{"id":24,"date":"2018-02-05T20:48:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T20:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2018-volume-9-issue-1\/the-andrew-w-mellon-foundation-approves-complementary-grants-to-hfc-and-the-university-of-michigan\/"},"modified":"2018-04-09T16:57:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T16:57:11","slug":"transfer-bridges-to-the-humanities-university-of-michigan-a-new-pathway-to-a-world-class-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hfcc.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2018-volume-9-issue-1\/transfer-bridges-to-the-humanities-university-of-michigan-a-new-pathway-to-a-world-class-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Bridges to the Humanities @ University of Michigan: A new pathway to a world-class degree"},"content":{"rendered":"

It sounds almost too good: Earn your liberal arts degree from one of the nation\u2019s highest-ranked universities, while saving tens of thousands of dollars in the process. A new collaborative program between Henry Ford College and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor allows you to do just that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Transfer Bridges to the Humanities @ University of Michigan creates a path for HFC humanities majors to study at HFC for two years and then transfer to U-M Ann Arbor\u2019s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts to complete their bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The HFC side of the program is funded through a $181,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York City. The grant spans 3.5 years and will support students before and during the transfer process. It will also strengthen the collaboration between students and faculty at both institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mellon Foundation awarded a complementary grant to UM-Ann Arbor, through its College of LSA, to support the same objectives.<\/span><\/p>\n

The grant will provide support to all HFC students who wish to transfer to UM-Ann Arbor to study humanities, including honors, non-honors, and HFC Collegiate Academy students. The HFC Collegiate Academy is a dual-enrollment program that provides high-achieving students in the Dearborn Public Schools the opportunity to earn an associate degree just one year after earning their high school diploma.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"According to Dr. Michael Nealon, HFC Vice President of Academic Affairs, it is not uncommon for community college students to struggle after transferring to major universities, either because they lack solid support or they lack solid academic preparation. This grant will allow HFC and UM-Ann Arbor to establish transfer processes that are collaborative and will enhance the academic success of transfer students.<\/span><\/p>\n

The components of the grant are:<\/span><\/p>\n