#2025APPAM was amazing! Got great insights on my paper and loved catching up with friends. @appam.bsky.social is extra special - I’ve been lucky to grow with this community, from E&I fellow to student ambassador to receiving an Ascendium grant this year. Next year it’s in Boston, welcome to my city!
November 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
#2025APPAM was amazing! Got great insights on my paper and loved catching up with friends. @appam.bsky.social is extra special - I’ve been lucky to grow with this community, from E&I fellow to student ambassador to receiving an Ascendium grant this year. Next year it’s in Boston, welcome to my city!
Staff at Ascendium Education Group walked in the shoes of formerly incarcerated individuals Tuesday during an immersive simulation
Staff experience challenges faced by formerly incarcerated through hands-on simulation
The Brief
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September 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Staff at Ascendium Education Group walked in the shoes of formerly incarcerated individuals Tuesday during an immersive simulation
Each apprentice received $1,500. https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2019/04/17/ntc-apprentices-receive-16500-in-scholarships-from-ascendium-education-group/
December 8, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Each apprentice received $1,500. https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2019/04/17/ntc-apprentices-receive-16500-in-scholarships-from-ascendium-education-group/
Second @arrc.bsky.social report: "Introducing Our Nation's Rural-Serving Institutions," led by @drandrewk.bsky.social and involving @vsansone.bsky.social @drkevinrmcclure.com @alisahicklinfryar.bsky.social and myself. Study funded by the Ascendium Ed Group.
www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
ARRC | Project - Introducing Our Nation's Rural-Serving Postsecondary Institutions
There is limited research on rural-serving postsecondary institutions. However, these institutions are essential to the educational opportunities of rural students and the vitality of rural communitie...
www.regionalcolleges.org
November 27, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Second @arrc.bsky.social report: "Introducing Our Nation's Rural-Serving Institutions," led by @drandrewk.bsky.social and involving @vsansone.bsky.social @drkevinrmcclure.com @alisahicklinfryar.bsky.social and myself. Study funded by the Ascendium Ed Group.
www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
Any foundation peeps want to chat about these? Hit me up.
@luminafoundation.bsky.social @spencerfoundation.bsky.social @russellsagefdn.bsky.social @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social #JackKentCooke
#YieldFoundation
#ascendium
@luminafoundation.bsky.social @spencerfoundation.bsky.social @russellsagefdn.bsky.social @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social #JackKentCooke
#YieldFoundation
#ascendium
May 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Any foundation peeps want to chat about these? Hit me up.
@luminafoundation.bsky.social @spencerfoundation.bsky.social @russellsagefdn.bsky.social @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social #JackKentCooke
#YieldFoundation
#ascendium
@luminafoundation.bsky.social @spencerfoundation.bsky.social @russellsagefdn.bsky.social @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social #JackKentCooke
#YieldFoundation
#ascendium
"@arrc.bsky.social-Led Rural Talent Lab Launches Inaugural Cohort: 5 States Commit to Building Career-Connected Credential Pathways in Rural America"
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
August 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"@arrc.bsky.social-Led Rural Talent Lab Launches Inaugural Cohort: 5 States Commit to Building Career-Connected Credential Pathways in Rural America"
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
Honored to continue work with this amazing Ascendium-funded lab! We're excited to have KS, MT, NH, PA, & WV as our inaugural state partner cohort!
80% of students start #comm_college aiming for a bachelor’s degree, but only 16% achieve it in six years.
Alongside Aspen CEP and Ascendium Education Group, we're announcing Cohort 4 of the #TransferIntensive to bolster transfer pathways to four-year institutions.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3u8jxm6z
Alongside Aspen CEP and Ascendium Education Group, we're announcing Cohort 4 of the #TransferIntensive to bolster transfer pathways to four-year institutions.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3u8jxm6z
January 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
80% of students start #comm_college aiming for a bachelor’s degree, but only 16% achieve it in six years.
Alongside Aspen CEP and Ascendium Education Group, we're announcing Cohort 4 of the #TransferIntensive to bolster transfer pathways to four-year institutions.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3u8jxm6z
Alongside Aspen CEP and Ascendium Education Group, we're announcing Cohort 4 of the #TransferIntensive to bolster transfer pathways to four-year institutions.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3u8jxm6z
“This investment from Ascendium allows the Latino Academy to continue bridging the gap between talent and opportunity — between communities eager to contribute and the industries that depend on them,” said Nydia Martinez, the Latino Academy’s executive director.
Ascendium gifts Latino Academy of Workforce Development $300,000 to support its workforce training programming
The Latino Academy of Workforce Development has received a $300,000 gift from Ascendium in support of its programming, which annually helps more than 2,500 residents in Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, and…
madison365.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“This investment from Ascendium allows the Latino Academy to continue bridging the gap between talent and opportunity — between communities eager to contribute and the industries that depend on them,” said Nydia Martinez, the Latino Academy’s executive director.
Ascendium Education Group awarded more than a $1.5 million in scholarships on Tuesday to help Wisconsin apprentices afford their classes.
Ascendium Education Group awards scholarships to WI apprentices
Ascendium Education Group awarded more than $1 million in scholarships on Tuesday to help Wisconsin apprentices afford their classes.
www.wmtv15news.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Ascendium Education Group awarded more than a $1.5 million in scholarships on Tuesday to help Wisconsin apprentices afford their classes.
Ascendium Education Group and MDRC Select New Grantees for Sector Training Evidence-Building Project (STEP) www.mdrc.org/news/new-ste...
New Grantees Selected for Sector Training Evidence-Building Project (STEP) | MDRC
Ascendium Education Group and MDRC are pleased to announce researcher-provider partnerships as grantees in the Sector Training Evidence Building Project (STEP), an effort to invest in the next generat...
www.mdrc.org
July 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Ascendium Education Group and MDRC Select New Grantees for Sector Training Evidence-Building Project (STEP) www.mdrc.org/news/new-ste...
Mt. Zion Charitable is now over halfway to its funding goal to build its Family Life Center after it received a $1 million donation from Ascendium Education Group. Madison365's Omar Waheed reports.
MTZ Family Life Center receives $1M donation from Ascendium
Mt. Zion Charitable is now over halfway to its funding goal to build its Family Life Center after it received a $1 million donation from Ascendium Education Group. The new center aims to replace Mt.…
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Mt. Zion Charitable is now over halfway to its funding goal to build its Family Life Center after it received a $1 million donation from Ascendium Education Group. Madison365's Omar Waheed reports.
JSTOR is now freely accessible in 1,054 prisons (through the philanthropy of ITHAKA, Mellon and Ascendium Education Group.)
JSTOR expands access to incarcerated students
Doing research on JSTOR is a routine part of many students’ college experience. Now that opportunity is available to hundreds of thousands of incarcerated people.
www.insidehighered.com
March 2, 2024 at 3:34 AM
JSTOR is now freely accessible in 1,054 prisons (through the philanthropy of ITHAKA, Mellon and Ascendium Education Group.)
New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast!
Building Evidence on Promising Sector Programs
Leigh Parise interviews Jessa Valentine of Ascendium & MDRC's Frieda Molina and Kelsey Schaberg
Full episode: www.mdrc.org/work/podcast...
Building Evidence on Promising Sector Programs
Leigh Parise interviews Jessa Valentine of Ascendium & MDRC's Frieda Molina and Kelsey Schaberg
Full episode: www.mdrc.org/work/podcast...
May 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
New from MDRC's Evidence First podcast!
Building Evidence on Promising Sector Programs
Leigh Parise interviews Jessa Valentine of Ascendium & MDRC's Frieda Molina and Kelsey Schaberg
Full episode: www.mdrc.org/work/podcast...
Building Evidence on Promising Sector Programs
Leigh Parise interviews Jessa Valentine of Ascendium & MDRC's Frieda Molina and Kelsey Schaberg
Full episode: www.mdrc.org/work/podcast...
The in-person kickoff of our Ascendium-funded @ruraltalentlab.bsky.social was such a positive experience! I think we all left feeling ready to continue our rural higher ed and workforce work and research across 5 states! To learn more about what we are doing: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The in-person kickoff of our Ascendium-funded @ruraltalentlab.bsky.social was such a positive experience! I think we all left feeling ready to continue our rural higher ed and workforce work and research across 5 states! To learn more about what we are doing: www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
What helps rural college students succeed? It’s not just financial aid—it’s also access to child care, health care, and basic needs. Explore new research from AIR and Ascendium. www.air.org/resource/blo...
How Rural Colleges and Communities Can Support Postsecondary Learners | American Institutes for Research
Through a collaborative partnership between Ascendium and AIR, this initiative supports seven grantee research projects dedicated to understanding how to better serve postsecondary rural learners and ...
www.air.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
What helps rural college students succeed? It’s not just financial aid—it’s also access to child care, health care, and basic needs. Explore new research from AIR and Ascendium. www.air.org/resource/blo...
NEW!
How Faculty Members Influence Credit Transfer at Four-Year Institutions: Building Knowledge to Improve Transfer Student Outcomes
with support from Ascendium Education Philanthropy www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
How Faculty Members Influence Credit Transfer at Four-Year Institutions: Building Knowledge to Improve Transfer Student Outcomes
with support from Ascendium Education Philanthropy www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
June 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
NEW!
How Faculty Members Influence Credit Transfer at Four-Year Institutions: Building Knowledge to Improve Transfer Student Outcomes
with support from Ascendium Education Philanthropy www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
How Faculty Members Influence Credit Transfer at Four-Year Institutions: Building Knowledge to Improve Transfer Student Outcomes
with support from Ascendium Education Philanthropy www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Vice President of Education Grantmaking
Ascendium Education Group logo
Madison, Wisconsin
$250,000 to $280,000
Ascendium Education Group
We’re seeking a Vice President of Education Grantmaking!
Ascendium Education Group logo
Madison, Wisconsin
$250,000 to $280,000
Ascendium Education Group
We’re seeking a Vice President of Education Grantmaking!
January 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Vice President of Education Grantmaking
Ascendium Education Group logo
Madison, Wisconsin
$250,000 to $280,000
Ascendium Education Group
We’re seeking a Vice President of Education Grantmaking!
Ascendium Education Group logo
Madison, Wisconsin
$250,000 to $280,000
Ascendium Education Group
We’re seeking a Vice President of Education Grantmaking!
We love the work done by CILC. If you're looking for a way to directly work with them or other legal aid organizations in the area, please check this out.
www.ascendiumeducation.org/ascendium-ju...
www.ascendiumeducation.org/ascendium-ju...
Ascendium Justice Worker Program - Ascendium Education Group
Join the Ascendium Justice Worker Program as a Justice Worker.
www.ascendiumeducation.org
August 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
We love the work done by CILC. If you're looking for a way to directly work with them or other legal aid organizations in the area, please check this out.
www.ascendiumeducation.org/ascendium-ju...
www.ascendiumeducation.org/ascendium-ju...
We are excited to share that ARRC has secured a $7.25 million grant from Ascendium Education Group to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years under the leadership of @drandrewk.bsky.social & in collaboration w/ @sheeoed.bsky.social.bsky.social and HCM Strategists.
March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We are excited to share that ARRC has secured a $7.25 million grant from Ascendium Education Group to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years under the leadership of @drandrewk.bsky.social & in collaboration w/ @sheeoed.bsky.social.bsky.social and HCM Strategists.
should probably do a proper post so hi! i'm ascendium, but you can call me ace :)
i make youtube videos and stream on twitch
i just put out a new vid of some pico park shenanigans with friends, but i also do more scripted videos!
if you check it out, lmk what you think :D
youtu.be/qxNtYJpFv6I
i make youtube videos and stream on twitch
i just put out a new vid of some pico park shenanigans with friends, but i also do more scripted videos!
if you check it out, lmk what you think :D
youtu.be/qxNtYJpFv6I
the co-op game that RUINS friendships
YouTube video by ascendium
youtu.be
October 31, 2024 at 8:11 PM
should probably do a proper post so hi! i'm ascendium, but you can call me ace :)
i make youtube videos and stream on twitch
i just put out a new vid of some pico park shenanigans with friends, but i also do more scripted videos!
if you check it out, lmk what you think :D
youtu.be/qxNtYJpFv6I
i make youtube videos and stream on twitch
i just put out a new vid of some pico park shenanigans with friends, but i also do more scripted videos!
if you check it out, lmk what you think :D
youtu.be/qxNtYJpFv6I
MDRC's Frieda Molina, Shawn Hegele of Brooklyn Workforce Innovations, Mercury Morris of Maryland New Directions, and Carolynn Lee of Ascendium Education Group (left to right) presented on MDRC's Economic Mobility Lab at the Workforce Matters convening in Arlington, VA, yesterday.
October 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
MDRC's Frieda Molina, Shawn Hegele of Brooklyn Workforce Innovations, Mercury Morris of Maryland New Directions, and Carolynn Lee of Ascendium Education Group (left to right) presented on MDRC's Economic Mobility Lab at the Workforce Matters convening in Arlington, VA, yesterday.
The Universities of Wisconsin saw increased enrollment for the third straight year. https://fox11online.com/news/crisis-in-the-classroom/uw-freshman-enrollment-hits-record-high-with-new-admission-initiatives-universities-of-wisconsin-students-education-college-tuition-promise-ascendium-jay-rothman
UW freshman enrollment hits record high with new admission initiatives
Universities of Wisconsin fall 2025 enrollment totals 164,626 students, an increase of 190 students over fall 2024.
fox11online.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The Universities of Wisconsin saw increased enrollment for the third straight year. https://fox11online.com/news/crisis-in-the-classroom/uw-freshman-enrollment-hits-record-high-with-new-admission-initiatives-universities-of-wisconsin-students-education-college-tuition-promise-ascendium-jay-rothman
Created in collaboration with @universityoftexas.bsky.social, this toolkit helps universities & community colleges refine policies, streamline procedures, & build partnerships to better serve transfer students.
w/ support from Ascendium Education Philanthropy
www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
w/ support from Ascendium Education Philanthropy
www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
June 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Created in collaboration with @universityoftexas.bsky.social, this toolkit helps universities & community colleges refine policies, streamline procedures, & build partnerships to better serve transfer students.
w/ support from Ascendium Education Philanthropy
www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
w/ support from Ascendium Education Philanthropy
www.mdrc.org/work/publica...
Thank you to Ascendium for their support of this project!
April 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Thank you to Ascendium for their support of this project!