Sarah Kirschenbaum Belnick

Senior Program Director @Ecmc Foundation

Los Angeles, CA, US

We aim to increase the number of students from historically and presently underserved backgrounds who persist through and graduate from an institution of higher education with a bachelor’s degree. Understanding that many of our students begin their postsecondary pathways at community colleges, we actively engage in opportunities to invest in transfer success.We invest in postsecondary programs and initiatives that:• Improve and scale systemic reforms and supports to increase student success at postsecondary institutions.• Increase currently enrolled students\' persistence toward a degree.• Support on-time transfer from two-year to four-year institutions.• Enhance students’ pathways to graduation with career-ready skills.• Elevate new research findings and publications that promote student success outcomes.