Mott Community College: MCC Is Part Of First #RealCollege Cohort To Support Vulnerable Students 

Press release from Mott Community College:

Dawn Hibbard

Sep 21st, 2021

Mott Community College is one of 27 higher education institutions across the U.S. to participate in the its first #RealCollege Institutional Capacity-Building Cohort (ICBC) of The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice.

The program is designed to assist colleges and universities in retaining students who need food and housing supports and who were made more vulnerable because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The cohort will utilize data from The Hope Center’s evidence-based research studies to empower institutions in assisting #RealCollege students. The Cohort will create an ecosystem for developing solutions to complex problems, to empower leaders to impact organizational change, and to build connections with other colleges. Member institutions will build their capacity for assessment, analysis, and social support systems for students.

The cohort begins this month and runs through May 2022, with learning modules focused on assessment, support, driving state and federal policy and advocacy, and supporting the basic needs ecosystem. Each member institution will be represented by leaders including administrators, staff, faculty, and students. Sessions will offer deep analysis of The Hope Center’s research and annual surveys, which are the nation’s largest and longest-standing rigorous assessment of students’ basic needs.

This project is made possible by its member institutions as well as grants from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and ECMC Foundation. 

Participating institutions are listed below: 

This press release was produced by Mott Community College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.