Publications
Explore literature and landscape scans, case studies, practical tools, and more from the Trellis Foundation staff and our grantee partners.
Postsecondary Mental Health & Wellbeing Learning Community
Here you’ll find tools, research, and other resources related to Trellis Foundation’s Postsecondary Mental Health and Wellbeing Learning Community.
Regional Ecosystem Innovation for Reskilling and Upskilling
Here you’ll find tools, research, and other resources related to Trellis Foundation’s Regional Ecosystem Innovation for Reskilling and Upskilling cohort.
Higher Education in Texas Prisons
In June 2024, Trellis Foundation and the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison hosted “Higher Education in Texas Prisons: A Collective Conversation & Networking.” This dynamic event brought together members of the Texas higher education in prison (HEP) community to connect, learn, and collaborate. This brief provides background on HEP in our state.
Texas Playbook for Scaling 8-Week Terms for Pathways Transformation
Trellis Foundation is proud to support the Texas Success Center’s work alongside Texas community colleges to implement, scale, and institutionalize 8-week terms within the context of the Center’s Talent Strong Texas Pathways strategy. The Center recently released a guide for college implementation teams to support this work.
Emerging Solutions Improving Institutional Collaboration and Student Outcomes Through the Texas Transfer Alliance
Trellis Foundation is proud to support the Texas Success Center’s work alongside Texas community colleges to implement, scale, and institutionalize 8-week terms within the context of the Center’s Talent Strong Texas Pathways strategy. The Center recently released a guide for college implementation teams to support this work.
Research Study of Austin Community College’s Rainy Day Savings Program
Austin Community College’s Rainy Day Fund, which uses financial literacy and financial incentives to help students accumulate a savings account balance of $500 or more, shares interim findings on the program.
Supporting Reentry Programs: A Guide for Program Officers
This guide is intended as a reference for foundation program officers to understand common challenges, trends, and best practices for reentry programs and services.
Considering Teletherapy for Your College? Questions to Ask Before You Start Looking for a Vendor
This guide by Trellis Foundation Graduate Fellow Johnathan Cheung is intended as a starting point for college and university staff pondering whether teletherapy suits their campus. Thinking through the questions below can kickstart your journey and help you decide if teletherapy is a good fit for your campus community.
Student Policy Fellow Guide 2022
This guide offers logistical tips for determining if/when/how to develop a student-led policy advocacy fellow program within a postsecondary access and success organization.
Credentials as a Tool for Equity and Regional Economic Growth: A Funders’ Primer
Colleagues at the Trellis Foundation, Helios Education Foundation, and the Sooch Foundation developed a funder’s primer to quality credentials. Published as a resource from the Data Impact Group under the Grantmakers for Education banner, the guide is intended to support postsecondary education funders considering broadening their work to include credential completion.
PostSecondary/ Workforce Initiatives in Texas
This report provides a snapshot of work in Texas regions aligning postsecondary education and workforce partners to create career pathways with family-sustaining wages.
Partnering for Success: A Case Study of Persistence Power in Missouri
This case study examines the lessons learned by the Wyman Center and The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis as they teamed up with university partners for a new college persistence program.