In January, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), CUNY SPS' partner in the Credit for Prior Learning Program, welcomed Holli Broadfoot, experiential learning director, into its newest ambassador cohort. Ambassadors offer their experience and expertise to increase strategic interaction among educators, workforce organizations, and employers. CAEL views such collaboration as critical to making adult learner success the thriving link between learning and work and an engine of equitable economic mobility.

CUNY SPS colleagues Jennifer Sparrow, interim senior associate dean for academic affairs, and Holli Broadfoot, experiential learning director, discussed Google Career Certificates and the School's IT Pathways Partnerships in The Job, a newsletter about the connections between education and the workforce. (Their piece, entitled "New On-Ramps at CUNY SPS" is the second item in the newsletter.)

CBS News showcases CUNY SPS and its Credit for Prior Learning program, which offers credit for students' previous work or military experience. Lori Mercado, a former CUNY SPS student, and Holli Broadfoot, CUNY SPS experiential learning director, are both interviewed in this video segment about the program.

In this News 4 NY segment, CUNY SPS Experiential Learning Director Holli Broadfoot and student Lori Mercado discuss the School's Credit for Prior Learning program. [Video at 6:51:15]

Two members of CUNY SPS will be featured at the 2021 Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) conference this November. Jennifer Sparrow, associate dean of academic affairs, and Holli Broadfoot, experiential learning director, will give the presentation "Jump-Starting Equity Through Competency-Based Admissions" on November 19, 2021. In addition, Sparrow will be speaking on the panel "Imagining New Directions for Prior Learning Assessment" on November 18.