2026 SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference
August 3-6 • Chicago, IL
NORC at the University of Chicago and our Advanced Data Solutions (ADS) team provide secure environments that enable states to make full use of their education and workforce data to drive collaborative research.
We’re excited to join the 2026 SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference as a Bronze Sponsor and Exhibitor. Hosted by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO), the annual policy conference brings together leaders from state higher education policy agencies, national higher education policy organizations, institutions, and state and federal governments. During more than 60 sessions, attendees can explore how states can increase attainment and student success, align higher education with workforce and economic needs, and put data to better use through research.
NORC shares that commitment to research, and the ADS team helps states act on it. As more states connect information across early learning, K-12, postsecondary, and the workforce, they need a trusted platform for approved researchers to access and analyze that rich data. The NORC Data Enclave® is a secure virtual environment that helps states, including Washington and California, make their Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) available to researchers to inform policy and student outcomes.
For a quick overview of the NORC Data Enclave, download our fact sheet.
Stop by our exhibit space in the Marriott Marquis Chicago’s Great Lakes Ballroom Foyer, Level 2, to learn more about how the NORC Data Enclave and our related services support state data systems.
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NORC Data Enclave® Gov
The Data Enclave Gov provides government agencies with a secure, compliant environment, but that’s only part of the equation. Agencies also get a trusted partner to manage data access, support researchers, and keep operations running efficiently.
The Data Enclave Gov extends our proven research environment into a cloud architecture, with scalable computing that grows with your workload. It carries a FedRAMP Authority to Operate (ATO) and is backed by two decades of NORC experience providing agencies with reliable research environments and end-to-end operational excellence.
