Past Event
2026 Showcase: Advancing Research and Practice with PSEO Data
PSEO Coalition Showcase
August 18, 2026 | 1 – 3 PM ET
The 2026 PSEO Coalition Showcase will highlight the innovative ways states, systems, institutions, and researchers are using Postsecondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) data to answer pressing questions about student outcomes, workforce alignment, and postsecondary value. This year’s Showcase will feature projects from the Coalition’s latest cohort of research grantees and partners, demonstrating how PSEO data can move beyond reporting and into action.
The 2026 PSEO Coalition Showcase will highlight the innovative ways states, systems, institutions, and researchers are using Postsecondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) data to answer pressing questions about student outcomes, workforce alignment, and postsecondary value.
This year’s Showcase will feature projects from the Coalition’s latest cohort of research grantees and partners, demonstrating how PSEO data can move beyond reporting and into action. Together, these projects illustrate how states and institutions are using PSEO data to strengthen academic program review, better understand graduate mobility and workforce retention, assess long-term earnings growth, develop more nuanced approaches to evaluating student outcomes, and examine earnings trajectories in fields that are often difficult to assess through traditional short-term metrics.
Participants will hear directly from researchers and practitioners exploring questions such as:
- Are graduates staying and working in the states that educated them?
- How can earnings and geographic outcomes strengthen program approval and review processes?
- What do long-term earnings trajectories tell us about economic mobility?
- How can institutions better understand variation in outcomes within academic programs?
- What benchmarks should states use to evaluate institutional performance?
- How did the COVID-19 pandemic shape graduate employment outcomes?
- What do long-term earnings outcomes look like for graduates in creative fields such as visual and performing arts?
Featured projects include work from the Arizona Board of Regents, University of North Carolina System, University of Illinois System, Dallas College Research Institute, New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, Scholarship America, and PSEO Coalition partners.
Who Should Attend
This Showcase is ideal for professionals and decision-makers who use education and workforce outcomes data to inform strategy, policy, and practice, including:
State Higher Education and Workforce Agency Leaders – Professionals working to strengthen education-to-workforce alignment, talent retention, and statewide policy decisions through improved outcomes data.
Institutional Researchers, Academic Leaders, and Faculty – Individuals interested in program review, return on investment analysis, academic planning, and understanding graduate outcomes over time.
State and National Policy Organizations – Researchers, analysts, and advocates focused on postsecondary value, workforce development, and data-informed policy design.
Foundations and Nonprofit Organizations – Organizations supporting student success, economic mobility, workforce development, and data transparency initiatives.
Data Providers and Technical Staff – Professionals responsible for building, managing, analyzing, or translating education and workforce data systems.
Others interested in postsecondary outcomes research and data-driven decision-making.
Whether you are new to PSEO data or looking to deepen your organization’s use of it, this Showcase offers practical examples, emerging research, and actionable insights to support stronger decisions and more informed conversations about student success and postsecondary outcomes.
Past Events
Past Event
PSEO Coalition Virtual Showcase: Research & Dashboards Using PSEO Data
September 25, 2025
Showcase Recording
This virtual showcase featured the latest insights from our 2025 Research Grant recipients and highlighted new research and dashboards that advance our understanding of education-to-workforce outcomes using PSEO data.
Following a competitive call for proposals in winter 2025, the Coalition awarded five $15,000 grants to research teams exploring innovative ways to use PSEO data. The September showcase presented the results of these projects across two tracks – Research Reports and Dashboards.
All research and tools featured are available in the PSEO Coalition Resource Library.
Highlighted Tools
Research Reports
- Exploring Outcomes in Education Fields
Allison C. Bell & Gina Johnson
This report uses the Connective Data and Dashboard Strategy (CDDS) to demonstrate how the PSEO Explorer can answer questions about the earnings and geographic flow of graduates from baccalaureate education programs. - Graduate Debt & Earnings
CJ Libassi & Julia Turner
A new look at long-term earnings by debt load, degree type, and income percentile for doctoral programs of professional practice. - Community College Baccalaureates
Riley Acton, Kalena Cortes, Lois Miller, Camila Morales & Julia Turner
The first national analysis of labor outcomes for CCB graduates—mobility, industry match, and salary outcomes.
Dashboards
- Benchmarking Across Borders
Vladimir Bassis & Paula Nissen
Iowa’s community college outcomes get a national comparison using enhanced PSEO data and regional adjustments. - Montana’s Education-Wage Link
Eric Meredith
A cross-sector analysis revealing the relationships between degrees, industries, and wages across Montana. - Dashboards at Scale
University of Utah’s Analytics & Institutional Reporting Office
Extending PSEO-powered dashboards to benchmark student outcomes across R1 and AAU institutions.
Who Should Attend
This showcase is ideal for professionals and decision-makers involved in education and workforce development, including:
- State Postsecondary and Workforce Agency Personnel – Leaders, data analysts, and administrators aiming to enhance data systems to support education-to-workforce transitions.
- Institutional Researchers, Leadership, and Faculty – Administrators, faculty, and researchers interested in data related to learner outcomes, earnings, and career pathways post-graduation.
- Data and Policy Organizations – Researchers, advocates, and data specialists focused on open data initiatives and educational policy, seeking to strengthen data accessibility and transparency.
- Nonprofit Organizations and Foundations – Organizations involved in advancing workforce equity and access, interested in the latest approaches for data-driven decision-making.
- And others who contribute to or utilize workforce-related data systems.
Past Event
Virtual Showcase: Strengthening the Education-to-Workforce Data Ecosystem
February 26, 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Virtual Showcase! View the recordings and download the accompanying slides:
Past Event
Strengthening the Education-to-Workforce Data Ecosystem
Session Recordings and Slides
February 26, 2025
The PSEO Coalition 2025 Virtual Showcase brought together institutional, system, state, and national postsecondary professionals focused on data collection and use to discuss and advance a more connected and robust education-to-workforce data ecosystem. We explored innovations and best practices that are helping states enhance their education-to-workforce data systems.
Session 1: Strengthening States’ Education-to-Workforce Data Ecosystem
- Welcome – Dr. Rachel Boon, Chief Academic Officer, Iowa Board of Regents
- Plenary – Dr. Ben Boggs, Commissioner of the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development
- Orientation to the Showcase – Dr. Gina Johnson, Director, Postsecondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) Coalition
Session 2: Demonstrating How Higher Education Can Positively Impact a Person’s Life
- Dr. Melissa Humphries, Assistant Commissioner of Data Management and Research, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Steve Rogness, Research Analyst, Minnesota Office of Higher Education
- Michael Vente, Chief Performance Officer, Colorado Department of Higher Education
Session 3: Integrating PSEO Data to Enhance Understanding of Educational and Employment Landscapes
- Dr. Kara Plamann Wagoner, Director of Institutional Research, Analysis, and Planning Office, University of Hawai‘i System
- Dr. Jason Pontius, Associate Chief Academic Officer, Iowa Board of Regents
- Dr. Christopher Peña, Assistant Professor of the Practice, University of Denver and Intern Supervisor, PSEO Coalition
- DiviyaBharrathi Barathwaaj, Master of Science in Management Information Systems Candidate, Northern Illinois University
- Sai Teja Tadikonda, Master of Science in Management Information Systems Candidate, Northern Illinois University
