Joshua Wyner

Aspen Institute Vice President, Executive Director College Excellence Program. Follow CEP @aspenhighered

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@AspenHigherEd As we prepare for the 2021 Aspen Prize virtual ceremony, my colleague Ben Barrett reflects on how the 10 finalist comm colleges have helped students succeed, even during the current crisis. Want to learn more -- including who will win the 2021 Prize? Tune in May 18th at 1 pm ET!

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The best community colleges—including the 10 #AspenPrize finalists—are better-equipped to surmount pandemic-related challenges because of the student-centered work they’ve been doing for years. Read here to learn more about those accomplishments. https://t.co/ygVxH71vMn

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Offering Pell Grants for short-term training could have adverse consequences (opinion) https://t.co/cBmlcI1dmB

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Applications are available on February 1 for @AspenHigherEd's Presidential Fellowship for new and aspiring #community_college leaders. Learn more at: https://t.co/Uhu9yRxI9s #PresFellow

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To seriously address racial inequity, the new administration should heed Juana Sanchez's advice! Adding College Transfer to the Biden Administration's Agenda | Tackling Transfer https://t.co/YKyR9FgoZl

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Replying to idea that Ed Secy should befrom K12 "because children are vulnerable," Aspen's Linda Perlstein argues for a comm coll prez: "Who is more vulnerable than someone working two jobs and parenting a child and going to community college so they can stop being a gig worker?"

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Biden Might Please the K-12 World by Picking an Education Secretary From Outside It https://t.co/IBaLgv7DwY

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We need a college leader as secretary of education https://t.co/fkoeGkyDk0

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"over 1/3 of households with current or prospective CC students cite the virus—either contracting it, being concerned about contracting it, or caring for someone who has it—as a significant factor affecting postsecondary plans." h/t @CommunityCCRC
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DYK the current maximum #PellGrant covers less than 1/3 of the cost of attending a 4-year public college? Let’s double down on doubling Pell! https://t.co/xEKNgXFSdY #Thankful4Pell

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At the 2015 #AspenPrize award ceremony, @DrBiden noted, “Now, more than ever, Americans are relying on #communitycolleges to provide the stepping stones to a college degree & a better future." This is still true today! Listen here for her remarks. https://t.co/u5NCooSDFC

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On National #STEMDay, we honor our 2020 Excellence and Equity in Community College STEM Award winners who are advancing equitable student success & connecting students to STEM careers that lead to economic mobility. Review their strategies here: https://t.co/HAY7RJPUnC

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We should aspire to ensure 100% of students’ credits apply to a credential when they #transfer. We joined leaders from across higher ed in the #ScalingPartnersNetwork to outline how to realize this aim in a call to action on Transfer.

Learn more https://t.co/yht3sg19ya

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We create a lot at CEP: compelling case studies, op-eds, comprehensive playbooks for colleges, issue briefs, blog posts...

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We know that #transfer students can transform the workforce & society. Now, let's celebrate their impact on #TransferStudentWeek. Join us all week as we share promising practice from our transfer research & nationwide success stories. @transfertweet @NACADATransfers

[Joshua Wyner @JoshWyner]

Great recommendations from members of the Tackling Transfer advisory board on what states can do to advance transfer student success. https://t.co/YKZ0qxpZ5t

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The @SanJacCollege #Nursing program is an award-winner because of attention to student need. Program leaders have creatively cut exam and equipment costs and added exam prep courses to attract and retain underserved students. More: https://t.co/KCbWdVfP9h

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Dual enrollment is expanding rapidly, but it is not too late to design systems with racial equity at the forefront. Proud to work on this playbook showing how with @CommunityCCRC, @AspenHigherEd's Gelsey Mehl & @AspenEdSociety colleagues @DGonzalesEDU & @GenePinkard

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Dual enrollment programs are growing—but many have equity gaps. In The Dual Enrollment Playbook, @AspenHigherEd, @communityccrc, and @AspenEdSociety highlight strategies of those partnerships that have narrowed or closed gaps for students of color. https://t.co/TJhdmsXa1a

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.@LakeAreaTech keeps its focus on students. Its award-winning #WeldingTech program helped refugee students by pushing for supplemental language courses, and institution leaders are engaging employers in conversations on equity. More here: https://t.co/k5kuVn4Yca

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We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2020 Excellence and Equity in Community College STEM Award. Our thanks to @sfoundation for supporting the award and improving access to quality outcomes for diverse students. https://t.co/qL0dRIYyuS

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More than 1/3 of college students will #transfer at least once. Learn how the transfer process can be improved in a new virtual series featuring experts from the #TacklingTransfer Policy Advisory Board & hosted by @insidehighered. Register now! https://t.co/3u5rp8Fp0D