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A ‘smooth return to college’

LaGuardia Community College is creating an Office of Credit for Prior Learning, a first for the college and for the City University of New York system. The idea is to give working adults, especially those returning to college, credits for work experience and accomplishments outside the classroom so they can earn degrees in less time.

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With stressed-out students in challenging times, faculty must embrace caring practices

These days more professors take a more caring approach to teaching—a compassionate response to the collective trauma driven by the COVID pandemic and other challenges facing today’s college students That became clear to me a few months ago when I gave a talk on the benefits of active learning to more than 75 New York University faculty.

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Child care funding to expand programs at public college campuses in New York

New York is set to spend more than $15 million to expand child care programs at campuses of the State University of New York and City University of New York in order to provide more options to faculty, staff and students.

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Intensive advising program sees early success at New York two-year college

A student success program focusing on intensive academic and financial support increased full-time enrollment, persistence and credit attainment at Westchester Community College, mimicking the success of a similar program started by the City University of New York.

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A new lifeline for the unseen: Homeless college students

Two privately funded pilot programs are covering the rent for City University of New York students who face housing insecurity.

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How colleges can reduce credit friction for transfer students

A new database developed through a collaboration between Ithaka S+R and the City University of New York enables prospective and current transfer students to determine whether and how their credits will apply to a degree at any school in the CUNY system. In this interview, Ithaka's Pooja Patel highlights the importance of adapting transfer systems for today's learners and the need for more transparency in the process.