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Media ContactCommunity College Leadership Program to be Upgraded
A new innovative curriculum, funded with a grant from Ascendium, is being developed at the University of Maryland Global Campus, with a special focus on upgrading and redesigning to reflect challenges faced by community college leaders today.
New Website, Investment Priorities and More
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- Measuring Success
- Focus Area Investment Priorities in Action
Ascendium Education Group Announces New Philanthropy Website, Investment Priorities
The new website points partners to critical information on how Ascendium is working to change postsecondary and workforce training systems so that learners from low-income backgrounds can achieve upward socioeconomic mobility.
Strong Start to Finish
Learn about Strong Start to Finish, the groundbreaking pooled-funding project on developmental education
Emergency Grant Guidance
- Emergency Aid Grants? We Have Guidance to Share
- Essential Service: Tools of the Trade
- New Resource: Trends & Challenges in Financial Aid Awards
Transforming Community Colleges for Student Success
Sue Cui, Senior Program Officer, reflects on her Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence
A Sharper Focus: 2019 Education Philanthropy Report
- Refined strategy focuses on increasing equity for learners from low-income backgrounds
COVID-19: Ascendium's Role as a National Leader in Postsecondary Philanthropy
Goldie Blumenstyk speaks with six postsecondary philanthropic leaders, including Amy Kerwin, Ascendium’s Vice President – Education Philanthropy, to see how grantmaking organizations are shifting gears during the COVID pandemic
For Our Partners: Ascendium’s COVID-19 Response Plan
Read our COVID-19 response
Ascendium donates $85,000 to Dane County Covid-19 Emergency and Recovery Fund
On Friday, March 20 leadership from Boys & Girls Club of Dane County and United Way of Dane County announced a collaborative effort to provide financial relief for individuals and families affected by COVID-19.
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