Press Releases
New American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) Publication Highlights Two Important Studies by CCRC ResearchersThe publication is an easy-to-read guide designed to help national, state, and local policymakers and practitioners better understand how to support college- and career-readiness for all students.
Transforming Community Colleges to Accelerate Postsecondary Success for Low-Income Young AdultsCCRC begins a multi-study research project to inform the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Postsecondary Success initiative.
 
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News Articles
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Colleges Drill for Local Data in Devising Workforce ProgramsAn article in Community College Week features findings of a three-year study that examines the hiring process for entry-level information technology (IT) jobs and the role of community college IT programs.
Can Community Colleges Rise to the Occasion?In the November issue of American Prospect, CCRC director Thomas Bailey and Macomb Community College president Jim Jacobs discuss President Obama’s recent $12 billion proposal to increase community college graduation rates. They point out challenges and directions for reform, sketching out the role two-year public colleges can play in promoting both educational equity and long-term economic prosperity.
 
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For students enrolled in remediation, enrollment in "student life skills" (SLS) is linked to a 10 percent increase in the chances of student persistence.

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The following CCRC staff members gladly provide information to the media:


Thomas R. Bailey
George and Abby O’Neill Professor of Economics and Education & Director, Institute on Education and the Economy, Teachers College, Columbia University


the economics of education

educational policy, especially higher education and workforce development

educational training implications of changes in the workplace

work-based learning

occupational education

community college related topics

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community college missions

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persistence, graduation and other student educational outcomes

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institutional research

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the economic value of community college education and degrees

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dual enrollment

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for profit educational institutions



James Jacobs
CCRC Advisory Board Member

President, Macomb Community College


community college organizational structure, finance and missions

workforce development and workforce education

workforce development and public policy

adult basic education and community colleges 

state community college administration

Perkins, WIA and other federal legislation

innovation at community colleges

faculty union contracts, collective bargaining

governance



Katherine L. Hughes
Assistant Director for Work and Education Reform Research


secondary-to-postsecondary transitions (programs and policies)

dual enrollment (effectiveness of programs and policies)

high school reform

high school career and technical education

work-based learning

 


Davis Jenkins

Senior Research Associate


education for employment in a global economy

labor market outcomes of education

education and economic development

postsecondary access and attainment of disadvantaged youth and adults

community college related topics:

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measuring institutional effectiveness

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institutional research and evaluation

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strategic planning and budgeting

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developmental education

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baccalaureate transfer

secondary-to-postsecondary transitions

adult basic education and English-as-a-second language for low-literate adults



Melinda Mechur Karp
Senior Research Associate


secondary-postsecondary transitions

dual enrollment and other credit-based transition programs

school-to-work

career and technical education

high school reform

 



For general media inquiries, please contact:


Lisa Rothman

Associate Director

Finance, Administration, and Communications


Email:  ccrc@columbia.edu

Tel:  212-678-3091

Fax:  212-678-3699

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