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In What Excellent Community Colleges Do, Joshua S. Wyner draws on the insights and evidence gained in administering the inaugural Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The book identifies four domains of excellence - degree completion, equity, student learning, and labour market success - and describes in rich detail the policies and practises that have allowed some community colleges to succeed in these domains. By starting with a holistic definition of excellence, measuring success against that definition, and then identifying practises and policies that align with high levels of student success, the author seeks to contribute to the growing body of knowledge about improving student success in community colleges.

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Joshua Wyner is a leading advocate for equity and quality of education, particularly in the key arena of our community colleges, which enroll half of higher education students but remain woefully underfunded and underappreciated. Wyner understands that we must find improvements, and he is willing to ask the hard questions about how to get there. He has found compelling answers that will help guide us to better results for our students and for America s social mobility and use of talent. Tony Marx, president, The New York Public Library, and former president, Amherst College

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Joshua S. Wyner is the founder and executive director of the Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program. Anthony P. Carnevale is research professor and director of Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workplace.

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