NC State Belk Center

Our latest newsletter is now live!

From the NC Dual Ascent Project and statewide community college site visits, to the Aspiring Presidents Institute and upcoming Dallas Herring Lecture, the Belk Center's latest newsletter shares exciting insights and updates from across the Great 58.

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“While federal datasets are the most important component of the data ecosystem on community college outcomes,” write Carrie B. Kisker from the Center for the Study of Community Colleges, the Belk Center's Audrey J. Jaeger and Sarah Deal, and Tom Brock with the Community College Research Center. “They are struggling to keep pace with the needs of researchers, educators and policymakers.”

Data on America’s community colleges are rich but fragmented, and the gaps and blind spots constrain researchers’ abilities to measure the community college outcomes that matter. Read "What We Need to Measure to Understand Community College Outcomes" in the fall 2026 edition of Issues in Science and Technology, published by the National Academy of Sciences and Arizona State University.

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Attending @APPAM_DC today? Join @NCStateBelk Senior Associate Director of Research, Kaitlin Newhouse, Ph.D., from 1:45-3:15 p.m. (Berkeley Room) for a panel featuring three studies on reconnecting adult learners to community colleges.

Kaitlin will present new research co-authored with @EmilyRVanZoest and @jaredking_24 on the specific barriers facing North Carolina's "Some College, No Credential" population and how colleges can better support their return.

#BelkCenter #InTheConversation #HigherEd #2026APPAM

🎉Please join us in celebrating Jess Edwards, Ed.D.🎉

We are thrilled to announce that Jess has been promoted to Assistant Director of Research and Evaluation!

In their time with the Belk Center, Jess has made significant contributions to advancing community college research across North Carolina. Their work - centered on improving student and leader retention through relational mentorship and community-based research - continues to drive meaningful impact.

Please join us in congratulating Jess on this well-deserved milestone! 👏

The Belk Center is proud to serve as the research and evaluation partner for the North Carolina Dual Ascent Project!🎓

Made possible by the generous support of The Leon Levine Foundation, Dual Ascent advances a two-generation strategy to support student parents across North Carolina’s 58 community colleges through a statewide survey, a Parenting Student Advisory Board and a Community of Practice.

📖 Read the full story: belk-center.ced.ncsu.edu/2026/11/03/bel…

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