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Postsecondary Success Notes | August 2023
Colleagues, As some 16 million students head into the classroom this month at colleges and universities across the country, I’m reminded that for many students, the “back-to-school” season is year-round.…
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K-12 Momentum: August 2023
Dear friends, Dr. Forest “Bones” McCoy, the legendary Star Trek doctor, was famous for confronting novel situations by saying, “Captain Kirk, I’m a doctor, not a….” Fill in the blank…
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Postsecondary Success Notes | June 2023
Colleagues, Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Students for Fair Admissions Inc v. Harvard and the University of North Carolina effectively prohibited hundreds of public…
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Postsecondary Success Notes | May 2023
Colleagues, This is my official plug to add a 5th season to the calendar: commencement season. It has undoubtedly become one of my favorite times of year because it’s filled…
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Postsecondary Success Notes | April 2023
Colleagues, Last week I found myself in San Diego at the ASU-GSV Summit. It was great to connect with partners, other funders, and some of the most innovative thinkers in…
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K-12 Momentum: May 2023
Dear friends — I relish working in a global foundation. Once a year, Gates employees from around the world gather to chat, compare notes and learn about common problems in…
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K-12 Momentum: April 2023
Dear friends, I’ve been thinking a lot about Rip Van Winkle recently – the Catskill farmer who fell asleep for twenty years and slept through the American Revolution! Why my…
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10 lessons learned (and we’re still learning) about achieving equitable postsecondary outcomes at scale
Last month I had the pleasure of attending the Meauxmentum Summit, a two-day conference for leaders from four Louisiana college systems representing all 28 of their public colleges and universities.…
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Postsecondary Success Notes | February 2023
Colleagues, Last month, my colleague Kai Campbell wrote about a form of optimism that combined realism about the issues facing higher education with an urgent commitment to inclusive action and a…
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