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Governor’s Budget Proposal Offers Multiyear Investments in Higher Education in Exchange for Reforms
Su Jin Gatlin Jez, Alejandra Acosta |
January 13, 2022
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez and Senior Policy and Research Analyst Alejandra Acosta examine key components of the Governor's 2022-2023 budget proposal.
New Year's Message from Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez
Su Jin Gatlin Jez |
January 07, 2022
As California Competes enters its second decade of igniting change across higher education, Dr. Jez shares reflections from 2021 and plans for 2022 in her New Year’s letter to partners, colleagues, and friends.
10th Anniversary Interview Series: ASU President Michael Crow
California Competes |
November 30, 2021
For California Competes 10th anniversary interview series, Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez sits down with Arizona State University (ASU) President Michael Crow, who has been credited with driving a national conversation on how institutions can serve larger numbers of students, to discuss his perspectives and trailblazing initiatives in higher education.
Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez Receives National Honor for Service to Adult Learners
California Competes |
November 18, 2021
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez has been awarded the 2021 Council for Adult and Experiential Learning’s (CAEL) Pamela Tate Rise Award, a national honor that recognizes leaders who have made significant contributions to expanding pathways for adult learners.
10th Anniversary Interview Series: Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis
California Competes |
October 28, 2021
As the Lieutenant Governor, Kounalakis has the unique vantage point of serving on the governing boards of all three public higher education segments in the state in addition to chairing the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors. She highlights the state’s priorities around increasing accessibility, capacity, and diversity across the state’s higher education system.
10th Anniversary Interview Series: UC President Michael V. Drake
California Competes |
October 07, 2021
Though the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated many challenges across higher education, it has also motivated many institutional leaders to reimagine and evolve the way they educate and support their students, staff, and overall enterprise. For California Competes 10th anniversary interview series, UC President Drake joins Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez for a discussion on equitable access, affordability, and the future of online instruction in higher education.
Blog Series: Unpacking the Student Parent Policy Agenda
California Competes |
August 26, 2021
Increasing the education level of student parents is vital to California’s future workforce and will enable parents to provide a living wage for their families. This blog series explores what is currently known about student parent participation and success at California’s higher education institutions and examines institutional, state, and federal policies and actions that can support student enrollment and success.
10th Anniversary Interview Series: California Chamber of Commerce
California Competes |
June 17, 2021
In celebration of California Competes’s tenth anniversary, Loren Kaye, President of the California Foundation for Commerce and Education, joined Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez for a discussion on business’s relationship with higher education.
2021-22 May Revision Analysis
May 20, 2021
Combined with over $25 billion in federal relief, this May Revision is part of a $100 billion California Comeback Plan Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed to provide immediate relief to those who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and help the state recover faster.
California Should Expand Broadband Access. Here’s How.
Su Jin Gatlin Jez |
March 03, 2021
As higher education has almost universally moved online, Californians without high speed internet are being left behind. And those without internet who are left behind are also those who most need internet—Californians without postsecondary degrees.