Accessibility
The demographic of students aiming to enroll in colleges and universities is more diverse than ever, but many institutions are still structured to only meet the needs of traditional 18- to 22-year-olds. As the college-going population evolves, so must institutions.
Lessons Learned: Building Robust Prior Learning Assessment Structures
Jacqueline Hill | Associate Provost of Academic Affairs, Miami Dade CollegeNon-traditional students don’t enroll in a college or university program as blank slates. Oftentimes, their wealth of academic knowledge and work experience is directly applicable to the postsecondary programs they’re…
Bridging to University: Collaborating with Colleges
William Gough | Vice Principal Academic and Dean, University of Toronto ScarboroughBridging programs that allow access to university education for students who are unable to gain direct entry are not new, although the names—bridging, pathway or articulation—may be relatively recent. My…
Home for the Holidays: How a Winter Term Could Drive Persistence and Completion
Gale Rhodes | Associate Provost and Executive Director of the Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning, University of LouisvilleAt most colleges and universities across the United States, the doors lock after the final fall term exam and do not open again until the New Year. This means most…
We Need to Improve the Transfer Experience
Walter Pearson | Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Loyola University-ChicagoThere is a clear need to improve the experience for students who transfer. This was recently underlined by a report from the General Accounting Office (GAO), which details the ways…
UW-Colleges Restructuring Will Broaden Access to Education and Keep Doors Open
Cathy Sandeen | Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Colleges and ExtensionIn early October 2017, the University of Wisconsin system proposed a major restructuring project that would see the state’s two-year colleges merged into the state’s public four-year universities, effectively creating…
The Growing Discussion in Higher Education of Transfer and Curricular Control
Alexandra Logue | Research Professor in the Center for Advanced Study in Education, CUNYThe following is excerpted from Pathways to Reform: Credits and Conflict at the City University of New York by Alexandra W. Logue (2017) and is reprinted by permission of Princeton…
Surpassing “Feeders and Fillers” Model to Drive Long-Term Engagement with Transfer Students
Tara Vasold Fischer | Associate Dean of Academic Advising & College Dean and Coordinator of the Community College Partnership Initiative, Dickinson CollegeWhile many schools depend upon community colleges as “fillers and feeders,” they do not take a strategic approach to develop space for transfer students as a critical segment of their…