Project History

The Grand Challenges for Assessment in Higher Education project is a collaborative effort endorsed by ten higher education organizations to enact national strategic plans to address pressing challenges facing assessment in higher education. Singer-Freeman and Robinson (2020) solicited feedback on grand challenges facing assessment in higher education by surveying members of the assessment community. This work resulted in the identification of three challenges with broad support from the assessment community. An advisory board representing the endorsing organizations has overseen the work of over 400 assessment professionals, faculty, and students who created bold strategic plans to address the challenges.  The plans are currently being implemented by three teams overseeing national efforts to address these challenges. Following the best practices in strategic planning, we view the plans as living documents that must adapt to changing circumstances. With this in mind, we plan to publish updated plans in early 2025.