ASHE & Scholars Strategy Network: Graduate Student Policy Brief Writing Workshop

This event is only for attendees of the 2025 Graduate Student Policy Seminar. This event is a special follow up workshop offered by ASHE educational partner, the Scholars Strategy Network.

This workshop is for scholars who want to learn how to write compelling and jargon-free policy briefs. Participants move through each step of the policy brief drafting process and actively shape their idea into a first draft. The workshop includes practical information on how to distribute your policy brief for maximum impact.

During this workshop, you will:

• Learn how policy briefs are used in the policymaking process
• Understand the components of a policy brief
• Begin writing the outline of your brief through a guided exercise with feedback
• Read and evaluate a sample policy brief
• Have best practices for sharing your brief with a policymaker