Working towards ‘doubling the number’ of City University of New York graduates by the year 2020.
Graduate NYC (GNYC) is a policy and practice change initiative that works closely with the City University of New York, the NYC Department of Education, and the Office of the Mayor to dramatically increase rates of college readiness, college degree completion, and higher educational equity for students in New York City.
08/08/2018
Up to 38% of all students in higher education are transfer students, and colleges/universities have recently increased their focus on enrolling them:
Colleges and Universities Woo Once-Overlooked Transfer Students Transfer students offer racial and ethnic diversity that higher education is seeking and help make up for the decline in high school graduates who might apply.
07/30/2018
With the new 'Aim Higher Act', House Democrats want states to make community college free:
With the ‘Aim Higher Act,’ Democrats want states to make community college free The Aim Higher Act would cut fees and otherwise make college more affordable for low-income students.
07/30/2018
House Democrats seek to make community college free with 'Aim Higher Act':
With the ‘Aim Higher Act,’ Democrats want states to make community college free The Aim Higher Act would cut fees and otherwise make college more affordable for low-income students.
07/16/2018
"...hundreds of thousands of students who qualify for [state] aid never receive it because the states simply run out of money":
Financial-aid money dries up before many low-income college students get help Last year, more than 900,000 low-income collegestudents didn’t receive the aid they applied for.
07/09/2018
The nationwide college enrollment rate has been increasing steadily, but the retention rate for full-time, first-time freshman at 4-year public universities has not kept up:
More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit While the proportion of U.S. high school graduates enrolling in college has been rising, so has the proportion who are quitting college without a degree.
05/31/2018
Final Reminder - GNYC Faculty Challenge Grant Applications due June 8th! -
Final Reminder - GNYC Faculty Challenge Grant Applications due June 8th! Graduate NYC’s goal is to create dramatic increases in the number of students who earn college degrees. Through this challenge grant, GNYC seeks to leverage insights from those who work most closely with college students—college faculty—in an effort to increase student success on campuses thro...
05/14/2018
GNYC Announces Faculty Challenge Grant -
GNYC Announces Faculty Challenge Grant Graduate NYC’s goal is to create dramatic increases in the number of students who earn college degrees. Through this challenge grant, GNYC seeks to leverage insights from those who work most closely with college students—college faculty—in an effort to increase student success on campuses thro...
GNYC announces its first Faculty Challenge Grant, made possible by . Register now (https://t.co/JyHcO2BZoT) or nominate a colleague (https://t.co/ihvWJF7yRO)
GNYC Faculty Persistence Challenge Use this registration form if you are submitting as an individual or are the first person to register for your team. You will then invite your other team members once you are fully registered. You may change your Team Name and Team Leader at any time after registration.
05/01/2018
Graduate NYC's Faculty Challenge Grant -
GNYC Announces Faculty Challenge Grant Graduate NYC’s goal is to create dramatic increases in the number of students who earn college degrees. Through this challenge grant, GNYC seeks to leverage insights from those who work most closely with college students—college faculty—in an effort to increase student success on campuses thro...
04/26/2018
Check out new CUNY/SUNY matriculation guides and CBO resource guides on Graduate NYC's website:
GNYC has released the first report of its College Completion Innovation Fund, detailing the first two Grantmaking Cycles of this unique collaborative model, the only one of its kind: