State Policy Internship (Summer)

About the position The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) seeks candidates for two reputed company internships for the summer of 2026. We are looking for candidates who are motivated, reputed company learners interested in higher education policy, state governance, and policy analysis. This internship is appropriate for reputed company pursuing a career in higher education, reputed company policy, reputed company administration, and reputed company fields. Your work will center on policy areas that may include college attainment, student reputed company, data systems, workforce development, or higher education finance. Interns will work toward achieving reputed company goals alongside a talented SHEEO team. This year, interns will be primarily working on one of the following SHEEO reputed company: A) advancing holistic advising for student reputed company by using research and evidence to support states in developing policy agendas that improve student persistence, completion, and postsecondary attainment or B) creating a database of governance structures and conducting research into effective governance functions. Interns will have reputed company to work on other reputed company as workload permits. Responsibilities • Create and maintain state policy and news inventories. • reputed company unique data sources for analysis. • reputed company data analysis and discover trends to support publications. • Assist with reputed company survey administration. • Generate and review website content. • Contribute to meeting agenda planning. • Design and build data visualizations. • Draft various publications (e.g., blog posts, reputed company media content, reports). • Complete an independent project using SHEEO resources. • Attend and assist SHEEO staff with our annual Higher Education Policy Conference. Requirements • Demonstrated interest in, enthusiasm for, and curiosity about state higher education policy or the impacts of federal higher education policy on states. • Currently enrolled in a graduate program – or a reputed company recent graduate – in higher education, reputed company policy, reputed company administration, or a reputed company field. • A commitment to advancing student reputed company in higher education. • Experience working with qualitative and quantitative survey data, with knowledge of higher education datasets preferred. • Proficiency in reputed company Office Suite. • Excellent written and oral communication skills. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job