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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Named Winner of $1 Million 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

— April 17, 2025
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New Report Outlines Three Essential Strategies to Improve Success of Community College Students Aiming to Earn a Bachelor’s Degree

— April 01, 2025
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Aspen Institute and AASCU Announce Cohort 4 of the Transfer Student Success Intensive

— January 30, 2025
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The Aspen Institute Names the Second Cohort of the Aspen Presidents Fellowship

— October 22, 2024
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The Aspen Institute Names Finalists for $1 Million 2025 Aspen Prize

— June 11, 2024

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A New Way to Help College Students Transfer: Admit Them to Two Schools at Once

Media - NBC

A New Way to Help College Students Transfer: Admit Them to Two Schools at Once

June 29, 2022

Focus Areas

Transfer Completion

Navigating the Path from Community College to Prestigous Private University

Media - Inside Higher Ed

Navigating the Path from Community College to Prestigous Private University

June 16, 2022

Focus Areas

Transfer Leadership

Opinion: Low Pay in ‘Helping’ Professions Creates a Moral Dilemma for Colleges

Media - Workshift

Opinion: Low Pay in ‘Helping’ Professions Creates a Moral Dilemma for Colleges

June 15, 2022

Focus Areas

Workforce

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Aspen Institute Names Ten Finalists for 2023 Aspen Prize

June 07, 2022

Focus Areas

Workforce Transfer Completion Teaching and Learning Equity Access Leadership

‘This is Really the Future’: N.C. Community Colleges Collaborate to Build Regional Workforce

Media - EdNC

‘This is Really the Future’: N.C. Community Colleges Collaborate to Build Regional Workforce

May 31, 2022

Focus Areas

Workforce

Opinion: With College Enrollment Tumbling, New Strategies Are Urgently Needed

Media - The Hechinger Report

Opinion: With College Enrollment Tumbling, New Strategies Are Urgently Needed

May 23, 2022

Focus Areas

Equity Access

Opinion: If the Supreme Court Bans Considering Race in College Admissions, Could Giving a Boost to 'Strivers' Maintain Campus Diversity?

Media - WGBH

Opinion: If the Supreme Court Bans Considering Race in College Admissions, Could Giving a Boost to 'Strivers' Maintain Campus Diversity?

May 10, 2022

Focus Areas

Equity Access

Inside Elite Transfer Admissions: From Community College to U-Va.

Media - Washington Post

Inside Elite Transfer Admissions: From Community College to U-Va.

May 05, 2022

Focus Areas

Transfer Equity Access

Centre College Bolsters First-Generation Student Success Through Cohort Scholarship Programs

Media - American Talent Initiative

Centre College Bolsters First-Generation Student Success Through Cohort Scholarship Programs

May 05, 2022

Focus Areas

Equity Access

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The Aspen Institute Names Semifinalists for 2023 Aspen Prize, Adding a Milestone in the Award Process

April 27, 2022

Focus Areas

Workforce Transfer Completion Teaching and Learning Equity Access Leadership