Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research

Mar 20, 2024

EdNC: Connecting the Experience of Latino Students to Policy, Together Avanza Moves Forward

Avanza: North Carolina Community Colleges Advancing Latino Student Success, which is sponsored, in part, by the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, welcomed its second cohort of community colleges on Friday, March 15, 2024. 

Feb 26, 2024

EdNC: North Carolina Sees Increase in Adult Educational Attainment

Numerous efforts are underway to fill gaps in credential attainment. In 2021, myFutureNC joined together with the John M. Belk Endowment and the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research to launch N.C. Reconnect, a pilot project with five North Carolina community colleges to reengage adult learners who had previously attended community college but left before earning a credential. 

Feb 19, 2024

18 Doctoral Students Chosen to Represent Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at National Conferences as Belk Center Fellows

Eighteen doctoral students have been chosen to participate in the 2024 Belk Center Fellows program. Seven students will attend Achieving the Dream’s DREAM 2024 conference in Orlando, Florida, from Feb. 19-22 while the other 11 fellows will attend the League for Innovation in the Community College's Innovations Conference in Anaheim, California, from March 17-20. 

Feb 9, 2024

EdNC: What Do National Transfer Outcomes Reveal, and How Does North Carolina Compare?

A study released this week highlights national transfer outcome data and examines how community colleges and four-year institutions provide opportunities for students to transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree. 

Dec 8, 2023

Belk Center Executive Director, W. Dallas Herring Professor Audrey Jaeger Named 2024 University of North Carolina System Faculty Fellow

Audrey Jaeger, W. Dallas Herring Professor in the NC State College of Education and executive director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, has been selected to join the 2024 University of North Carolina System Faculty Fellows. 

Dec 7, 2023

EdNC: Is the Surry-Yadkin Works Apprenticeship Program a Model? A New Playbook Shares Lessons Learned

What happens when education, government, and workforce leaders come together to build the next generation of talent in an effort to support their local economy? The answer, according to a new report from the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, is a partnership like Surry-Yadkin Works. 

Nov 29, 2023

EdNC: Community College Leaders Dared to ‘Be Extraordinary’ at 2023 Dallas Herring Lecture

W. Dallas Herring Professor and Belk Center Executive Director Audrey Jaeger offers a response to the 2023 Dallas Herring Lecture. 

Nov 16, 2023

EdNC: 2023 Dallas Herring Lecture Focuses on Opportunities of Change for Community Colleges

Prince George’s Community College President Dr. Falecia D. Williams challenged community college leaders “to dare to be extraordinary” in the midst of change at the 2023 Dallas Herring Lecture on Tuesday. 

Nov 7, 2023

Grant-funded Belk Center Project Focuses on Transfer of College Credits Earned in High School

Congratulations to Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research Associate Director of Research and Evaluation Holley Nichols and W. Dallas Herring Professor and Belk Center Executive Director Audrey Jaeger on… 

Oct 24, 2023

EdNC: A Case For Community College Transfer: How Do We Transform Transfer?

In the third installment of a series examining community college transfer, W. Dallas Herring Professor and Belk Center Executive Director Audrey Jaeger examines how transfer can be improved.