Every year, nearly 2,000 members of the Wheelock community give back to the College through philanthropy. These supporters represent every part of our community: alumni, […]
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Challenge Gift for Wheelock Giving Day
For our second annual Wheelock Giving Day, we are thrilled that two generous supporters will once again give an additional $50,000 when 500 people make […]
Read More…Allow Brokenness, and Welcome Progress: A Perspective on the 2015 National Race Amity Conference
At the 5th annual National Center for Race Amity Conference in Quincy, Massachusetts, we all became participants in the fight for social justice.
Read More…AICUM’s Student Financial Aid Day at the State House – Your Participation Will Make the Difference!
Each year, students from colleges and universities across Massachusetts ascend on the State House for Student Financial Aid Day. This annual event provides an opportunity for students to advocate for funding to the need-based financial aid programs critical to helping student get to – and through – college.
Read More…The Varieties of Climate Change Denial
A poll last week from Duke University found that 50% of Americans are “convinced that climate change is now occurring” and another 34% believe it […]
Read More…Leadership for Diversity
How do colleges and universities respond to the seismic demographic shift that is occurring in the U.S.? Colleges and universities must better define themselves as social […]
Read More…Forgotten youth: Connecting with out-of-school youth through dropout recovery
Each year, thousands of Massachusetts students drop out of school. The path forward for these students is difficult, with limited opportunities for sustained career and […]
Read More…Student success not just a measure of hard and soft skills
In the United States, educational accountability has become almost synonymous with the use of standardized metrics to assess student knowledge. Pushed by both state and […]
Read More…Community colleges can forge an alternative path in higher education
In a recent Education Week blog article, “ Community College Transfers Often Do Well at 4-Year Institutions ,” author Caralee Adams cites positive data from […]
Read More…“The Great Equalizer” no longer applies to higher education
Elizabeth Pauley recently wrote a blog post, How Boston and Kalamazoo, MI are keeping “The Promise” . She describes initiatives in these two cities that […]
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