We are underway at the 2nd Annual College Readiness Updates and Leadership Panel, co-sponsored by College Board #CollegeReadyMA

MA Bd of #HigherEd takes historic vote to change long-standing requirement that campuses use Accuplacer as an assessment tool for placing students. Part of a master plan to overhaul how we remediate!

Such great news: 87.5% of Brockton Latinx/African American students in the 100 Males to College program funded by DHE are enrolled in college now! Thanks Bridgewater State University Massasoit Diversity

"Bottom line, this morning in North Adams is a good time to be a college graduate as you join the workforce." -U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal berkshireeagle.com/stories/mcla-g…

#NEOERSummit2019 OER from a student perspective

Our DHE staff Pat Marshall and Bob Awkward present today at #NEOERSummit2019 UMass Amherst. Grateful to MA leg for funding #OER thru Performance Incentive Fund to save students literally $millions in textbook costs. More on our work: ow.ly/IQxf50un3Ah #mapoli

We are incredibly proud of our students and extremely grateful to Jo Comerford for hosting this amazing exhibit. Please join us in Boston at the State House for the GCC Student Art Exhibit Opening on June 6th at 1 pm! #ThisIsGCC #GCCProud #ArtExhibit

Congrats to all of the recipients of the African American Female Professor Award. Great job to my colleague, Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández for her keynote, and @Patrici65267108 for her remarks. Also to Dr. Adrienne Smith, #HCC interim dean of STEM, a 2018 recipient. Thanks Traci for founding AAFPA.

Massachusetts Is an OER Exemplar nebhe.org/journal/massac…

One year later, I’m now at the final meeting of the Massachusetts #OER Working Group to celebrate approval of their final recommendations: mass.edu/strategic/oer.… This process has been an exemplar for state-level #OER action, and I’m excited to see what comes next!

Coming together: Commissioner Santiago & the entire staff of the MA Dept of #HigherEd join Shaun R. Harper USC Race and Equity for a comprehensive institute on race matters in our equity agenda. We learned a lot today. More tomorrow!

Officially kicking off the Massachusetts #OER Advisory Council! MA Dept of Higher Ed Commissioner Santiago highlights goals of advancing affordability and equity for students. #OEweek mass.edu/strategic/oer.…

Meet the Massachusetts Statewide #OER Advisory Council! #OEWeek MA Dept of Higher Ed mass.edu/strategic/oer.…

Thankful for the support and leadership MA Dept of Higher Ed working with us to promote the use of #OER and develop policies and practices to increase equity, diversity, and student success! @MNoyes33 @Patrici65267108 NorthernEssexCC #OEWeek

Lovely joining the Massachusetts #OER Advisory Council today to share a national update! Check out SPARC's profile on their inspiring work: sparcopen.org/news/2020/insi…

Now: The Board of Higher Education’s Academic Affairs Committee reviews the New Undergrad Experience recc’s, plus report on basic needs insecurity on campus.

So proud: today Spfld Public Schools Schools accepted an $8k gift from Bright Black co-founder Dr. Tiffany Griffin to support the college success of black&brown graduates of our 100 Males to College program! TY, Dr. Griffin. ow.ly/nIFE50FFRl7 #brightblack #EdEquity

ICYMI from State House News: MA Bd of #Higher Ed chaired by Chris Gabrieli met Monday re: groundbreaking work to transform the undergrad experience. Racial equity focus; calls for system-level change. Elena Quiroz-Livanis @Patrici65267108 presented the plans. ow.ly/heOQ50FWZCY

Using virtual reality, and with a few tips from tomorrow’s teachers, Commissioner Ortega brushed up on his teaching skills at Fitchburg State. We recognize the important role the MA StateUniversities play in graduating highly-qualified, diverse teachers that enter our MA classrooms 👩🏽‍🏫🧑🏿‍🏫👨🏻‍🏫