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- Groundbreaking New National Directory of Higher Education in Prison Programs Released
- Ascendium-Funded Project Helping 13 Wisconsin School Districts “Nudge” Their College-Bound Graduates to Campus as Planned with Timely Texts
- Ascendium Unveils Updated Philanthropy Blueprint
- Ascendium’s 2018 Education Philanthropy Report Highlights $107 Million in Grant Funding
- 199 Wisconsin Apprentices Receive $298,500 in Scholarships from Ascendium Education Group
- Ascendium Education Group Shares Lessons Learned from College Emergency Grant Program
- Largest-ever Study of Impact of Open Educational Resources in College Reveals Benefits of Introducing OER Courses on a Broad Scale
- Ascendium Announces Funding for Three Sites in Major Higher Education in Prison Initiative
- For Our Partners: Ascendium’s COVID-19 Response Plan
- COVID-19: Ascendium's Role as a National Leader in Postsecondary Philanthropy
- Transforming Community Colleges for Student Success
- Strong Start to Finish
- Ascendium Education Group Announces New Philanthropy Website, Investment Priorities
- Ascendium donates $85,000 to Dane County Covid-19 Emergency and Recovery Fund
- As COVID-19 Forces Rapid Move Online, Ascendium Supports Free Online Methods Training for Math Faculty
- Ascendium Awards $200,000 to Madison Area Nonprofits Working for Racial Justice
- Strong Start to Finish, Vera Institute for Justice, New Grants, Virtual Events
- West Virginia Awarded $750,000 from Ascendium to Increase Degree Completion, Leverage Philanthropic Collaborations for Student Success
- West Virginia’s Climb
- Ascendium Announces $10 Million Pandemic Grant Initiative: Maintain Momentum for Student Success
- Maintain Momentum, WV Climb, Racial Justice Grants
- Ascendium-funded Study Will Quantify How COVID-19 Impacts Higher Ed Student Transfer Patterns in Near Real-Time
- Data Project Will Clarify COVID-19's Impact on Equity in College Transfer
- Transfer Research Funding, Text Steps, New Resources and Recent Grants
- Supporting Success: The Higher Education in Prison Key Performance Indicator Framework
- New Grants, New Report on Postsecondary Education in Prison Metrics, Strong Start to Finish
- Community College Leadership Program to be Upgraded
- Rural LISC Announces $1.3 Million Investment from Ascendium Education Philanthropy to Connect Rural Workers to Education, Training and Jobs
- Supporting Innovation in Education Webinar Recap: Removing Structural Barriers to Postsecondary Success
- Ascendium Issues Grants to Help Orgs Continue Their Ed Improvement Programs
- A New Initiative Supports Rural Community Colleges
- Commentary: Accelerating Developmental Education Reforms During the Pandemic
- Higher Ed’s Most Successful Failure
- Report Details Framework for Gathering Data on Higher Ed in Prison
- Second Round of Maintain Momentum Grants Announced
- UNCF Awarded $1.9 Million Ascendium Grant to Improve Academic and Career Outcomes of HBCU Students
- Maintain Momentum Grants Top $4.5 million, Plus New Fellowships, Resources, Grants and Events
- How the Pandemic is Affecting College Student Transfers
- College Math Instructors Praise Timely Training for Online Teaching
- Vera Institute of Justice Works to Develop Guidelines and Supports for Postsecondary Education in Prison
- Podcasts Raise Up Leaders in Rural Places
- Grant Explores How to Take Competency-Based Education to a System Level
- “First Look” NSC Report Shows COVID-19 Impact on Student Transfer Muted
- Why Equity in Transfer and Why Now?
- The Edge: The Election Results Spell Bad News for Higher-Ed Innovation When It’s Needed Most
- Ascendium Education Group, Employees Step Up Community Support
- Training for Online Math Teaching, a New Rural Podcast Series and New Resources
- Best Practices for Postsecondary Education in Prison Programs Released by Vera Institute of Justice
- COVID-19 Crisis and Transfer: What Institutions, Systems and States Can Do Today
- Bethany Miller Joins the Education Philanthropy Team
- Giving Support to Our Local Community Throughout 2020
- New Postsecondary Education in Prison Resources, Welcome Bethany Miller and Our 2020 Support of Our Community
- Kentucky College System Mounts Effort to Close Gap Between Education and Work
- Their Stories Helped Lift a 26-Year Ban on Pell Grants for Prisoners
- Colleges See Steep Decline In Student Transfers During Pandemic
- Ascendium Invests $16.2 Million in Degree Persistence, Health Pathways, Sustainable Digital Careers and More
- Ban Lifted on Pell Grants for Incarcerated Learners
- Additional Maintain Momentum Grants Benefit Organizations Serving Learners from Low-Income Backgrounds
- Clearinghouse Report: Pandemic Hits Black, Hispanic Transfer Students Harder
- New Grants Awarded, Pell Grant Ban for Incarcerated Learners Lifted and Several New Key Resources Published
- Supporting What Works: Building Evidence on the Community College Baccalaureate
- Roundtable Explores the Potential Impact of Pell Grant Restoration for Incarcerated Students
- Introducing Tackling Transfer
- Partnerships Selected for Equity Transfer Initiative
- Ascendium Grant Will Help Close Equity Gaps
- The Expanding Role of Colleges in Prison Education
- New Tools to Understand and Better Serve Those with Some College, No Degree
- Follow-Up Reports Now Available for Rural Matters Podcasts
- Michigan Community Colleges Receive Grant to Improve Programs Leading to In-Demand Jobs
- Share Your Thoughts, Results from National Postsecondary Education in Prison Programs Survey and New Follow-up Reports for Rural Matters Podcasts
- Seven Rural Community Colleges Join Effort to Boost Student Outcomes
- New Transformational Partnerships Fund Helps Institutions Explore Student-Centric Partnerships and Collaborations
- Open Campus Media Convening and ITHAKA Project Examine Technology in Prison Education Programs
- Newly Released Profiles from Next Generation Sector Partnerships’ Benchmarking Project
- Strong Start to Finish Convening Encourages Courageous, Ambitious Action on Developmental Education Reforms
- New Fund for Institutions to Explore Student-centric Partnerships, Exploring Technology in Prison Postsecondary Education and More
- The Edge: Could These New Grants End the Taboo Over Mergers and Partnerships?
- One Way to Speed Up Economic Recovery? Focus on Adult Higher Education
- On the Path to Success: $375,000 in Tools of the Trade Scholarships Awarded by Ascendium Education Group
- Work Underway for Creation of a Rural Postsecondary Education Research Agenda
- Initiatives Address Transfer from Different Angles
- Now available! Ascendium’s 2020 Education Philanthropy Report: Empowering Possibilities
- Ascendium Education Group Releases 2020 Education Philanthropy Report: Empowering Possibilities
- College Transfer Update: The Slide Continues, Especially for Community Colleges
- App State Higher Education Professor Helps Create, Co-Directs Alliance for Research on Rural Colleges
- 2020 Philanthropy Report Now Available, Formation of Rural Postsecondary Research Agenda Underway and More
- Ascendium Invests $16 Million in Postsecondary Education in Prisons, Math Pathways and More
- UIA Completion Grants Playbook Shows How a Little Can Go a Long Way for Student Success
- Q&A with Ed Trust: Justice Fellows Will Center Voices of the Incarcerated in Postsecondary Education in Prison Policy
- Aspen Prize Highlights Outstanding Achievements of Community Colleges
- For College Students in Crisis, Emergency Grants are a Lifeline
- New Grants Awarded, New Completion Grants Playbook Available, Q&A with Ed Trust and More
- Madison-Area Nonprofit JustDane to Develop Hospitality Management Training Program for Residents Impacted by Incarceration
- San Antonio College Emerges Winner of the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence
- Education Behind and Beyond Bars
- Learning and Impact at Ascendium
- Starting this Month, Find Ascendium Education Philanthropy News and Info on Social @AscendiumEP
- New Podcasts Shine Light on Rural Voices, Partners
- Insights Gained from Rural Respondents in ECS Special Report
- Biden Postsecondary Education Proposals Raise Profile of Evidence-Based Reform Strategies
- To Improve Student Retention, IEBC’s Initiative Aims to Create More Caring Campuses
- Expanded Programming from Operation Fresh Start Prepares Dane County Youth for Careers in Construction and Conservation
- Our Vision for Learning and Impact, Ascendium Education Philanthropy on Social Media, New Rural Matters Podcasts and More
- Maine Community Colleges, Nonprofits Launch $1.2M Effort to Train Remote Workers
- A Virtual Culture of Care
- EWA Announces Summer 2021 Class of Reporting Fellows
- Professional Development in a Pandemic - Part 1
- Report Proposes Higher Education COVID-19 Recovery Policies
- Professional Development in a Pandemic - Part 2
- Resources Help Rural Community Colleges in Aftermath of COVID-19 Health Crisis
- An Interest in Innovation: New Grants Explore Non-Traditional Models
- Keith Witham Named Ascendium’s New Deputy Director - Education Grantmaking
- Remote and Rural
- Colleges’ Changing Roles in Rural Communities
- Rural community colleges respond to health crisis, a look at non-traditional models for students transitioning from training to the workforce and more
- Ripon College And Marian University Win Grant To Explore A Partnership
- National Rural Postsecondary Research Agenda Now Available
- At One-Year Mark, Washington Consortium is Maintaining Momentum
- New Media Partnerships Spotlight Topics in Postsecondary Education
- A Recommendation to ‘Reset,’ Not ‘Fix,’ Broken Transfer System
- New National Rural Postsecondary Research Agenda available, Washington Consortium One Year After Maintain Momentum Grant and More
- Investing in Projects that Support Adult Learners
- Maintain Momentum Enhances UIA’s Black Student Success Initiative, ATD’s Learning Tools
- Grant Explores Meaningful Workforce Partnerships
- Improving Transfer Outcomes One Project at a Time
- Ascendium’s Grantmaking Team Strives for Impactful Change and Is Looking for Individuals Who Share this Passion
- New Report: College Transfers Plunged Last Year, But Highly Selective Institutions Saw Gains
- Community College Baccalaureate Research Roundup
- The Turning Point
- Ascendium Looking to Hire Passionate People Wanting to Make Impactful Change, Q&A with Program Officers Shares Insight into Supporting Adult Learners
- $18.5 Million in Newly Approved Grants to Support Student Success, Workforce Mobility, Rural Guided Pathways
- CivicLab Receives $750,000 Grant
- Vera Helps Guide Postsecondary Education in Prison Programs on a Path to Pell for All
- Ascendium Announces Ready for Pell, a $4.7M Strategic Initiative for Postsecondary Education in Prison
- New $4.7M Ready for Pell Initiative Seeks to Strengthen Postsecondary Education in Prison Programs
- SREE Summer Fellows Program a Win-Win-Win for Students, Organizations and the Field
- Announcing New Ready for Pell Initiative, $18.5 Million in New Grants Approved and More
- New CCRC Report on Guided Pathways One of Several Ascendium-Supported Efforts on the Evidence-Informed Framework
- Grant To Help Three Regional Networks Develop Equity-Centered Student Success Programs
- Rural Research, Postsecondary Partnerships Highlighted in Recent Rural Matters Podcast Episodes
- Maintain Momentum Supports Community Colleges of Appalachia in New Rural Educators Academy
- 150 Colleges Eligible for 2023 Aspen Prize
- Ready for Pell Proposal Deadline Nov. 24, New CCRC Report on Guided Pathways and More
- Ascendium Partners with The Chronicle of Higher Education to Prioritize Student Success
- Ascendium’s Education Philanthropy Team Continues to Grow
- Ascendium Gifts Foster Better Lives Through Education in 2021
- The First-Gen 'Gap That Still Exists'
- UW System Developing Bachelors Degree Program in WI Prisons
- Take a Tour of Ascendiumphilanthropy.org with Rebecca Villarreal
- New Partnership with The Chronicle of Higher Education, Our Growing and Evolving Team and More
- Open Campus Launches Efforts to Cover Key Topics in Postsecondary Education
- Ascendium Invests $15.6M in Grants on Degree Completion, Apprenticeship Strategy, Rural Learner Research and More
- Insights about Rural Institutions, Learners and Communities Uncovered by Digging Through the Data
- $15.6M in New Grants Approved, Where to Find Information about Our Grants, Ascendium’s New Address and More
- Ascendium’s Education Philanthropy Looks Forward in 2022
- New Study Presents Compelling Evidence on the Benefits of Multiple Measures Assessments
- New Group Looks to Redefine Rural Higher Education Policy
- Shining a Light on Rural Colleges
- Why a Rural-Serving College May Look Different Than You Think
- Competency-Based Education Field Guide Launches
- Ready for Pell Announces 22 New Grant Partners, Representing Diverse Postsecondary Education in Prison Programs
- RAND Report Shines a Light on Career Navigators Role in the Carceral Setting
- Public, Private Grants Add Momentum to UW System Prison Education Initiative
- Ready for Pell Grant Partners Announced, Ascendium Looks Forward in 2022 and More
- Ascendium Education Group Releases 2021 Education Philanthropy Report: Stronger Together
- AAC&U Publishes Web-Based Tool For Campuses Engaged in Guided Pathways
- Ascendium Strengthens Education Philanthropy Team With New Hires
- Rural Isn’t Going Away: New Initiative Launches to Help Rural-Serving Community Colleges
- Ascendium Invests in Projects that Link Postsecondary Education and Workforce Data
- New Education Philanthropy Team Members, Guided Pathways Framework Tool Available and More
- Future Workforce Supported by Ascendium with $1,500 Tools of the Trade Scholarships Going to Over 500 Wisconsin Apprentices
- Coding Course Prepares Incarcerated Learners for Careers in Technology
- Support for Incarcerated Learners through New Coding Course, New Projects that Aim to Link Learner Transition Data and More
- 2021 Education Philanthropy Report: Stronger Together
- Reentry Campus Program Takes Innovative Approach to Delivering Postsecondary Education in Prison
- Informed Self-Placement Engages Students in the College Placement Process, With Encouraging Results
- Education Philanthropy Team Welcomes New Hire with Community College System Expertise
- Over $11 Million Invested in Grants to Support Community College Student Success, Postsecondary Completion and More
- Second Chance Month Brought Needed Attention To Justice-Impacted Individuals. Now The Real Work Begins.
- Arkansas, Montana and Oklahoma Lead Initiative To Improve College Completion Rates
- Over $11M in New Grants, Innovative Reentry Campus Program Delivery, New Education Philanthropy Team Member and More
- Ascendium Gifts $2.5 Million to The Center for Black Excellence and Culture
- Diverse Group Works to Strengthen Pathways at Michigan Community Colleges
- Latest Numbers Show College Student Transfers Continuing Steep Decline
- We’re Finally Making Progress Supporting Rural Tech – We Can Do So Much More
- Introducing the New Expand Postsecondary Education in Prison Team
- New Guide Supports Efforts to Better Recognize and Map Military Training to Civilian Credentials
- Read About Our New Team Supporting Incarcerated Learners, Help Us Shape Our Future Communications and More
- Eight HBCUs Receive Funding to Explore Innovative Partnerships on Improving Mental Health among College Students of Color
- Learning Communities Bring Together Rural College Leaders
- Education Philanthropy Positions Will Enhance Evidence Based Grantmaking, Translate Evidence to Insights and Enrich Strategic Connections
- Ascendium Grows its Team to Further Our Grantmaking, Bringing Together Rural College Leaders and More
- Hold Up: What We Do and Don’t Know About the Impact of Holds on Postsecondary Student Success
- Q&A: Molly Lasagna on the State of Postsecondary Education in Prison Ahead of Pell Restoration
- Data Tools Help Stakeholders Identify and Support Rural and Rural Serving Institutions
- A Pivotal Time for Postsecondary Education in Prison, the Impact of Administrative Holds on Student Success and More
- Program Officer Perspectives: Kirstin Yeado Reflects on Rural Guided Pathways Work
- Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success
- Helpful Resources for Institutions Seeking Funding Under the College Completion Fund for Postsecondary Student Success
- New Grant Opportunity Available: Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success
- Special Edition: New Rural Grant Opportunity Available and More
- COVID-19 Transfer Data Reveals Trends that Can Inform Equity and Student Success Policies
- Engaging with Media Showcases Grant Partners’ Positive Impact on Inequity
- Free Workforce Trainings Expanded to More Hawai’i Residents
- New COVID-19 Transfer Data Findings, the Impact of Media Grant Partners on Inequity and More
- Investments in Dev Ed Reform, Rural Workforce Training Among $17 Million+ in Recently Approved Grants
- Merit America Skills Training Programs Generate Upward Socioeconomic Mobility
- Caring Campus Makes Student Success Everyone’s Business, With Promising Results
- New Investments Total $17 Million+ for Dev Ed Reform, Rural Workforce Training, Skills Training Programs and More
- Advancing Colleges in Appalachia
- Local and Online Postsecondary Education Providers Partner to Offer In-Demand Career Credentials in Rural Areas
- Efforts to Provide Economic Opportunity to Immigrants and Refugees in Rural Communities
- Partnerships Help Offer Rural Learners In-Demand Career Credentials, Promising Caring Campus Results and More
- Families and Workers Fund Joins the White House and Partners to Announce More Than $70 Million in Infrastructure Workforce Funding Aligned with the Talent Pipeline Challenge
- Biotechnology Industry Gets a Boost from Community College Degrees
- Reflections on Visiting Sing Sing, Plus Resources That Center Incarcerated Learners
- Fund for Workforce Equity Organizations Selected
- Ascendium and Its Employees Increase Community Support in 2022
- A Personal Message from Amy Kerwin
- A Farewell Message from Amy Kerwin
- Social Media Spotlights Partner Innovations, Connects the Field
- Investing in IT Career Training Pathways Shows Promise for Adult Learners
- Partnership with The Chronicle of Higher Education Elevates Learner Voices
- Postsecondary Education Trends We’re Watching in 2023
- Trends We’re Watching in 2023, Promising IT Career Training Pathways for Learners and More
- $69 Million+ in New Grants Highlighted by Investments in Job Pathways, Partnerships and More
- The Power of Media to Advance Change for Learners
- Jessa Valentine Joins Learning and Impact Team
- CORI Research on Digital Skilling is Put into Practice
- Over $69 Million in New Grants, the Learning and Impact Team Welcomes Jessa Valentine and More
- From Research to Practice: Holistic Credit Mobility Ensures Learning Counts
- Q&A: AHEP's Ved Price on the State of Postsecondary Education in Prison Programs
- Ascendium Announces Grant Partners for Building Evidence to Increase Rural Learner Success
- Coalition of 15 Research Universities Awarded Grant to Boost Student Success in Key Courses
- Grants to MDRC, CCRC Aim to Drive Change by Building Evidence
- Keith Witham Named Ascendium’s Vice President of Education Philanthropy
- A Message from Our New Vice President - Education Philanthropy, Keith Witham
- $1.5 Million in Tools of the Trade Scholarships Given to Wisconsin Apprentices This Year
- Keith Witham Named New Vice President - Education Philanthropy, Q&A with AHEP’s Ved Price and More
- Ready for Pell Initiative Brings Opportunities and Second Chances to Inmates
- Community College Transfers to Four-Year Colleges Tumbled Almost 8% Last Fall
- Ascendium Releases 2022 Education Philanthropy Report: Meeting the Moment
- Partnerships in Action: NJCU and HCCC Team Up to Improve Transfer Outcomes
- Three Takeaways from RAND Corporation’s Report: Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Education
- Perspectives from the Field: What it Takes to Translate Postsecondary Credentials to Upward Mobility
- It’s Time to Change the Way We Think About Incarcerated Learners
- Lifting Up Postsecondary Education in Prison During Second Chance Month and More
- Introducing Our New Program Officer for Strategic Engagement, Amy Kuether
- Rural Community Colleges Utilize Strengths and Assets to Improve Learner Success
- Michigan Paves New Pathways for Transfer Students
- Perspectives from the Field: Community Colleges Connect Learners to Credentials that Meet Local Workforce Needs
- Meet Our New Program Officer for Strategic Engagement, Learn How Rural Community Colleges Are Helping Learners, and More
- In Utah, Major Educational Gaps Exist for Incarcerated People. Here's What's Being Done
- Amarillo College and Imperial Valley College Win Aspen Institute Prize for Community College Excellence
- Recent Resources Show the Value of Good Workforce Training Programs
- Targeted Investments Support Expansion of Evidence-Based Workforce Training Models
- New Projects Examine Barriers for English-Language Learners
- Support for Evidence-Based Workforce Training Models, New Projects to Help English-Language Learners, and More
- Why Supporting Financial Aid Administrators Is Key to Unlocking Opportunities for Incarcerated Learners
- New Initiatives Aim to Cut Early Student Dropouts by Increasing Connection
- Changes in Education Philanthropy Support Evolving Needs of Learners from Low-Income Backgrounds
- Evolving Our Team to Better Meet the Needs of Learners, We’re Hiring, and More
- Updated Tool Saves Time and Money to Improve Learner Outcomes
- Q&A: UIA’s Bridget Burns on Helping Struggling Students Get Back on Track (Part 1)
- Q&A: UIA’s Bridget Burns on Helping Struggling Students Get Back on Track (Part 2)
- Helping Learners See a Clearer Path: Awareness Continues to Build Around Guided Pathways Framework
- American International College Aims to Stem Region’s Talent Drain
- New Functionality in CUNY Transfer Explorer
- Q&A with UIA’s Bridget Burns, Improving Learner Outcomes with Updated CUNY Transfer Explorer, and More
- How a Coalition of Nonprofit, Private Colleges Is Tackling Economic Inequity
- Validation Grant Guidance Released for Partners Evaluating Effectiveness of Innovations and Reforms
- DSU Center to Target Adults with Unfinished Degrees
- Why We Need to Pay Attention to Black Adult Learners
- Tackling Economic Inequity, Validation Grant Guidance Released, and Part 2 of Q&A with UIA’s Bridget Burns
- Keith Witham Reflects on His First Six Months as Vice President of Education Philanthropy
- Free Job Trainings for Immediate Employment for Maui Residents
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