Board Member Spotlight: Erik Frost

Board Member Spotlight: Erik Frost

While some education advocates emphasize tenets and theories, Erik Frost has long preferred a more hands-on approach, be it in the classroom, at community events, or under the hood of a car. “It sure has been fun,” said the longtime automotive ins...

2020 Gratitude Video

2020 Gratitude Video

The cancellation of this year’s Community Leaders Luncheon deprived the Scholarship Foundation of an important occasion to thank and recognize our many generous donors. We did not want these invaluable supporters to go unacknowledged, however, so we ...

From the Desk of Barbara Robertson

From the Desk of Barbara Robertson

The coronavirus pandemic has had a surprisingly pernicious effect on community college enrollment, and as is often the case in times of social disruption, the fallout threatens underserved populations disproportionately. How we respond to this crisis...

From the Desk of Barbara Robertson

From the Desk of Barbara Robertson

The nation’s vast postsecondary education system exists in large part to supply the workforce necessary to sustain economic growth and create broad-based prosperity. What happens when a key component of that system is abruptly scaled back or eliminat...

Scholarship Foundation in the News

Scholarship Foundation in the News

The Scholarship Foundation has received a 2020 Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, a leading aggregator of nonprofit information. The Platinum Seal is the company’s highest level of recognition, signifying exceptional openness in reporting institutional finances and performance. Earlier this... Read More

From the Desk of Barbara Robertson

From the Desk of Barbara Robertson

The widespread adoption of online instruction has exposed our nation’s glaring digital divide. Closing this divide is critical if we are to achieve substantive educational progress in the coming decade and beyond. The words digital divide denote t...