Tools and Research | College Excellence Program

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Press Release

The Aspen Institute Names Semifinalists for Prestigious 2025 Aspen Prize

May 07, 2024

Focus Areas

Workforce Transfer Completion Teaching and Learning Access Leadership

New Data Reveals Few Community College Transfers Complete a Bachelor’s Degree

Media - The 74

New Data Reveals Few Community College Transfers Complete a Bachelor’s Degree

April 22, 2024

Focus Areas

Transfer Completion Access

Transferring from community college to a four-year school isn’t often successful — it’s ‘terribly unfortunate,’ expert says

Media - CNBC

Fewer students are graduating from college, but certificate programs are way up

April 12, 2024

Focus Areas

Workforce Transfer Completion Access

Baruch College, an Upward-Mobility Machine

Media - The New York Times

Baruch College, an Upward-Mobility Machine

April 08, 2024

Focus Areas

Access

College Transfer Is Too Often A Road To Nowhere, Suggest New Reports

Media - Forbes

American Talent Initiative Sees Gain In Lower-Income College Students

April 08, 2024

Focus Areas

Access

Five Strategies to Advance Progress

Research Report

Five Strategies to Advance Progress: 2023 Annual Report of the American Talent Initiative

April 04, 2024

Focus Areas

Completion Access

Survey: These High Schools Report Declining Confidence in Properly Preparing Teens for the Future

Media - The 74

Survey: These High Schools Report Declining Confidence in Properly Preparing Teens for the Future

April 02, 2024

Focus Areas

Workforce Access

American Talent Initiative High Fliers

Media - Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies Recognizes 28 Colleges and Universities as American Talent Initiative High-Fliers

March 25, 2024

Focus Areas

Access

How to Boost Community-College Transfers

Media - The Chronicle of Higher Education

How to Boost Community-College Transfers

March 22, 2024

Focus Areas

Transfer Completion Access

Overcoming Transfer Enrollment Declines

Media - Inside Higher Ed

To Transform Transfer, Key Barriers Must Be Overcome

March 21, 2024

Focus Areas

Transfer Completion Access