’s great to be at the @SHEEOed Higher Ed Policy Conference for the first time since Covid. So happy to be seeing familiar faces and meeting new folks alike.

[HCMStrategists @HCMStrat]

We are thrilled to welcome @SMirandaMurphy as our new director of state policy and research! Stephanie is a highly capable policy expert that has built her career developing state-level higher education policy across 11 U.S. states. Her full bio: https://t.co/15OlRMBGF7

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

Another day at the Texas Capitol for a House Public Education hearing to listen to testimony by our Commissioners of #highereducation, #workforce, and K-12 #education, as well as other education leaders from across the state.

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

Community Colleges Key to Solving Shortage of Skilled Workers https://t.co/kabLtJhh7v via @tbbusiness @Commit2Dallas

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

Business groups call for Texas to step up support for community colleges https://t.co/4eWoy3V3jx via @houstonchron

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

Delighted to speak about TX’s efforts to advance equity on a panel moderated by @LuminaFound’s @WendySedlak6 alongside

▶️ Dr. Rusty Monhollon, @SCCHE_President
▶️ Ms. Samantha Dickey, Missouri Department of #Highered & Workforce Development

#CCAAction #CCADoesTheWork

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

.@LuminaFound’s @WendySedlak6 introduces #CCAAction panel to help advance equity in all states:

▶️ Dr. Rusty Monhollon, SC Commission on #Highered
▶️ Dr. Stephanie Murphy, The Commit Partnership
▶️ Ms. Samantha Dickey, Missouri Department of #Highered & Workforce Development

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

"COVID is not our destiny." Great piece by Dr. @WSerrata of @EPCCNews on the importance of postsecondary education and how we can help students get to and through college and into in-demand jobs. https://t.co/2PkgRzO5Yq #txcommunitycolleges / via @elpasotimes

[Commit Partnership @Commit2Dallas]

We're thrilled @GregAbbott_TX has proclaimed May 9-13 Economic Development Week in Texas. We believe #txcommunitycolleges are one of our most critical levers for "creating jobs, spurring innovation, & investing in our great communities." https://t.co/sWKQ1xKLPE

[Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick @LtGovTX]

My statement announcing @SenCreighton the chair of both the Senate Committee on Education and Senate Committee on Higher Education:

#txlege
https://t.co/i21ajt9yIW

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

🚨📢 Commit's Policy team is expanding! We're searching for a Postsecondary Education Policy Associate who'll assist the team in supporting Commit’s CEO Todd Williams as he serves on the TX Commission on Community College Finance. More info here: https://t.co/0HoUK8cIOu

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

The TX Commission on #CommunityCollege Finance is holding its 3rd meeting now w/testimony from @GeorgetownCEW @nchemstweets & the @GatesUS
Postsecondary Value Commission. Watch it live here:
https://t.co/SyhoYlQTHm via @YouTube

[Diane Schanzenbach @dwschanz]

1.Young workers typically turn to community colleges to invest in skills when unemployment increases. But the onset of COVID was different. Enrollment at community colleges declined by 9.5 percent between 2019 and 2020, with the drop larger among men.

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

Want to stay up to date on what the Commission is doing? Sign up for updates here: https://t.co/KsPyYXjoa0

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

The TX Commission on Community College Finance met for the 2nd time on 12/13. Members heard remarks from @HKellerEDU, @dallascollegetx, @Commit2Dallas, @saragoldrickrab, @Capital_IDEA, & several college presidents.

My 5 takeaways from the meeting here: https://t.co/uPaE2ItU4f

[Matt Dembicki @mattdembicki]

The funding formula for Texas’ 50 community college districts has stayed virtually the same since 1973. A new state commission is working to help change that. @TACC_News @lonestarcollege @SanJacCollege @Comm_College
https://t.co/HXclyrknz9

[Stephanie M. Murphy, Ph.D. @SMirandaMurphy]

“State allocation is the most unpredictable funding source for community colleges” in TX. Dr. Joe May of @dallascollegetx presenting on the various #communitycollege business models at the 2nd meeting of the Texas Commission on Community College Finamce #txlege