Mark your calendars!.The 2025 Dallas Herring Lecture will take place on November 18, 2025. For more than a decade, the Dallas Herring Lecture has been convening leaders and catalyzing change across the Great 58 and this year is no exception. Join higher education leaders from

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RT @AJJAEGER: Congrats to @ForsythTechCC & @VanceGranville - participants in @AspenHigherEd's Presidents & Trustees Collaborative. This new….

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We are excited to share that @ncstatebelk, alongside the @FridayInstitute, has been selected by the @NCEastAlliance as a Preferred Evaluation Partner for future grant-funded initiatives. This designation reflects a shared commitment to using rigorous, data-informed evaluation to

We love having visitors @NCStateBelk! Today, Belk Center Executive Director AJ Jaeger @AJJAEGER hosted special guests @NCCommColleges President Jeff Cox and @NCState Chancellor Kevin Howell for a tour of the Belk Center. Welcome Chancellor Howell! #NCState #NCStateBelk

Congratulations to Amanda Melniczek, an alum of @NCStateCED's Ed.D. program in Community College Leadership, on receiving the Suanne Davis Roueche Faculty Scholarship to present her dissertation at @NISOD!. Her study explored department chairs’ perceptions of the compressed.

@NCStateBelkCenter Director of Research @SarahADeal visited @surrycc this week to present “Evaluating to Improve: Assessing the Impact of College Initiatives” at the @NCCommColleges Online Learning Innovations Summit. #BelkCenterOnTheGround #BelkCenterInTheConversation

NEW from @NCCommColleges @ncstatebelk @myFutureNC @EducationNC – how NC’s rural-serving colleges grow advanced manufacturing talent via innovative partnerships. Explore actionable insights: #CommunityColleges #RuralEducation

Register Now!.We are honored to announce Jason Wood, Ph.D., as the speaker for the 2025 Dallas Herring Lecture! Wood is President of 2025 Aspen Prize @AspenInstitute Winner Southwest Wisconsin Technical College @swtc and will present “We Don’t Graduate People Into Poverty:

After serving as a helicopter mechanic in the @USMC, Jennifer Wisely turned her focus to higher education — first as a student and now as a leader. A recent graduate of @NCStateCED’s Ed.D. program in Adult and Community College Education, Jennifer is using her experience to make

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Join us TODAY as we explore how data-informed practices can improve student outcomes. What you'll learn:.▫️How to use quantitative and qualitative data to inform instructional decisions.▫️ How the use of data can identify areas where students face challenges.where .▫️How data

RT @AJJAEGER: Congratulations to @Mebane_Rash on receiving the 2025 Jay Robinson Education Leadership Award and being honored with The Orde….

Fresh Ideas From 2025 DREAM Fellows. Earlier this year, four @ncstatebelk Fellows attended @AchieveTheDream's DREAM Conference and developed proposals connecting DREAM themes — access, momentum, mobility and community vitality — with their doctoral research. Three Fellows also.

Congratulations to Catherine Hartman, assistant professor of community college leadership, on being selected as a 2025-2026 Fellow with @ucfreespeech. As one of just 12 scholars chosen nationwide, Catherine will spend the year exploring how to strengthen both career training and

Norma Mejia is now a proud @JamesSpruntCC alum! We first shared her story with you in January, and now we’re thrilled to celebrate her graduation. Norma “finished what she started” and dreams of opening her own barber shop! . @JamesSpruntCC is a NC Reconnect college—an initiative

Happy #NationalHigherEducationDay to our Great 58 community colleges, higher education partners and Belk Center colleagues. It's only through our collaborative efforts that we can create opportunities for collaboration and equip leaders to tackle pressing issues in higher

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“Nicole’s experience expanding and supporting pathways to postsecondary education makes her a natural fit for the NC Boost director role,” says @AJJAEGER, executive director of the @ncstatebelk. “Her ability to collaborate across sectors to advance student success aligns.

Kudos to the @MDRC_News team for elevating practices that support part-time student success in their latest report. It's great to see @VanceGranville and @isothermal_edu spotlighted for their 8-week course models, which offer students greater flexibility, and to see @PittCC’s.