LEARN Commission

The Learning Evaluation and Recognition for the Next Generation (LEARN) Commission is a collaboration between the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) and Sova. This work is part of a national effort to recognize undergraduate learning and improve credit evaluation policies and practices.

To compete in a global economy, an increasing share of Americans are completing learning beyond a high school curriculum, moving effectively between high school, the workforce, college, and other training providers to access rigorous and relevant learning. However, as learners move across learning providers, recognition of their learning does not always move with them.

The LEARN Commission evaluated policies and practices for transferring and applying credit between accredited institutions, as well as policies and processes for recognizing credit earned from high school dual enrollment and learning obtained in the workplace and military. In these areas, the Commission also assessed the potential of new technologies to streamline credit evaluation processes, while eliminating human error and bias.

The work of the LEARN Commission is part of the Beyond Transfer initiative and is made possible with the generous support of the Ascendium Education Group. 

Learn Commission Green Papers

LEARN Commission Membership

• Dr. Janie Valdés, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management & Services – FIU Connect4Success, Florida International University
• Dr. Marjorie Dorimé-Williams, Sr. Research Associate, Postsecondary Policy, MDRC
• Dr. Beth Doyle, Senior Vice President, Initiatives & Solutions, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) 
• Dr. Malou C. Harrison, Provost and designee of President Madeline Pumariega, Miami Dade College
• Ms. Emily Kittrell, Assistant Director, National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS)
• Dr. Samuel Lee, Chief Ambassador of the California MAP Initiative and Interim Vice President, Norco College
• Dr. Alexandra W. Logue, Professor Emerita, Center for Advanced Study of Education at CUNY Graduate Center
• Dr. Alexei Matveev, Director of Training and Research, Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges
• Ms. Cassandra Moore, Director of Enrollment Development & Admissions, Anne Arundel Community College
• Ms. Sarah C. Muller, Assistant Registrar – Transfer Credit Center, Ohio State University
• Dr. Hironao Okahana, AVP for Research, American Council on Education (ACE)
• Dr. Heather F. Perfetti, President, Middle States Commission on Higher Education 
• Ms. Julia Pomerenk, Registrar and Associate Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management, University of Oregon
• Dr. Carolyn Sherlet Gentle-Genitty, Dean of Founder’s College, Butler University
• Ms. Jamienne Studley, President, WASC Senior College and University Commission