Civil rights leaders took onâand continue to pursueâan incredibly challenging mission. In the face of incredible obstacles and social stagnation, these leaders pursued significant social change. While the stakes are…
Welcoming Transfer Students: Insights for Success
Kristen Capezza | Vice President of Enrollment Management and University Communications, Adelphi UniversityOnce misunderstood and overlooked, transfer students are now a population of focus for academic institutions nationwide. Attracting and enrolling these students is becoming increasingly important in todayâs competitive environment, and…
The call for higher education attainment at all levels is growing, and finding out what may increase student success metrics is necessary for states to thrive in todayâs knowledge-based global…
How to Meet the Needs of Incoming Transfer Students
Rita Detwiler | Vice President for Enrollment Management, University of LynchburgAs increasing numbers of students turn to non-traditional pathways for higher education, transfer students are becoming a growing percentage of the on-campus cohortâyet with their transfer-specific questions about transfer credits,…
The Complexities of Transfer Students
Alicia Abney | Advising Manager for the College of Education, Middle Tennessee State UniversityRemedying Remedial Education
Cathrael Kazin | Managing Partner, Volta Learning GroupLeveraging a Tuition Decrease to Improve Competitiveness and Expand Access
Melissa Marcello | Associate Vice President of Champlain Online, Champlain CollegeUnderstanding the Ins and Outs of PLA in the Modern College Environment
Daniel Dillard | Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education in the College of Arts and Sciences, Emory UniversityLessons Learned: Building Robust Prior Learning Assessment Structures
Jacqueline Hill | Associate Provost of Academic Affairs, Miami Dade CollegeBridging to University: Collaborating with Colleges
William Gough | Vice Principal Academic and Dean, University of Toronto ScarboroughHome 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 Louisville Kimberly Kempf-LeonardWe Need to Improve the Transfer Experience
Walter Pearson | Editor, Journal of Continuing Higher EducationUW-Colleges Restructuring Will Broaden Access to Education and Keep Doors Open
Cathy Sandeen | President, CSU East Bay
The 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 âFeeders and Fillersâ 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 âfillers and feeders,â they do not take a strategic approach to develop space for transfer students as a critical segment of their…
In a sweeping move to improve how students receive academic support in their first year of college, the California State University (CSU) system recently eliminated remedialâor developmental educationâperquisites in favor…
âThinking At The Mission:â Meeting Studentsâ Needs Through Integrated Extended Learning Programs
Andrea Keener | Associate Dean of Continuing Education and Professional Development, Miami Dade CollegeIf the majority of all undergraduate students nowadays can be classified as non-traditional, it may be time for a name change. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, over…
The Power of Continuing Education
David Schejbal | President, Excelsior CollegeImperatives to Enhance Transferability and Access from Community Colleges to Universities
Vistasp Karbhari | Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at ArlingtonSolving Transfer Headaches with a Common Application
Jenny Rickard | President and CEO, The Common ApplicationEliminating Community College to University Transfer BarriersâEmbracing Co-Enrollment
Greg Morris | Vice President of Academic Affairs, El Centro CollegePutting Skin in the Game: Chevron and the Engineering Academies
Glenn Weckerlin | Director of University Partnerships and Association Relations, ChevronDriving Access from the Top: How Systems Can Expand Entry Points to Higher Education
Michelle SolĂŠr | Director of Competency-Based Education and Assessment, University of North Carolina-General AdministrationBandaid Solutions Cannot Be the Long-Term Fix: Addressing Public Higher Edâs Budgetary Challenges
Howard Bunsis | CBC Ex Officio Chair, AAUPProviding an “Open” Pathway for Non-Traditional Learners
Devon Ritter | Director of Education, Saylor AcademyThe Broad, Significant and Shared Benefits of Committing to Transfer
Shirley Adams | Provost, Charter Oak State College
The National Center of Educational Statistics reports that just under half of the 20 million students enrolled in higher education in the US are studying at community colleges. While most…
Access Culture: Student-Centricity and Supporting Underserved Populations
Dana Dunn | Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, UNC GreensboroIncreasing numbers of institutions are searching for ways to serve broader demographics. After all, the target date for 60-percent attainment is looming larger and, given the importance of a postsecondary…
Since Americaâs College Promise Proposal was introduced in 2015, there has been ferocious debate around whether itâs realistic to make postsecondary education accessible to everyone at low to no cost.…