By Eric M. Friedman - EvoLLLution. With the switch in focus from access to outcomes, two-year colleges need to work even harder to create pathways to success for underserved students. More...
Building Bridges Between Community Colleges and Universities
By Eloy Ortiz Oakley - EvoLLLution. Improving both access to education and completion rates is a priority nationwide, and strengthening connections between two-year and four-year institutions is a major step to achieving that goal. More...
Transfer Articulation Takes Off In Connecticut
By Elsa Núñez - EvoLLLution. Two decades ago, the United States had the highest percentage of adults with a college degree in the world. The educational attainment level of our citizens was a sign of economic productivity and innovation, social stability, and individuals’ upward mobility. Today, we are no better than 14th in the world on this important measure. More...
Creating Pathways to Re-Entry and Completion: The Finish Line
By Stephanie Franks-Helwich - EvoLLLution. Institutions need to turn their attention to creating re-entry pathways for the massive demographic of Americans who have some college experience but no degree if they are serious about hitting the 60 percent attainment goal. More...
The Necessity Of An Ecosystem: Strengthening Bonds Between Two- and Four-Year Colleges
By William Serrata - EvoLLLution. Given the importance of four-year degree attainment, community colleges have a massive responsibility to form close bonds with four-year universities to facilitate transfer and improve credit acceptance. More...
Overcoming the Obstacles: Student-Centricity Critical to Traditionally Underserved Student Success
By Jose Luis Santos - EvoLLLution. Insufficient Pell Grant funding, time-consuming and expensive remedial programming and the institution-centric mindset of college and university leaders create a number of obstacles to postsecondary success for traditionally underserved students. More...
Supporting Returning Students on the Pathway to Success
By Beth Brunk-Chavez - EvoLLLution. Colleges and universities need to ensure that the pathway to success for returning students, especially those who are enrolled fully online, is as clear and obstacle-free as possible. More...
The Impact of Greater Institutional Collaboration on Student Success
By Colette Atkins - EvoLLLution. Though two-year and four-year institutions have a tendency to work in silos, students and the institutions themselves would benefit greatly from a more collaborative working relationship. More...
Seven Steps to Evaluating Third-Party Partnerships
By Sarah MacDonald - EvoLLLution. Leaders need to constantly be aware of the value a vendor is bringing their institution to allow them space for strategic growth. More...
A User-Centered Approach to Drive Business Intelligence Solution in Higher Education
By Sasanka Prabhala - EvoLLLution. Business intelligence tools provide institutional leaders with the capacity to make informed decisions more quickly than ever before. More...