FINAL GLANCE
THREADING THE NEEDLE: How NLU’s Pathways Program Evolved into a New Kind of Undergraduate College
Pathways started in 2015 after NLU President Nivine Megahed reviewed national data on college completion rates for low-income and minority students. It showed thousands of students weren’t enrolled in college or completing it. Pathways began as a program to provide opportunity to these students, empowering them to pursue their education affordably and with the resources they need to succeed.
The Pathways Program is launched for the 2015-2016 school year, enrolling 85 students and inaugurating a new approach to undergraduate education focused on expanding access for qualified students from underserved communities.
The Pathways Program is launched for the 2015-2016 school year, enrolling 85 students and inaugurating a new approach to undergraduate education focused on expanding access for qualified students from underserved communities.
Pathways program quadruples enrollment numbers for its second academic year.
Pathways program quadruples enrollment numbers for its second academic year.
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The Harrison Professional Pathways program is conceived in response to a University of Chicago report that a mere 14% of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) freshmen go on to receive their bachelor’s degrees.
Based on GPA, 60% of first-year Pathways students were on-track to graduate, compared to 20% at the beginning of the academic year, showing transformative growth in the meantime.
The Harrison Professional Pathways program is conceived in response to a University of Chicago report that a mere 14% of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) freshmen go on to receive their bachelor’s degrees.
Based on GPA, 60% of first-year Pathways students were on-track to graduate, compared to 20% at the beginning of the academic year, showing transformative growth in the meantime.
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