"People and data are not antithetical. Behind every point on a graph is the life of a person." – Mark Mitsui #ATD_DREAM

We are thrilled to congratulate the recipients of the 2022 Harvey Lincoln Student Scholarship: Sarah Hite of NWTC and Zennia Nesmith of Chattanooga State Community College! #ATD_DREAM

"Never underestimate the power of student voice." Desiree Polk Bland discusses how Columbus State is hearing from directly from students to learn how to better support single mothers on campus. #ATD_DREAM

Community colleges partner with other local institutions and provide incredible opportunities to today's students. Learn about classes (and transit) at airports, town halls, hospitals - and zoos! We're finding great stuff via Seldin / Haring-Smith Foundation (SHSF) transit research. #TransitTuesday #ccmonth

Achieving the Dream is seeking proposals for 30-minute and 60-minute concurrent sessions to be presented at DREAM 2023, our 20th annual convening, taking place February 14–17 in Chicago, Illinois. Proposals are due October 7, 2022. achievingthedream.org/DREAM2023RFP

Nearly 4 million college students are parents. This is more than a metric for Victoria Marron, Chief Equity Officer at Lee College. Read how this #ATDNetworkWeek institution is empowering student parents to become ambassadors of community transformation. achievingthedream.org/how-lee-colleg…

Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson Equity Avengers Achieving the Dream comm_college Dr Pamela Luster #EquityAvengers #RealCollegePrez Dr. Keith Curry #EquityAvengers #RealCollegePrez College Futures Foundation One “Big E” is for colleges to understand and address systemic barriers that exist in policies, practices and procedures. A college’s local context should inform all equity goals - big and small. (1/2) #EquityChat

Student parents are incredibly dedicated, but finding accessible, affordable, quality child care remains a significant barrier to college completion. Check out Generation Hope’s new report about the caregiving needs and experiences of parents in college. generationhope.org/child-care-rep…

HCC opened a new Family Study Room for student parents. 📍 CL 204 Inside Higher Ed included HCC’s Family Study Room in an article, titled “Academic Success Tip: A (Study) Room of Their Own.” tinyurl.com/HCC-Family-Stu… #StudentParent #CommunityCollege #CommunityCollegeStudent

Great to see ⁦⁦Achieving the Dream⁩ #CCWomenSucceed effort through the eyes of ⁦ACC District 🦇⁩ and our student parent work, highlighted in this “lessons learned” piece by two of our leaders, Meredith Hatch and Melinda Anderson. Here’s a few..1/4 ccdaily.com/2023/04/having…

Are you registered for the Adult Learner Success Summit? This half-day Summit, on May 11 from 11:15 am – 5 pm ET, will explore the experiences of adult learners and share high-impact practices colleges can implement to serve these students. Register: achievingthedream.org/AdultLearnerSu…

To help familiarize readers with some of the key topics that will inform the Adult Learner Success Summit on May 11, we asked Julia a few questions about her time at ATD and her work with the 20 colleges involved in PACCE. #CCMonth Learn more: achievingthedream.org/insights-on-ad…

5 thoughts related to our work with adult learners (1/5): 1. Develop a common campus understanding of who your adult students are and their intersecting identities so we know where, when and how to connect to them. #ATDToday

Love this slide. “It’s not about the partnerships, it’s about the students.” But these are amazing case studies from Columbus State of supporting incumbent workers, an adult Promise program for reconnection, and work to support a new and major employer. #ATDToday

Wonderful to hear Lauren Tighe encourage attendees at the Achieving the Dream Adult Learner Success Summit to think of the children of students as key motivators for, and not simply barriers to, economic and social mobility. Learning so much at today’s event. #ATDtoday

Proud of our Achieving the Dream team and the new tools they have developed to support student parent data collection efforts and new recommended practices! #ATDToday

Great examples in this piece of Achieving the Dream colleges in action!

It’s not too late to register for this week’s #PostPathways webinar with The Hunt Institute. Looking forward to introducing the expert panelists this Thursday, August 24th! x.com/ncstatebelk/st…

I'm proud of this work with colleges to support parenting students! Learn how colleges are "Transforming Data into Action: Fostering College Success for Single Mothers and Parenting Students." It's timely reading as we reflect on #StudentParentMonth #CCWomenSucceed

What an honor to serve on a #ATDDREAM panel with DeDe Griffith & Valerie Dobson , facilitated by Meredith Archer Hatch ... Pathways & Partnerships for Vibrant Communities ... I learned so much from these great colleagues! Achieving the Dream