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Delivering Holistic Support at a Large Urban Community College District with Dr. Ruth Reinhart

Civitas Learning

Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube Music | Full Transcript Community colleges are seeing increased enrollment as more students pursue short-term degrees and vocational programs.

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Expanding Horizons: The 2024 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program 

COE

For first-generation and low-income students, these programs can be life-changing, offering experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. For Maria Cubias, a Student Support Services participant from Northern Essex Community College, the time spent in nature during the program evoked a sense of home.

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Three TRIO Leaders Honored with the 2024 Walter O. Mason Jr. Award for Exceptional Contributions to Educational Opportunity 

COE

Mason Award stands as the pinnacle of recognition bestowed by the Council for Opportunity in Education, celebrating extraordinary individuals who have made indelible contributions to the realm of college opportunity programs and the relentless pursuit of educational equity for low-income, first-generation students, and those with disabilities.

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Maintaining Inclusive Campuses After Affirmative Action: Educators Discuss Pathways Forward 

COE

He’s taken the research-based Caring Campus framework, which he called “transformational” for community colleges, to his Hispanic-Serving Institution of 4,845 students. “If If you’re doing everything you can by your mission and encouraging students’ voices,” Vela said, “you’re going to see tremendous results.

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U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat Addresses Diversity and Education at COE Annual Conference 

COE

Espaillat, representing a District known for its vibrant multicultural community, expressed his remarks with gratitude. Thank you, Stephanie,” he said, acknowledging Stephanie Kusi, an alumna of the Bronx Community College Upward Bound program and rising senior at New York University , who introduced him that morning.

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The Connections that Keep Students on Track

Scholarship America

According to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse, “Undergraduate enrollment continued to shrink this fall but the decline has slowed to nearly pre-pandemic rates.” Community college enrollment was nearly steady year-over-year, and, despite the overall decline, some universities are even reporting record class sizes.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2024 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients

COE

These programs provide educational support to students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds, helping them to succeed in higher education and beyond. FLi Sci’s mission is to empower first-generation or low-income (FLi) students of color to pursue careers in science and medicine.