James Kvaal was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Under Secretary on September 14, 2021. James Kvaal formerly was president of the Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), a research and advocacy nonprofit dedicated to affordability and equity in higher education. TICAS is nationally recognized for its research and policy recommendations on student debt.
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full bio »Help continue California Competes's legacy of transforming California’s education system into one that serves all.
To reflect on California Competes’s decade of impact, Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez speaks with four past leaders and alumni of the organization (Bob Shireman, Dr. Lande Ajose, Ria Bhatt, and Dr. Valerie Lundy-Wagner).
Showcasing some of the visionaries that set the direction for California Competes work in transforming the state’s higher education system into one that is a vehicle to shared prosperity.
In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we engaged higher education and workforce leaders to share their insights on our shared goals and priorities and what they envision for the future of California’s higher education and workforce systems.