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Jan 8, 2025 | 
us9.campaign-archive.com | Derick Lee |Michael Hardison |Audrey J. Jaeger
Call Me MISTER: A story of mentorship in Iredell County by Derick Lee Mark Wellman is an assistant principal with Iredell-Statesville Schools (ISS). He also serves as the district coordinator of the Call Me MISTER program, a mentorship program for students. For Wellman, working with ISS is a full-circle moment.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
ednc.org | Audrey J. Jaeger
As the new year begins, I have a renewed sense of hope and possibility for the future. For myself – and for many – it’s a time for reflection and for embracing the new opportunities that lie ahead. In North Carolina, that sense of renewal is personified in the rising leaders who are preparing to shape the future of community colleges across our state.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
ednc.org | Mebane Rash |Audrey J. Jaeger
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 19, 2024, from 1:00–3:00pm, and register today for the Dallas Herring Lecture, annually presented by the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
ednc.org | Audrey J. Jaeger
The following piece is a response to the 2023 Dallas Herring Lecture from Audrey J. Jaeger, W. Dallas Herring Professor of Community College Education at NC State’s College of Education and the founding executive director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research.
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
ednc.org | Audrey J. Jaeger |Liz Bell
Over the past six weeks, we’ve made the case for community college transfer. We’ve identified the talent that we need to connect to postsecondary opportunities, and we’ve outlined two key strategies to get it done. For transfer to work as intended, postsecondary, K-12, and business leaders all need to be at the table. Students from all corners of the state need to see higher education as an attainable option.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
ednc.org | Audrey J. Jaeger
In 2014, North Carolina higher education took a big step for transfer by revising and strengthening the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA). Today, students better understand which credits are most likely to transfer to which colleges. As a result, more North Carolinians earn the credential they need to fill the emerging opportunities in the workforce. To meet the growing demand from employers, we must take more steps on behalf of transfer.
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Oct 4, 2023 | 
thepressroom.info | Sarah Gailey |Audrey J. Jaeger
North Carolina remains a national leader in business. Yet we are 31,000 workers short of our statewide postsecondary attainment goal. Community colleges and 4-year institutions alike are ready to deliver that talent. In this installment of our community college transfer series, we identify the groups of students that most often confront barriers throughout the transfer pipeline. We also offer some initial strategies to overturn those obstacles.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
ednc.org | Audrey J. Jaeger
North Carolina remains a national leader in business. Yet we are 31,000 workers short of our statewide postsecondary attainment goal. Community colleges and 4-year institutions alike are ready to deliver that talent. In this installment of our community college transfer series, we identify the groups of students that most often confront barriers throughout the transfer pipeline. We also offer some initial strategies to overturn those obstacles.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
ednc.org | Audrey J. Jaeger
Earlier this year, leaders from across the state gathered to gauge progress toward our myFutureNC vision. Public and private institutional leaders, policymakers, and employers are all working to ensure two million adults across North Carolina have a postsecondary credential by the end of the decade. Four years in, we’re falling behind our goal. We can make headway by increasing community college transfer.
