College students need more support. Doubling Pell and directly supporting community colleges through TAAACT-like grant's are good ideas. But Pell eligibility for short-term programs? Some reasons in this piece for why that is not a great idea.

More than 1/3 of college students will #transfer at least once. Learn how the transfer process can be improved in a new virtual series featuring experts from the #TacklingTransfer Policy Advisory Board & hosted by Inside Higher Ed. Register now! iheevents.cventevents.com/event/ce9be52e…

We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2020 Excellence and Equity in Community College STEM Award. Our thanks to Siemens Foundation for supporting the award and improving access to quality outcomes for diverse students. highered.aspeninstitute.org/siemens-aspen-…

.LakeAreaTech keeps its focus on students. Its award-winning #WeldingTech program helped refugee students by pushing for supplemental language courses, and institution leaders are engaging employers in conversations on equity. More here: tinyurl.com/yxfskadz

The San Jacinto College #Nursing program is an award-winner because of attention to student need. Program leaders have creatively cut exam and equipment costs and added exam prep courses to attract and retain underserved students. More: tinyurl.com/y5q2ow87

Dual enrollment is expanding rapidly, but it is not too late to design systems with racial equity at the forefront. Proud to work on this playbook showing how with CCRC, College Excellence Program's Gelsey Mehl & Aspen Institute Education & Society Program colleagues Danielle Gonzales & @GenePinkard

Great recommendations from members of the Tackling Transfer advisory board on what states can do to advance transfer student success. route-fifty.com/management/202…

We know that #transfer students can transform the workforce & society. Now, let's celebrate their impact on #TransferStudentWeek. Join us all week as we share promising practice from our transfer research & nationwide success stories. NISTS NACADA Transfers

We create a lot at CEP: compelling case studies, op-eds, comprehensive playbooks for colleges, issue briefs, blog posts... We're hiring an editorial manager to edit, write, and manage our editorial processes. Spread the word and be in touch. #edwriters aspeninstitute.hrmdirect.com/employment/job…

We should aspire to ensure 100% of students’ credits apply to a credential when they #transfer. We joined leaders from across higher ed in the #ScalingPartnersNetwork to outline how to realize this aim in a call to action on Transfer. Learn more tinyurl.com/y2xpwyft

On National #STEMDay, we honor our 2020 Excellence and Equity in Community College STEM Award winners who are advancing equitable student success & connecting students to STEM careers that lead to economic mobility. Review their strategies here: tinyurl.com/yyyjp4ca

At the 2015 #AspenPrize award ceremony, Dr. Jill Biden noted, “Now, more than ever, Americans are relying on #communitycolleges to provide the stepping stones to a college degree & a better future." This is still true today! Listen here for her remarks. bit.ly/aspenprize2015

DYK the current maximum #PellGrant covers less than 1/3 of the cost of attending a 4-year public college? Let’s double down on doubling Pell! bit.ly/NCANActionCent… #Thankful4Pell

"over 1/3 of households with current or prospective CC students cite the virus—either contracting it, being concerned about contracting it, or caring for someone who has it—as a significant factor affecting postsecondary plans." h/t CCRC ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/easyblog/covid…

We need a college leader as secretary of education thehill.com/opinion/educat…

Replying to idea that Ed Secy should befrom K12 "because children are vulnerable," Aspen's Linda Perlstein argues for a comm coll prez: "Who is more vulnerable than someone working two jobs and parenting a child and going to community college so they can stop being a gig worker?"

To seriously address racial inequity, the new administration should heed Juana Sanchez's advice! Adding College Transfer to the Biden Administration's Agenda | Tackling Transfer insidehighered.com/blogs/tackling…

Applications are available on February 1 for College Excellence Program's Presidential Fellowship for new and aspiring #community_college leaders. Learn more at: highered.aspeninstitute.org/leadership/ #PresFellow

Offering Pell Grants for short-term training could have adverse consequences (opinion) insidehighered.com/views/2021/04/…

The best community colleges—including the 10 #AspenPrize finalists—are better-equipped to surmount pandemic-related challenges because of the student-centered work they’ve been doing for years. Read here to learn more about those accomplishments. tinyurl.com/7xex6hm9