The Partnership For College Completion
Engaging the news media to help our communities make sense of the latest developments in higher education policy and practice and what they mean for students, families, and institutions.
May 18, 2023 Media Contact: Blanca Jara, Chief of Staff Blanca@partnershipfcc.org The Partnership for College Completion (PCC) celebrates the passage of HB2898, chief sponsored by Representative Maurice West...
read moreOver the last three years, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration and the state legislature have made big investments in higher education, and it’s paying off. Illinois is not seeing...
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Professors at three public universities in Illinois are either on strike or on the verge of striking this week following years of declining state investment in higher education....
read moreCHICAGO, February 24, 2023— Dr. Adrianna Kezar, Dean’s Professor of Leadership, Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education at the University of Southern California, and Director of the Pullias Center...
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Partnership for College Completion Applauds Governor Pritzker’s $100M Investment In MAP, Urges Equity in Funding for Public Institutions February 15, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lauren Grimaldi,...
read moreBy Lisa Castillo Richmond When Illinois created the Monetary Award Program (MAP) in 1967, it did so to broaden access to higher education by covering the full cost...
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