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Debunking the “13th Grade” Stigma: The True Challenges Facing Community College Students

  • Essays
  • Lauren Lawler
  • Wednesday, August 28, 2024
What factors might cause community college students to pause their studies? And what motivates them to return? Summer intern Lauren Lawler explores these questions and reflects on her personal experience as a community college student.

How Many Students Are Taking Dual Enrollment Courses In High School? New National, State, and College-Level Data

  • Essays
  • John Fink
  • Monday, August 26, 2024
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education released new data that, for the first time ever, provide college-level counts of the number of high school dual enrollment students, disaggregated by race/ethnicity and gender. John Fink details a first look at this new information, which represents years of effort among dozens of organizations pushing for better dual enrollment data.

The Present and Possible Future of the FAFSA

  • Essays
  • Deenika Oladipo
  • Thursday, August 22, 2024
In this blog post, summer intern Deenika Oladipo writes about the rollout of the simplified FAFSA form, how it was received by students and administrators, and what students can expect this year when filing for FAFSA.

Understanding Program Choice: Why I Chose to Study English in College

  • Essays
  • Basmala Zyada
  • Tuesday, August 13, 2024

CCRC Intern Basmala Zyada writes about how working on a research project on how students choose programs made her reflect on her own impulsive decision to major in English.

Designing Equitable Higher Education Structures: Taking Students’ Time and Energy Resources Into Account

  • Essays
  • Multiple authors
  • Friday, August 9, 2024
This blog discusses the constraints some students have on their time and energy resources and how colleges can rethink their culture, policies, and practices to take time and energy resource inequities into account.

Inside CCRC: Catherine Rivas on Combining Clinical Psychology and Research

  • Essays, Interviews
  • Deenika Oladipo
  • Monday, July 29, 2024
Catherine Rivas is joining CCRC this summer as a research intern. In this Q&A, Rivas delves deeper into her own college experience and her motivations for research.

Inside CCRC: Basmala Zyada’s Journey From English to Education

  • Essays, Interviews
  • Lauren Lawler
  • Monday, July 29, 2024
Basmala Zyada is joining CCRC this summer as a research intern. In this Q&A, Zyada shares her journey in the humanities, her creative writing endeavors, and her experiences navigating the world of educational research.

The Importance of Help Seeking in Community Colleges

  • Essays
  • Amanda Zerbib
  • Thursday, July 25, 2024
Studies have shown that seeking help from counselors and advisors and informal sources such as family and friends leads to improved student learning and increased self-efficacy, but too few students actually reach out. Amanda Zerbib explores what research tells us about students' help-seeking habits.

CCRC Welcomes Six Undergraduate Interns

  • Essays
  • Deenika Oladipo
  • Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The summer season for CCRC is now underway, and six undergraduate interns are bringing new ideas to the center as they support research and communications teams. Learn more about the interns in this blog post.

A Career in Crafting Change: Elisabeth Barnett Retires After 16 Years With CCRC

  • Essays
  • Shayleah Jenkins
  • Friday, April 26, 2024
After 16 years with CCRC, Elisabeth Barnett moved toward retirement in 2023. This blog post explores the researcher's early career and time at CCRC.
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