Brittany Weaver Matthews
@britweavermatthews.bsky.social
Higher education policy & advocacy @chepptakes.bsky.social | Granite Stater residing in the DC Metro | 📚🐛
It’s National Veterans & Military Families Month! Military-connected learners face unique challenges in #HigherEd – from relocations to balancing service & study. Our latest report with Today's Students Coalition shows how flexible models can support their success.
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Supporting Military-Connected Learners in Higher Education
Approximately 5% of undergraduate students in the United States are veterans, active-duty service members and reservists. Military-connected learners also include military spouses, dependents, and Gol...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s National Veterans & Military Families Month! Military-connected learners face unique challenges in #HigherEd – from relocations to balancing service & study. Our latest report with Today's Students Coalition shows how flexible models can support their success.
www.chepp.org/news/from-ch...
www.chepp.org/news/from-ch...
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On the last day of National #StudentParent Month, we’re celebrating the 1 in 5 #HigherEd parenting students. When colleges meet their needs, student parents can succeed and build better lives for their families. Shout out to @snhu.edu grads & parents Michael & Taria Richards!
September 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
On the last day of National #StudentParent Month, we’re celebrating the 1 in 5 #HigherEd parenting students. When colleges meet their needs, student parents can succeed and build better lives for their families. Shout out to @snhu.edu grads & parents Michael & Taria Richards!
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Flexible, career-connected programs in #HigherEd are creating pathways to better jobs and economic opportunity for #TodaysLearners – and we’re proud to work with the partners leading the way.
August 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Flexible, career-connected programs in #HigherEd are creating pathways to better jobs and economic opportunity for #TodaysLearners – and we’re proud to work with the partners leading the way.
👀 @chepptakes.bsky.social new paper has key insights for policymakers & colleges to expand access to career exploration & experience in #highered. Career connected curriculum, employer-partners, work-based learning, & intentional advising can unlock the promise of economic success.
#OutNow: The latest report from CHEPP shares how policymakers and #HigherEd institutions can expand access to impactful, workforce-aligned programs that help #TodaysLearners succeed in their careers.
Read it here: www.chepp.org/wp-content/u...
Read it here: www.chepp.org/wp-content/u...
July 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
👀 @chepptakes.bsky.social new paper has key insights for policymakers & colleges to expand access to career exploration & experience in #highered. Career connected curriculum, employer-partners, work-based learning, & intentional advising can unlock the promise of economic success.
This new fact sheet from @chepptakes.bsky.social offers a roadmap to more inclusive #HigherEd systems for learners with disabilities. #DisabilityPrideMonth
July 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This new fact sheet from @chepptakes.bsky.social offers a roadmap to more inclusive #HigherEd systems for learners with disabilities. #DisabilityPrideMonth
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Yesterday, during a HELP hearing. Senator Maggie Hassan raised the importance of lowering the costs of college credit transfer for students.
Chancellor Russell Lowery-Hart shared how the Austin Community College supports & reduces costs for transfer students.
www.ccdaily.com/2025/05/wary...
Chancellor Russell Lowery-Hart shared how the Austin Community College supports & reduces costs for transfer students.
www.ccdaily.com/2025/05/wary...
Wary of proposed changes to Pell eligibility - Community College Daily
A Senate hearing Wednesday on higher education touched on a lot of topics, but it was the work of community colleges -- especially in stretching their modest budgets and providing pathways to good-pay...
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May 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Yesterday, during a HELP hearing. Senator Maggie Hassan raised the importance of lowering the costs of college credit transfer for students.
Chancellor Russell Lowery-Hart shared how the Austin Community College supports & reduces costs for transfer students.
www.ccdaily.com/2025/05/wary...
Chancellor Russell Lowery-Hart shared how the Austin Community College supports & reduces costs for transfer students.
www.ccdaily.com/2025/05/wary...
Still in awe of these amazing students and grateful for their willingness to share their stories.
In March, we joined Today's Students Coalition & @ileadmn.bsky.social co-hosting the DC Student Summit. 8 @snhuniversity.bsky.social students came to learn about federal #highered policy & how to use stories to empower advocacy.
Check out our latest blog: www.chepp.org/news/from-ch...
Check out our latest blog: www.chepp.org/news/from-ch...
Students Take Their Stores to Capitol Hill
During Today’s Students Coalition’s annual DC Student Summit co-hosted by CHEPP, 80 college students from across the country advocated for federal policy change on Capitol Hill.
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April 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Still in awe of these amazing students and grateful for their willingness to share their stories.
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With more learners enrolling online, #highered must offer robust, relevant learning experiences to meet their needs.
Our new paper shares key elements of design uplifting case studies from IvyTech, UMGC, & SNHU.
Read it here: www.chepp.org/wp-content/u...
Our new paper shares key elements of design uplifting case studies from IvyTech, UMGC, & SNHU.
Read it here: www.chepp.org/wp-content/u...
April 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
With more learners enrolling online, #highered must offer robust, relevant learning experiences to meet their needs.
Our new paper shares key elements of design uplifting case studies from IvyTech, UMGC, & SNHU.
Read it here: www.chepp.org/wp-content/u...
Our new paper shares key elements of design uplifting case studies from IvyTech, UMGC, & SNHU.
Read it here: www.chepp.org/wp-content/u...
#ICYMI: @chepptakes.bsky.social's new policy brief with Today's Students Coalition: “Unpacking the 40 Million: Meeting the Needs of Learners with Some College and No Credential” that explores the growing SCNC population, their unique challenges, & the importance of flexible learning options.
Flexible #HigherEducation options can help the 40M Americans with some college but no degree finish their studies and thrive.
#ICYMI: Our brief with the Today's Students Coalition explains why learners stop out and how we can help them finish what they started: www.chepp.org/wp-content/u...
#ICYMI: Our brief with the Today's Students Coalition explains why learners stop out and how we can help them finish what they started: www.chepp.org/wp-content/u...
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
#ICYMI: @chepptakes.bsky.social's new policy brief with Today's Students Coalition: “Unpacking the 40 Million: Meeting the Needs of Learners with Some College and No Credential” that explores the growing SCNC population, their unique challenges, & the importance of flexible learning options.
Check out a new brief from CHEPP on how learners with some college and no credential need flexible, accessible higher education programs in order to reenroll and complete their degrees. #highereducation #todaysstudents
#HigherEd is facing a shifting federal policy landscape and it is more important than ever to support learners from all backgrounds. Read a new policy brief from CHEPP and the Today's Students Coalition on helping SCNC learners reenroll and complete their credential.
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February 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Check out a new brief from CHEPP on how learners with some college and no credential need flexible, accessible higher education programs in order to reenroll and complete their degrees. #highereducation #todaysstudents
Despite not understanding how we find ourselves here, I am grateful for Senator Maggie Hassan always.
A little bit ago, Sen. Maggie Hassan delivered an emotional and fiery rebuke of RFK's anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, describing raising a son with severe cerebral palsy and ripping RFK for "sowing doubt" on settled science on autism. www.huffpost.com/entry/maggie...
Sen. Maggie Hassan Gets Emotional In Rebuke Of RFK Jr. ‘Sowing Doubts’ About Vaccines
The New Hampshire Democrat described raising a son with severe cerebral palsy and ripped Kennedy for "relitigating" settled science on autism.
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January 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Despite not understanding how we find ourselves here, I am grateful for Senator Maggie Hassan always.