College Joins 35 University Leaders Nationwide To Launch Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity
Wake Tech partners with higher education leaders to address major challenges facing students and communities across the country.
By: Michelle Fauver | Web Posted: 03/17/21 2:40pm
Raleigh, NC (March 17, 2021) – Today, Wake Technical Community College joined nearly 40 institutions to launch the Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity. Wake Tech and Taskforce member partners are driven to act by the challenges caused by the pandemic, income inequality, the changing nature of work, and levels of unemployment among recent college graduates nearly double those seen in the 2008 recession. The impact of this crisis is falling unevenly across groups and disproportionately impacting students from disadvantaged communities, despite their educational background. The Taskforce will provide greater opportunity to students and communities, while re