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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.
Leadership Council Spotlight: Roger Niello
California Competes |
September 28, 2021
A prominent businessman with a strong penchant for civic and public service, Roger Niello knows California’s education system firsthand from every angle. His undergraduate and graduate degrees are both from University of California campuses, and his experience as a county official, state legislator, and business leader has given him unique insight into the “triple bottom line”: how higher education interacts with policy, employment, and overall community.
10th Anniversary Interview Series: Dr. Estela Mara Bensimon
California Competes |
September 02, 2021
A pioneer in “equity-minded” scholarship—a term she created—Dr. Estela Mara Bensimon is one of a small number of University of Southern California professors honored with the title University Professor for her multidisciplinary contributions. California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez spoke with Dr. Bensimon about her work for our 10th anniversary interview series.
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.
2021–22 Budget Underscores Need for Higher Education Coordinating Entity
Su Jin Gatlin Jez |
August 19, 2021
The budget act is a win for policy solutions, but the state continues to be hindered in its programmatic implementation by the lack of a higher education coordinating entity.
Leadership Council Spotlight: Aída Álvarez
California Competes |
August 12, 2021
The Honorable Aída Álvarez's service on the California Competes Leadership Council helps her pay forward her own experiences in higher education for the benefit of millions of students across the state. California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez asked about her engagement with our work.
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.
Challenges and Solutions to Comparing Outcomes by Race and Ethnicity
David Radwin |
June 11, 2021
Seemingly small differences in the collection and reporting of racial and ethnic identification can significantly affect the ability to make valid findings about education and employment within and across datasets. This blog post details this challenge and discusses a few ways in which these differences play out and how we resolved them in the development of the California Postsecondary to Prosperity Dashboard.
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.
Webinar Tackles Staffing Shortages and State Policy Amidst COVID-19
California Competes |
March 09, 2021
California Competes’s recent webinar, “Critical Care: Increasing the Capacity of Allied Health Training Programs,” featured subject experts, leaders from government and higher education, and critical new research funded by Futuro Health.