{"id":34629,"date":"2026-05-27T16:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=34629"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:44:26","slug":"vp-allison-dolan-wilson-selected-for-the-aspen-institutes-rising-presidents-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/05\/27\/vp-allison-dolan-wilson-selected-for-the-aspen-institutes-rising-presidents-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Allison Dolan-Wilson Selected for the \u00a0Aspen Institute\u2019s Rising Presidents Fellowship \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Haverhill, MA \u00a0(May 27, 2026) <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Today, the Aspen Institute announced that Northern Essex Community College Vice President of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institutional Advancement &amp; Workforce and Academic Innovation \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/highered.aspeninstitute.org\/profile\/allison-dolan-wilson\">Allison Dolan-Wilson <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is one of 40 outstanding leaders from across the country for the 2026-27 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/highered.aspeninstitute.org\/risingpresidents\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Dolan-Wilson, who is also the <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20135446 BCX0\">Executive Director of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20135446 BCX0\">the NECC Foundation, was c<\/span>hosen from a competitive pool of more than 125 applicants. The 40 fellows include executive and senior community college leaders who were chosen for their potential to enact major reforms that deliver much stronger results for students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Dolan-Wilson has consistently demonstrated the energy, creativity, and drive to build out programming that supports lifelong learning,\u201d said President Lane A. Glenn. \u201cCreativity is often exponential, and so I am eager to see Dr. Dolan-Wilson work with peers who share her energy and further develop her skills.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 15 years, Aspen\u2019s research on high-performing community colleges has consistently shown that high and improving levels of student success are much more likely when an exceptional president is leading the community college. For that reason, Aspen has been working for a decade to help prepare a new generation of transformational community college leaders through this program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the coming year, these fellows will:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deeply examine data on available jobs in their community and student outcomes at their colleges\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about transformational models from 15 years of Aspen Prize research into colleges with high and improving levels of student success through the Aspen Prize process<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receive coaching and feedback from accomplished college leaders, including sitting and retired presidents who have led transformational reforms\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devise a concept for major reform strategy at their institution, receiving critical feedback from peers and experts along the way\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur research shows that excellent colleges share a common trait: they are led by presidents who focus on a few transformative initiatives that extend beyond enrollment and even completion numbers, centering instead on whether graduates are prepared for transfer and bachelor\u2019s attainment and success in the workforce or further education,\u201d said Josh Wyner, executive director of the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. \u201cI cannot wait to begin working with this impressive set of leaders.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rising Presidents Fellows are chosen based on their commitment to improving student success and advancing economic mobility, their readiness to lead major student-success reforms, and the likelihood that they will assume a college presidency within five years of completing the program. The selected fellows come from 20 states and a wide range of institutions\u2014from small rural colleges to large urban campuses\u2014bringing diverse perspectives and experiences to the fellowship. They join a vibrant network of over 500 peers\u2014including over 215 sitting presidents\u2014who are leading colleges that help more students finish college, transfer to four-year institutions, and secure good jobs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Burton Family Foundation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, College Futures Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at NC State University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For bios and photos of all <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leaders, visit<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/as.pn\/risingpresidents\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as.pn\/risingpresidents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haverhill, MA \u00a0(May 27, 2026) \u2013 Today, the Aspen Institute announced that Northern Essex Community College Vice President of Institutional Advancement &amp; Workforce and Academic Innovation \u200bAllison Dolan-Wilson is one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":27330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[759,14,758,15,16],"tags":[763,764,254,377],"class_list":["post-34629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-staff","category-featured","category-headline","category-headlines","category-press-releases","tag-advancement","tag-aspen-fellow","tag-fellowship","tag-leadership"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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