Policymakers must prioritize equitable postsecondary and workforce opportunities and outcomes to ensure our state’s regional economies and communities can weather the COVID-19 crisis, recover quickly, and withstand future threats.
Learn MoreCalifornia Competes travels across the state to participate in and lead important conversations about improving higher education and workforce outcomes for all Californians. See where we've been recently, and what's coming up on our calendar.
Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez will deliver a keynote address on the use of data systems to improve equitable outcomes in postsecondary education at the State Higher Education Executive Officers association (SHEEO)'s 2022 Higher Education Policy Conference.
On Tuesday, July 26, Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez will participate on plenary panel discussion alongside Sunita V. Cooke, Superintendent/President, MiraCosta Community College District, and Lynn Priddy, President & CEO, Claremont Lincoln University during SCUP's Annual Conference in Long Beach.
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez participated in the Creating Inclusive Career Pathways: Skills Training and Holistic Supports that Expand Opportunity panel discussion at the Skills for California Summit.
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez presented her keynote on the adult demand for higher education at Western Governors University's Adult Learner Symposium in Los Angeles.