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Jun 16, 2025

Belk Center Announces Jason Wood to Deliver the 2025 Dallas Herring Lecture

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research is pleased to announce that Jason Wood, Ph.D., president of Southwest Wisconsin Technical College (Southwest Tech), will deliver the 2025 Dallas…

Mar 17, 2025

Belk Center Fellows Convene at Annual Innovations Conference

Last week, seven Belk Center Fellows had the opportunity to attend the League for Innovation in the Community College’s annual Innovations Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Launched in 2017 through…

Achieving the Dream’s Annual Flagship Event

Feb 18, 2025

Belk Center Fellows Attend Annual DREAM Conference

This week, community college practitioners from across the country gathered in Philadelphia, Pa., for DREAM 2025 – Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) flagship event. Among the attendees were four Belk Center…

Adult Learners at Brunswick Community CollegeC

Jan 28, 2025

Belk Center highlights North Carolina’s adult learners

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research recently launched its Adult Learner Spotlight Series, which includes five videos highlighting the stories of adult learners who have recently returned to…

Aspiring Presidents Institute, a new program focused on developing the next generation of educational leaders

Jan 7, 2025

Perspective | Developing future community college presidents in North Carolina

In her latest EdNC Perspective piece, Audrey J. Jaeger, executive director of the Belk Center and W. Dallas Herring Professor of Community College Education, spotlights the Aspiring Presidents Institute, a…

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Dec 19, 2024

Developing innovation in community colleges: Examples from rural-serving colleges

Zach Barricklow, Pamela L. Eddy and Audrey J. “A.J.”Jaeger collaborate on an article focusing on innovation in rural-serving community colleges. This article is posted on the Community College Daily web…

Nov 7, 2024

Belk Center Team Visits NC Reconnect Cohort 4 Colleges

This fall, researchers from the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research visited five North Carolina community colleges participating in the fourth NC Reconnect cohort to understand how the…

Sep 23, 2024

New Belk Center Guide Highlights Faculty Insights on Supporting Adult Learners

Despite seeing a drop in enrollment during the pandemic, community colleges have since experienced increases in their enrollment – especially among individuals 25 years or older. To support student success, then,…

Aug 20, 2024

Belk Center Celebrates 2024 College of Education Award Recipients

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research is pleased to congratulate doctoral students Beth Bockoven and Jennifer Wisely for being recognized as NC State’s College of Education 2024…

Aug 16, 2024

Belk Center Releases New Teaching and Learning Report Focused on Student Success

Since the North Carolina Teaching and Learning Hubs launched in 2021, their strategy for student success has been clear: to invest in faculty professional learning and reach students where they…