In celebration of first-generation students, Hoori Kalamkarian and Melissa Herman share findings from a recent CCRC-led study on first-generation college students’ support networks and how those relationships shape their college journeys.
Much is unknown about the nature of first-generation students' personal networks, but a new CCRC study is changing that. CCRC Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow Melissa Herman and Senior Research Associate Hoori Santikian Kalamkarian discuss the impetus for the study and share some preliminary findings in this blog post.
On August 12, 2014, CCRC Director Thomas Bailey, White House officials, and college leaders convened to discuss best practices in remediation and formally launch the Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness.
CCRC researchers attended the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges to present issue briefs on high school and college partnerships and on developmental education.
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