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University Business Podcast – Colleges and universities must move past graduation rates alone when evaluating student success and focus more intentionally on what happens after students complete a credential, says Aarti Dhupelia, CEO of One Million Degrees, on the University Business Podcast.
Seven- and eight-year findings show that wraparound student support through the One Million Degrees–City Colleges of Chicago partnership drove higher graduation rates, stronger career outcomes and increased earnings
Office Hours (Scholarships360) – Community college is an affordable, local, and career-aligned path that can deliver some of the highest return-on-investment outcomes in higher education. So why is it often a second choice? In this episode, Dr. Aarti Dhupelia explains the benefits of community college.
Community College Daily – College enrollment increased again this fall, continuing a cautious recovery for higher education following the decline of the Covid pandemic. But it isn’t four-year institutions driving much of the growth. It’s community colleges.
Chicago-based nonprofit bolsters leadership bench with executives whose experience spans Chicago’s education, nonprofit, and corporate sectors as it accelerates statewide and national growth
CNW Media (Chicago Neighborhood News) – Six decades ago, I moved to the Englewood neighborhood. I was raised there and lived most of my life there. I’ve worked there, got my GED there, raised four children there, started my ministry there. Today I’m a 61-year-old college student who’s a year away from earning a bachelor’s degree.
Chicago Tribune – The latest national report on students who left college without earning a degree contains some sobering data: Approximately 2.1 million students stopped higher education between January 2022 and July 2023, swelling the “some college-no degree” population to more than 43 million Americans.
