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Learners at various stages navigating higher education

Learning Mobility

̽»¨Â¥ is reshaping higher education
Driving systemic innovation, equitable outcomes, and learner-focused transformation

Our Focus

Facilitating seamless evaluation and documentation of learning.

Our Goal

Empower higher education professionals to lead institutional transformative change for the benefit of learners.

Our Why

Our unwavering belief in the power of higher education to be the great equalizer and driver against systemic barriers to economic and social mobility.

Our Work

̽»¨Â¥ is dedicated to addressing barriers to learning mobility through strategic activities and initiatives. These planned efforts aim to innovate systems, foster collaboration, and empower institutions to create equitable and effective learning environments. We are committed to reshaping the higher education landscape through these strategic activities, ensuring every learner can access equitable, seamless, and meaningful education opportunities.

Advocacy and Policy Work

We engage in research-informed advocacy to shape federal, state, and institutional policies that advance learning mobility for all learners.Learn More

Coalition Building and Convenings

We bring together institutions, partners, and experts to align on best practices, surface challenges, and co-create learner-centered solutions.Learn More

Credit Mobility and Transfer

We advocate for transparent and consistent credit evaluation processes that support seamless learning progress across institutions and systems.Learn More

Establishing Standards and Definitions

We define consistent frameworks and shared language that institutions can use to support equitable evaluation and documentation of learning.Learn More

Innovative Credentials

We promote the recognition and validation of diverse learning achievements through emerging and alternative credentials.Learn More

Professional Development and Support

We equip higher education professionals with the tools and knowledge needed to design, implement, and sustain learning mobility practices.Learn More

Technology Alignment

We support the adoption of interoperable, learner-centered technologies that improve record portability and institutional coordination.Learn More

Workforce Alignment

We strengthen connections between education and employment systems to help learners translate their achievements into career opportunities.Learn More

Our Principles

Learner-Centered

Prioritizing the unique needs and goals of today's and tomorrow's learners. Empowering individuals to shape their educational paths and ensuring systems enhance learner experiences.

Equitable Opportunities

Committed to removing barriers and creating fair opportunities for all learners by promoting pathways that foster educational, social, and economic mobility.

Interoperability & Open Standards

Advocating for seamless data flow across diverse systems, promoting open standards that drive innovation, collaboration, and support technological integration.

Value of Higher Education

Championing higher education as a driver of personal growth and economic prosperity. Supporting continuous learning.

Learning Mobility: Empowering Educational Journeys Beyond Traditional Pathways 

This book is the first comprehensive exploration of learning mobility in U.S. higher education. It emerges from a dynamic collaboration among scholars, practitioners, and policy experts who are reimagining recognition, validation, and credentialing practices to better reflect the realities of today’s learners. With ̽»¨Â¥’s longstanding commitment to innovation in academic records, credentials, and student success, we proudly offer this resource free to our members as a catalyst for institutional transformation.


As learners navigate increasingly complex, non-linear educational journeys that often span multiple institutions, life experiences, and learning environments, traditional models of credit recognition fall short. Learning Mobility offers a compelling alternative: one that centers learners, values their full range of knowledge and experience, and builds efficient pathways through higher education. We invite you to explore the insights and strategies presented in this volume and join us in creating a more effective, future-ready educational system.

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Learning Mobility Lab

The Learning Mobility Lab is ̽»¨Â¥’s new year-round innovation platform, designed to accelerate progress on the most pressing challenges in learning mobility. It convenes cross-sector leaders, practitioners, policymakers, technologists, funders, and learners to test ideas, share data, and scale solutions. Through coordinated campaigns, experiments, and research, the Lab supports continuous improvement in how institutions evaluate, recognize, and document learning across all pathways.

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Please note: you will need to log in to the ̽»¨Â¥ Exchange to accept this year's Learning Mobility Lab challenge. This is an open opportunity available to both ̽»¨Â¥ members and nonmembers. If you do not have an ̽»¨Â¥ Exchange login, you will need to create one by clicking "Not a member?" on the login screen and creating your login.


Learning Mobility Challenge

Learning Mobility Challenges are national calls to action issued by ̽»¨Â¥ to help institutions identify and solve specific, measurable barriers that slow down or block learner progress. Each challenge targets a real-world problem in postsecondary education—from transfer delays to credit recognition to transcript access—and equips institutions to take action. By participating, institutions help build a more efficient and learner-centered postsecondary system—one challenge at a time.

This year’s challenge—Time-to-Decision—is conducted in partnership with  and leverages cutting-edge improvement science to help you accelerate learner journeys with data-driven methods.

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Please note: This challenge is open to both nonmembers and ̽»¨Â¥ members. All will need to log in to the ̽»¨Â¥ Exchange to accept this challenge. If you do not have an ̽»¨Â¥ Exchange login, you can create one by clicking "Not a member?" on the login screen and creating your login.