January 16, 2020
By Mary Gwen Wheeler, Executive Director || When the 55K partnership set a goal to increase postsecondary degrees in Louisville, everyone at the table realized they had a part in the effort to get us there. For higher ed institutions, … Read More
December 19, 2019
By Mary Gwen Wheeler, Executive Director || When our community started 55,000 Degrees in 2010, we knew it would take time to see changes in Louisville’s higher education attainment numbers. It would take institutional soul-searching, deep dives into data, relentless … Read More
July 29, 2019
By Mary Gwen Wheeler, Executive Director || The war for talent is raging among mid-sized cities like Louisville. If we want to compete for the information-age jobs of the future – or at least not be left behind — … Read More
June 17, 2019
By Mary Gwen Wheeler Yuderka, a student at Lehman College in the Bronx, stood before a national conference for education advocates I attended last month and recounted the financial hardships she’s faced in her college journey. The mother of … Read More