Joseph Gonzalez had only a GED when he came to New York’s Suffolk County Community College (SUNY Suffolk). Last week, the Army and Marine Corps veteran was named a 2024 recipient of the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, which comes with a financial award that will allow him to study history at either […]

As Ethnic Studies professors in the City University of New York (CUNY) system, we believe in the importance of teaching Black history in an authentic way. Naturally, we were thrilled to help build and facilitate the Black Studies Across the Americas (BSAA) undergraduate research program at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). BSAA is […]

It’s been 10 years since Tennessee implemented a college promise program for students to access free tuition. Since 2014, $207 million in funding has supported the enrollment of more than 150,000 students in pursuing their dreams of college, creating a more skilled and competitive workforce in Tennessee. Tennessee Promise offers eligible high school seniors the […]

Here are three reports to know about this month: Drop for associate degrees, bump for certificates Fewer students earned an associate degree than in any year in the past decade, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Research Center. However, more students earned a certificate over the past year than in […]

Last summer, Massachusetts took a significant step toward inclusivity and equal opportunity in higher education through the passage of the state’s tuition equity law. This long-awaited legislation allows all of the Commonwealth’s students, regardless of their immigration status, to access in-state tuition at public colleges and universities, and state financial aid at both public and […]

More than a dozen New Jersey higher education institutions are working to support the Some College, No Degree statewide initiative. It is estimated by the National Student Clearinghouse that more than 790,000 New Jersey residents have earned some college credit but left school before completing their credential or degree. Through the statewide Some College, No […]

When analyzing completion data, it became clear that academic advising was a key component to successfully navigating academic pathways. Historically, Stanly Community College (SCC) provided optional academic advising and registration using faculty advisors. In 2014, SCC implemented mandatory first-year student advising, but many barriers to quality advising remained. Teaching schedules, committee work and other responsibilities […]

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) is welcoming Lakeland University to its main campus. The move that will bring the two institutions together under one roof. Lakeland will relocate its Green Bay Center to NWTC’s main campus. The center, one of six that Lakeland has in Wisconsin, will be housed in the College of Business building […]