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UCF DirectConnect Consortium Boosts Bachelor’s Degree Attainment

Victor Rodriguez has gone from a subpar high school grade average to acceptance at one of America’s premiere graduate schools, thanks in large part to a program initiated by the University of Central Florida that is helping minority, first-generation and other underrepresented transfer students earn a bachelor’s degree.

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Innovator and Visionary for Community Colleges

When Dr. Gail O. Mellow concludes her 19-year presidency at LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY) in August, she leaves a legacy not only for the institution, but also for community colleges across the country.

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Report Examines What “Free College” Really Means

As the term “free college” becomes a common refrain among policymakers, educators and political candidates, researchers at a progressive think tank have found that despite “astonishing” growth, many of these programs are falling short of expectations.

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Pellissippi State Breaks Ground on Bill Haslam Center for Math and Science

Pellissippi State Community College broke ground Wednesday on its new, $27 million academic building, which will be named the Bill Haslam Center for Math and Science. The 82,000-square-foot Bill Haslam Center for Math and Science – named for the former governor of Tennessee – is expected to open for classes by fall 2021. Located on […]

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Achieving the Dream Welcomes 16 New Member Institutions

The Achieving the Dream (ATD) National Network has expanded to include sixteen more colleges that are strengthening their commitment to improving student success. Teams from each new college will convene in Phoenix this June to begin their work as ATD Network institutions, the organization said. ATD’s 2019 cohort brings its total network to more than […]

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Author Chat: New Book Mines Racial Disparities in College Degrees

Journalist Richard Whitmire discusses how to significantly improve graduation rates of first-generation, low-income, minority college students in his sixth book, The B.A. Breakthrough: How Ending Diploma Disparities Can Change the Face of America. Whitmire, a past president of the National Education Writers Association and former editorial writer for USA Today, discussed the book (published by The 74 and released April 9) and related issues with Diverse.

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Dr. Ken Atwater: A Student-Centered President

Dr. Ken Atwater’s enthusiasm for community colleges is quite infectious. It’s apparent when you talk to administrators, faculty and some of the nearly 45,000 students at the five-campus Hillsborough Community College (HCC) where he serves as president.

CCCSE Reports Offers Insight into Connection Between Mindset and Student Success

The ways in which community colleges and other institutions structure their students’ learning experience through policy, pedagogy and practice can play a significant role in shaping students’ academic mindset, according to a new report released this week from the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE).

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Aspen Institute Recognizes 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Winners

Indian River State College (IRSC) and Miami Dade College (MDC), both in Florida, are the co-winners of this year’s 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, a national recognition from the Aspen Institute highlighting their outstanding commitment to student success and equitable student outcomes amongst a pool of 1,000 community colleges across the country.

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Organizations Announce Merger to Reach More Students

Two organizations working to serve underrepresented students have merged as of April 1. Gateway College National Network is now an initiative of Achieving the Dream (ATD), working together to link the success networks for high school and college students to improve college readiness, expand personalized student supports, and broaden services to help colleges graduate more students from vulnerable populations.

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Roscoe Helps Students Figure Out Academics and Life

Around 80 percent of students in the United States end up changing their major at least once, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Those stats resonate with Jason Roscoe who didn’t know what career he wanted to pursue either, when he enrolled as an undergraduate at Mansfield University located in Pennsylvania.

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JPMorgan Chase Grant to Enhance Aspen Institute’s Community College Leader Development Initiative

The Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program will expand its efforts to train and prepare aspiring and current community college leaders thanks to a new $3.2 million grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation announced this week.

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