Blog

1/13/2025

In Conversation: ECMC Foundation Fellows Bridge Disconnected Systems in Postsecondary CTE

8/19/2024

Building a Bridge to Better Futures: One Organization’s Work to Empower More Students to Achieve the American Promise

5/16/2024

Eliminating Opportunity Gaps in Postsecondary Completion

5/1/2024

Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education

5/1/2024

“Whatever It Is, I’m Against It:” Resistance to Change in Higher Education

2/13/2024

Opinion: So Dartmouth will require the SAT again. Here’s what really matters for Californians seeking degrees

1/30/2024

Introducing the Rural Impact Initiative

1/29/2024

Exploring Our Support of Mentoring, Advising and Coaching

12/14/2023

A Year of New Beginnings and Accelerating Change

12/13/2023

Growing Our Grants and Investments in 2023 and Beyond

12/13/2023

Innovation, Belonging and the Future of Postsecondary CTE

12/12/2023

How Learning and Evaluation Drive Our Grantmaking and Investing Strategies

11/16/2023

All Students Deserve Basic Needs Security

11/16/2023

Renewing Our Commitment to Basic Needs Security for Every Postsecondary Student

11/16/2023

ECMC Foundation Announces Nationwide Funding Strategy to Address Basic Needs Challenges among College Students

11/16/2023

The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be

11/15/2023

How ECMC Foundation’s New Strategically Responsive Grantmaking Team Ensures Funding Goes Where It’s Most Needed

11/15/2023

Advancing Transformational Change through Our Initiatives

9/27/2023

Announcing our May-September 2023 Grants and Investments

9/27/2023

Key Findings and Recommendations From ECMC Foundation’s 2023 Grantee and Applicant Perception Report

9/26/2023

Planting the Seed and Watching Innovations for College Men of Color Grow

9/1/2023

CTE Leadership Collaborative 2023 Mini-Grant Program Recipients Announced

8/10/2023

ECMC Foundation Joins Association of College and University Educators’ National Initiative to Strengthen Teaching and Learning for More Than 250,000 Students

8/3/2023

The Big Nondegree Experiment

7/31/2023

Strengthening Society through Postsecondary Education

7/28/2023

Highlights From the 2023 OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation Conference Show the Future of Work and Education in the Making

7/27/2023

ECMC Foundation Funds Scholarship at California State University, Northridge to Support Students from California’s Community Colleges

7/21/2023

Opinion: Want More Diversity in Schools? Copy the University Of California and Look to Community Colleges

7/19/2023

Jacob Fraire Delivers National University Commencement Address

7/3/2023

ECMC Foundation Fellow Spotlight: Q&A with Tadd Wamester

6/23/2023

ECMC Foundation Fellow Spotlight: Q&A with Crystal Davidson

6/14/2023

Eight Questions for Jacob Fraire, President of ECMC Foundation

6/7/2023

A Season for Celebration and Reflection

6/6/2023

Our Newest Grants and Investments

5/22/2023

National University Announces Jacob Fraire to Deliver Keynote Address at 2023 Commencement

5/19/2023

Supporting Students' Mental Health Through Our Basic Needs Initiative

4/26/2023

Bringing Adults Back to Community College Playbook

4/25/2023

Elevating the Critical Importance of Community Colleges

4/24/2023

How the Field is Driving Conversation and Collaboration in Support of Community Colleges

3/27/2023

Welcoming Our Newest Grantees and Investees

3/15/2023

New Partnership Launches to Plan Free, High-Quality Early Learning on Community College Campuses

3/7/2023

Request for Proposal: Takeoff - Institutional Innovations for College Men of Color

2/21/2023

Honoring Our History, Embracing New Beginnings

2/17/2023

A Farewell Message from Our President

2/7/2023

ECMC Foundation Fellow Spotlight: Q&A with Nzingha Williams, Ed.D.

2/7/2023

Celebrating Career and Technical Education Month

2/6/2023

The Year Ahead for the CTE Leadership Collaborative

2/6/2023

Sharing Our Learnings from the Basic Needs Initiative

2/3/2023

Announcing Our Newest Grants and Investments

1/31/2023

Announcing Our New President

1/11/2023

Answering Your Questions About Our New Strategic Framework

1/11/2023

Our Strategic Evolution

12/20/2022

Strategic Framework Town Hall

12/5/2022

Our Men of Color Initiative

12/5/2022

Now Is the Time to Support Men of Color and Transform Higher Education

12/5/2022

New Initiative Aims to Help Colleges and Universities Better Serve Men of Color

12/2/2022

Welcome November 2022 Grantees

11/14/2022

Our New Strategic Framework

11/14/2022

Request for Qualification (RFQ): Evaluation Partner for Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Leadership Collaborative

11/11/2022

Welcome New ECMC Foundation Grantees and Investees - OVER $14 MILLION IN NEW GRANTS

10/27/2022

ECMC Foundation Pitch Competition Winners Aim to Transform Postsecondary Career and Technical Education

8/10/2022

Special Update From Peter J. Taylor

8/4/2022

Eye on Strategy: August 2022

8/3/2022

Education Innovation Ventures: Director's Message

7/11/2022

Eye on Strategy: July 2022

7/11/2022

Transfer Reform Demands More From All of Us

7/11/2022

Grants and Investments for Transfer Success

7/8/2022

Transitions – A More Inclusive Way to Look at Transfer

5/16/2022

Basic Needs Count in College Decisions

5/13/2022

CTE Leadership Collaborative Fellows Explore CTE in Rural Communities

5/13/2022

Welcome New ECMC Foundation Grantees and Investees

5/5/2022

Addressing College Students’ Basic Needs: What We’re Learning So Far

4/18/2022

Recognizing the Transformative Power of Community Colleges

3/24/2022

Investing in Women’s Success as Students and Leaders

3/22/2022

How the Business Community Can Power a “She-covery”

3/8/2022

4 Ways Community Colleges Can Address the Needs of their Single Mother Students

3/1/2022

Community Colleges and CTE: Reengaging and Preparing Learners for the Post-Pandemic Economy

2/24/2022

Celebrating Black History Month and the Critical Importance of CTE

2/23/2022

A Strong Safety Net Allows Equity in CTE to Take Root

2/22/2022

Welcome 2022 ECMC Foundation Grantees and Investees

2/17/2022

Investing in Black Student Success — On Campus and Beyond

2/7/2022

CTE Leadership Collaborative Equips a New Generation of Leaders to Reshape CTE’s Future

2/1/2022

It’s Not Business as Usual: Reflections on the Transformational Partnerships Fund

12/21/2021

Update on ECMC Foundation’s 2020 Commitment to Close Equity Gaps in Online Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (1)

12/9/2021

Supporting Single Mother Students: What We Have Learned

12/7/2021

Reflecting on 2021: A Moment of Opportunity

12/6/2021

The Case for Re-examining State Financial Aid Funding Formulas

12/1/2021

Catalyzing Transfer Initiative: Our First Year in Review

11/17/2021

Soft Skills – Not Just Technical Skills – are Crucial to Getting and Keeping a Job in Today’s Workforce

11/4/2021

ECMC Foundation Surveyed Alumni ECMC Foundation Fellows of the CTE Leadership Collaborative. Here’s What We Learned.

9/23/2021

New Academic Year Brings New Opportunities to Address Longstanding Barriers

5/18/2021

Congratulations to the 2021 CTE Leadership Collaborative Mini-Grant Program Grant Recipients

4/27/2021

New Research Uncovers the Possibilities and Benefits of Traditional and Non-Traditional Career Education Programs

4/13/2021

Announcing Our New $10 Million Investment in the Educational Success of Single Mothers

3/11/2021

CTE Leadership Collaborative: 2020 Year In Review

1/20/2021

Our Commitment Takes on A New Urgency in 2021

1/8/2021

Putting Our Values Into Action

1/1/2021

Provider Pool Makes the “Future of Work” Work for Nurses

12/8/2020

Looking ahead with the CTE Leadership Collaborative

11/20/2020

An Incredible Return on Investment: Why We Invest in the Success of Single Mothers in Higher Education

10/8/2020

5 Lessons for Using Ed Tech to Promote College Success

9/23/2020

A Letter to College Administrators – Considerations for Virtual Learning

9/16/2020

Emergency Coaching Helps Students Weather Uncertainty

8/27/2020

How to Engage Generation Z in Higher Education with Digital Tools

8/25/2020

investing

8/24/2020

Improving Online Postsecondary Career and Technical Education: Why We’re Making a Significant Investment

7/13/2020

Lessons Learned on Pivoting to Online Focus Groups amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

6/23/2020

ECMC Foundation Funds COVID-19 Response Efforts and Programs to Support Students Beyond the Pandemic

6/3/2020

We Need Change Now, Not Just Years Down the Road

4/21/2020

A New and Enhanced Strategy for the CTE Leadership Collaborative at ECMC Foundation

4/20/2020

What Happens When Capital Catalyzes Critical Change

4/6/2020

How Community Colleges Are Advancing Equity in Career and Technical Education

4/1/2020

How the Coronavirus Is Prompting Higher-Ed Grantmakers to Change Course

3/20/2020

Supporting Our Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic

3/11/2020

How the NC State College of Education is Addressing Workforce Development Goals

3/6/2020

Analysis: Investing in the Education of Student Parents Benefits Everyone. Here are 4 Ways Philanthropy Can Help

3/4/2020

Project to Identify How HSIs Can Assess Basic Needs, Foster Student Success

2/26/2020

ECMC Foundation Grants More Than $8 Million to Postsecondary Education Programs

11/19/2019

Learning from Eye-Opening Moments to Address Students’ Basic Needs

9/4/2019

Google’s Inclusion of Community Colleges in Its College Search Tool is a Step in the Right Direction

7/23/2019

Announcing Lynn Alvarez, Vice President of Programs and Strategy

7/16/2019

Higher Education is About to Have Its “Back to the Future” Moment

6/17/2019

OPINION: Four Ways to Break the Cycle of Food and Housing Insecurity on Campus

6/6/2019

Finding Optimism in the Future of Higher Education

5/29/2019

Why College Student Mental Health Can No Longer Be Sidelined

5/17/2019

Delivering the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education Demands That We Become Active Change Agents

5/3/2019

Support Single Mothers in College to Make Education More Equitable for All

5/2/2019

Two Generations to Get Me Here—and It’s on Their Shoulders I Stand

5/2/2019

Sí se puede! We can succeed; we will succeed.

5/2/2019

Why College Signing Day Matters

4/30/2019

Q&A: Meet the Board of Directors Behind ECMC Foundation’s Transition to Strategic Grantmaking Five Years Ago

4/30/2019

Reflecting On ECMC Foundation’s First Five Years and the Journey Ahead

11/15/2018

Improving the Pipeline to Postsecondary Education for Adult Learners — Q&A with Jade Arn, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

9/17/2018

High-Quality and Equity-Driven Dual Enrollment Programs Can Help Address the College Completion Crisis

7/25/2018

It's Time to Improve the Transfer Process for Community College Students