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The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) has named Dr. Robert Brandon, Vice President of Academic and Student Services at Southwest Virginia Community College, as one of 39 recipients of the 2024-25 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship. Applying lessons from over a dozen years of researching exceptional community colleges, the Aspen fellowship aims to select and prepare the next generation of presidents who can lead institutions to higher and more equitable levels of student success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many sitting community college presidents plan to retire in the next decade, creating an opportunity for college trustees and system heads to select leaders with the skills and knowledge to achieve better student outcomes. Aspen Presidential Fellows represent the next generation of college leadership: this incoming class of Aspen Rising Presidents Fellows is 58 percent women, and 55 percent are people of color. The institutions they represent are also diverse, located in 20 states, from small rural colleges to large urban campuses. The fellows, selected through a competitive process, will work closely with highly accomplished community college presidents and thought leaders over ten months to learn from field-leading research, examine demographic and labor market conditions in their communities, assess student outcomes at their colleges, and advance a clear vision for excellent and equitable outcomes for students while in college and after they graduate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith so many community college presidents taking or nearing retirement, Aspen has a heightened sense of urgency to develop new leaders who are committed to systemic change,\u201d said Josh Wyner, executive director of the College Excellence Program. \u201cCommunity colleges have a unique opportunity to advance the talent communities need and enable the economic mobility that draws so many students to higher education. I am confident that these fellows can realize that promise\u2014and in turn advance the entire field\u2014by taking the lessons from the highest performing colleges and preparing to bring those lessons to their first presidencies.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rising Presidents Fellows aspire to enter a college presidency within five years of completing the fellowship. As fellows, they join a network of over 350 forward-thinking peers\u2014175 of whom are sitting college presidents\u2014who are applying concrete, grounded, and innovative strategies to meet student success challenges in their colleges.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship is made possible by the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Burton Family Foundation, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, the College Futures Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, and JPMorgan Chase.\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For bios and photos of all 39 leaders, visit highered.aspeninstitute.org\/meet-the-rising-presidents-fellows.\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


About Southwest Virginia Community College: Established in 1967, Southwest Virginia Community College is a two-year institution of higher education serving primarily the residents of the counties of Buchanan, Dickenson (partial), Russell and Tazewell. Offering more than 100 programs of study, Southwest has served more than 109,000 students since opening. In addition to credit-based programs, Southwest offers fast-track training and industry-recognized credentials. For more information, please visit http:\/\/www.sw.edu \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program supports colleges and universities in their quest to achieve a higher standard of excellence, delivering credentials that unlock life-changing careers and strengthen our economy, society, and democracy. We know it takes visionary college leaders to achieve this higher standard and we make it our mission to equip them with the knowledge, skills, and research-backed tools to inspire change, shift practice, and advance the capacity of colleges to deliver excellent and equitable student outcomes. For more information, visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization whose purpose is to ignite human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve society\u2019s greatest challenges. It is headquartered in Washington, DC and has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, as well as an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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