Moon Shot for Social and Economic Mobility

A technology-enabled partnership to transform college and life outcomes for all students

Moon Shot at a Glance

Higher education has the potential to change the lives of individual students and whole communities, but not all students who start college earn a degree—and not all students with a degree find a successful career.

EAB’s Moon Shot for Social and Economic Mobility is a technology-enabled partnership to create better long-term social and economic opportunities for your students. Built on proven practices from higher ed’s largest collaborative of student success leaders and experts, Moon Shot for Social and Economic Mobility will guide you to meaningful and sustained change for your institution’s future—and the futures of your students.

Practice Reform

Guide Your Campus Through Reforms That Improve Student Mobility

Moon Shot is grounded in proven practices to keep students on their path to a degree and post-graduation success. Moon Shot best practices come from EAB’s extensive library—created by over a decade of research by higher education experts—and include transfer pathways, micro-grants, co-curricular career mapping, proactive advising, and more.

Practices span these areas:

College Access & Workforce Development
Student Support & Belonging
Academic Policy & Practice
Career Readiness & Post-College Success

Change Management Coaching

Expert Support Meets You Where You Are

Each partner works with a dedicated Moon Shot consultant to develop a clear vision of what transforming student success and mobility looks like at your institution and how to achieve lasting change. We begin by auditing your current policies and practices, then design a plan—with built-in accountability frameworks—to engage stakeholders across campus and implement reforms.

This approach pairs change leadership coaching with project management to help you stay on track for milestones, align Moon Shot activities with your institution’s strategic priorities, communicate progress, and celebrate wins.

Leadership Development & Networking

A Collaborative Approach to Sustain Forward Momentum

Moon Shot partners attend regular virtual webinars and trainings on a variety of topics such as data analysis, strategic decision-making, and student belonging. We also provide individual coaching for those leading best practice implementation teams.

Partners also have the opportunity to learn from leaders at other institutions working on similar initiatives through the Moon Shot Community of Practice. This community offers learning cohorts and resources to help transform campus culture.

Purpose-Built Technology

Hardwire Change with Technology Designed for Higher Ed

Our partners use EAB technology to operationalize and scale their Moon Shot work. Many partners use Navigate360 to deliver proactive, coordinated student support. Others use Edify to modernize their data infrastructure for outcomes-focused reporting and analytics.

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Moon Shot Partners Transform Student Outcomes

13

percentage-point increase in fall-to-fall retention at a large community college

16%

gap eliminated in retention between underrepresented minority students and their peers at a large public university

149%

increase in student use of student success technology at a mid-size public university

Meet the Moon Shot Team

Work with Experts

Our higher ed experts are ready to help you design a measurable path to improving social and economic mobility for your students. Your dedicated Moon Shot consultant learns your organization and culture to steer your team to the right answers and resources.

Talk to Our Team

Ellyn Artis

Managing Director, Moon Shot for Social & Economic Mobility

Specialties College and University Strategy, Accountability and Assessment, Organization Change Management, Public-Private Partnerships, Student Experience