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120 Years of Impact in Education
1906
Carnegie Foundation is chartered by Congress
1918
TIAA_CREF (TIAA) Pension Fund established
1937
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) developed
1947
Educational Testing Service (ETS) launches
1968
Research supports creation of federal Pell Grant Program
1971
Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education
2022
High School Transformation
2025
Opportunity Colleges and Universities (OCUs)
High School
TRANSFOR
MATION
Providing students with richer, more engaging learning opportunities.
Opportunity Colleges & Universities (OCU) Profile
COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The latest profile in our Opportunity Colleges and Universities (OCU) series follows Columbia-Greene Community College, a small Hudson Valley campus that has rebuilt intake, advising, and faculty development around the concept of “intentional hospitality” and a single question: what does the person in front of me need right now?
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