Strategic Partners

The Foundation for Independent Higher Education has signed a protocol of agreement with the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in order to enhance cooperation, partnership, and collaboration among the three organizations to better serve independent higher education.
See descriptions and links below:

Council of Independent Colleges
The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of independent colleges and universities working together to:

CIC is the major national service organization for all small and mid-sized, independent, liberal arts colleges and universities in the U.S. CIC is not a lobbying organization, but rather focuses on providing services to campus leaders as well as seminars, workshops, and programs that assist institutions in improving educational programs, administrative and financial performance, and institutional visibility.

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) represents private colleges and universities on policy issues with the federal government, such as those affecting student aid, taxation, and government regulation.  The NAICU staff meets with policymakers, tracks campus trends, conducts research, analyzes higher education issues, publishes information, helps coordinate state-level activities, and advises members of legislative and regulatory developments with potential impact on their institutions. In addition, NAICU has spearheaded several major public initiatives, such as the Student Aid Alliance, an ambitious effort to enhance funding for existing student aid programs; and the nonpartisan National Campus Voter Registration Project that, in the last three congressional elections, has helped member institutions conduct both voter education programs and campaigns to register students and employees.

National Association of Independent College and University State Executives
The National Association of Independent College and University State Executives is comprised of executives at the state level who represent independent colleges and universities on policy issues with state governments.

NAICU also has joined in a protocol of agreement with the Foundation for Independent Higher Education (FIHE) and the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) to enhance the cooperation, partnership, and collaboration among the three organizations to better serve independent higher education.