Serena C. Klempin

Research Associate

Serena C. Klempin conducts qualitative research on advising and guided pathways.

Klempin holds a BA in English from Kenyon College with a concentration in African and African American Studies, a MSW from Columbia University School of Social Work with a concentration in policy, and a PhD from Teachers College, Columbia University in sociology and education. Her dissertation examined the role of higher education in addressing students’ basic needs.

Previously, Klempin worked for Columbia University School of Social Work’s Center for Research on Fathers, Children, and Family Well-Being, where she conducted program evaluations, survey research, and qualitative research.

October 2021

Using Guided Pathways to Build Cross-Sector Pathways Partnerships
Based on fieldwork at four guided pathways colleges, this report introduces a cross-sector pathways model and highlights emerging practices and strategies that community colleges are using to build stronger connections with employers, universities, and K-12 schools.
January 2020

A Framework for Advising Reform
This book chapter describes key principles of CCRC's evidence-based framework for advising redesign, which emphasizes a sustained, strategic, integrated, proactive, and personalized (SSIPP) approach to advising.
August 2019

iPASS in Practice: Four Case Studies
This report shares the stories of four community colleges that participated in the Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success (iPASS) initiative, which provided support for institutions as they redesigned their advising processes and adopted and implemented new technologies.
June 2016

Postsecondary Partnerships in Collective Impact
Using data from a study of the Ford Corridors of College Success initiative, this brief examines how postsecondary institutions have attempted to develop multi-sector partnerships within a collective impact context.
May 2016

Improving Student Services for Military Veterans
Based largely on an examination of college proposals for the Kisco Foundation’s Kohlberg Prize, this review (summary available) presents key insights and policy recommendations about services for military veterans attending community colleges.
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Recent Presentations by Serena C. Klempin

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