Tag: Achieving the Dream

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Community College Bachelor’s Degrees Help Achieve Access and Equity

At the turn of this century, workforce needs began to change. More employers sought to hire students who had attained their bachelor’s degrees. Companies were looking for specific accreditations that didn’t exist at many traditional four-year institutions, like cyber security or trade-skill management. There was an increased demand for teachers and nurses. Community colleges were listening.

August 6, 2021

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Achieving the Dream Adds Five Colleges to its 2021 Cohort Promoting Student Success and Equity

Achieving the Dream (ATD) has added five community colleges to its 2021 cohort. ATD president and CEO Dr. Karen A. Stout said that the colleges selected are willing to examine how they engage with students and “take a hard look at where [they] are falling short.” The five institutions will join with ATD for the […]

August 4, 2021

Community Colleges

Rethinking the 16-Week Semester: Is a Shorter Semester More Equitable? And for Whom?

COVID-19’s impact on student success and mental health forced institutions to reexamine the efficacy of academic structures that had long been considered status quo. For some schools, that included rethinking the 16-week semester.

June 2, 2021

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Achieving the Dream’s Advisory Group Releases Research Agenda Around Student Parents

To increase equitable access and completion rates, Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) Community College Women Succeed advisory group recently released a research agenda focused on the needs of student parents. With women representing over half of community college students, one-third are mothers while 60% are single parents, according to ATD. The group—which consists of leaders from […]

May 10, 2021

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Achieving the Dream Conference Highlights Student Success Models

Equity-minded approaches to student success were discussed during the second day of Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) 2021 virtual conference Wednesday.

February 17, 2021

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Racial Equity Leadership Academy is Partnership Between USC and Achieving the Dream

To support colleges and universities in their efforts to address inequities on campus, Achieving the Dream (ATD) and the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center have collaborated to establish the Racial Equity Leadership Academy (RELA).

February 8, 2021

COVID-19

Online Education Offers New Ways to Identify and Support At-Risk Students

Online education offers new ways to identify students at risk of dropping out and fresh opportunities to offer targeted supports.

May 13, 2020

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Ensure Emergency Grants to Students Aren’t Taxed: Higher Ed Groups

A host of higher education groups, including the American Council on Education, have written to congressional leaders asking them to ensure that the emergency student financial aid grants authorized by the coronavirus stimulus package, or the CARES Act, are not subject to taxation. Under the act, $6.28 billion was awarded to college and universities “to […]

April 21, 2020

Community Colleges

Community College Leaders Share Questions and Concerns on Coronavirus at Virtual Town Hall

A virtual town hall hosted by Achieving the Dream offered a glimpse into the questions community college leaders are asking themselves as they respond to the coronavirus.

April 20, 2020

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Report: Open Educational Resources Save Students Money at a Manageable Cost to Colleges

Free digital learning materials, or Open Educational Resources (OER), have been celebrated as a way to reduce student costs and even encourage them to take more credits. But how well do they work? According to a new study, these online resources do save students money and at a manageable cost to colleges.

February 25, 2020

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Achieving the Dream Announces New Racial Equity Leadership Academy

At its Racial Equity Institute on Tuesday, Achieving the Dream announced its new Racial Equity Leadership Academy in partnership with the USC Race and Equity Center.

February 18, 2020

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Achieving the Dream Convene Stakeholders to Discuss Student Parent Report

Achieving the Dream, an education based non-profit, hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill alongside their national partners to discuss the newly-released report of the Government Accountability Office which focuses on student parents.

September 12, 2019