Posts Tagged ‘Karen Gross’
Saving Pell Grants in an Era of Cost-Cutting
by Karen Gross
May 9, 2011
In the context of the recent efforts to arrive at a federal budget, articles abound in the popular media and trade publications debating both the value of Pell Grants and their rising cost to the U.S. government.
Both pros and cons of the debate hold value. Pell Grants are what enable many of our low-income families ...
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College Tries “Mini-mesters” and More to Improve Readiness
by Karen Gross and Albert DeCiccio
June 4, 2010
The Vermont Community Foundation’s 2009 report on postsecondary education asserts that college graduates live longer, healthier, more lucrative lives than their peers who did not graduate college. But the report is harsh in its assessment of the readiness of Vermont high school students for college, revealing that: one in three juniors is not proficient in ...
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Ms. Gross Goes to Washington
by John O. Harney
January 6, 2012
Southern Vermont College President Karen Gross was named a senior policy advisor to the U.S. Department of Education for one year, starting Jan. 17.
SVC trustees granted Gross a one-year leave of absence from the college, during which time chief operating officer James Beckwith will be acting president.
A NEBHE delegate since 2010, Gross has authored several ...
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