The Future of Work: Making the Education System More Flexible for the Dawning Work Ecosystem

Automation will eliminate some jobs, but certain skills will remain uniquely human, Michelle Weise told an audience at Teachers College in May.

Inside CCRC: How Stacie Long Uses Design to Make CCRC’s Work Easy to Grasp

Long uses graphics, colors, and design to improve the readability of our research while maintaining its technical accuracy.

Maggie Fay Named CTE Fellow by North Carolina State University

The fellowship will support Fay's dissertation research on how math remediation affects academic trajectories.

Can Innovation Scale? Lessons From the 2019 League for Innovation Conference

Drawing on lessons learned from CUNY ASAP, iPass, and faculty development cycles, this blog post explores why some reforms prove successful in multiple contexts, while others do not.

The Robots Aren’t Coming: Paul Osterman on the Future of Work

Paul Osterman, a professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management, discussed the future of work during a February 28 talk at Teachers College organized by CCRC.

Shrinking Racial Gaps in Student Debt and Default: Recommendations to Congress

The gaps in debt levels and default rates between White and Black college students have swelled to an alarming extent, and some U.S. senators have taken notice. Judith Scott-Clayton outlines several policy recommendations for shrinking the disparities.

Demography as Opportunity: Diversity as an Asset to Colleges and the Country

By framing demography as opportunity, community colleges can upend deficit orientations toward the students they enroll and make a meaningful case for additional resources, Nikki Edgecombe explains in this blog post.

John Fink Honored as a Transfer Champion by NISTS

The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students will honor CCRC Senior Research Associate John Fink with its 2019 Champion–Catalyst award, which recognizes "game-changers in the transfer field."

CCRC Mourns Former Westchester Community College President Joseph Hankin

We are sad to announce that Dr. Joseph N. Hankin, who served on the CCRC advisory board for a decade and led Westchester Community College for more than 40 years, died at age 78.

Letter From the Director: Responding to Research Findings on Developmental Education

CCRC Director Thomas Brock gives a broad overview of the landscape of developmental education reform. He details several strategies—including transition courses, corequisites, and math pathways—that aim to improve remediation, and describes what research has revealed thus far about the effectiveness of each approach.

Inside CCRC: Veronica Minaya Brings Global Perspective to Center’s Work

In the latest installment of our series that takes you behind-the-scenes at CCRC, Senior Research Associate Veronica Minaya discusses her experiences as a consultant for the World Bank in Afghanistan, where she helped build the country's post-war education system.

The Year in Review: A Look Back at CCRC in 2018

Over the past year, CCRC reached several milestones, produced important new research findings, and welcomed a new center director. Before we embark on the new year, here’s a look back at some highlights from 2018.

Trends in College Credential Completion by Student Race/Ethnicity and Program of Study

Takeshi Yanagiura presents a data tool that illustrates trends in college credentials awarded from 1995 to 2016 by a variety of factors, including state, college sector, broad major field, award level, and student race/ethnicity.

Inside CCRC: Senior Research Fellow Jordan Matsudaira Targets Social Mobility

In the first edition of a series that takes you behind the scenes at CCRC, get to know Senior Research Fellow Jordan Matsudaira, who spent time in the White House before coming to Teachers College.

Supporting Adjunct Faculty to Advance Student Success in Community Colleges

Susan Bickerstaff, coauthor of a new CCRC research brief on the experiences of part-time faculty at six colleges, outlines four ways colleges can better meet the needs of part-time faculty as part of a broader student success initiative.

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