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Industry Groups on Why the Cradle-to-Career Data System Matters to Their Work
April 22, 2021
To highlight the importance of the new California Cradle-to-Career Data System and how it will provide key information for employers, California Competes cohosted a virtual briefing with California EDGE Coalition, California Small Business Majority, California Labor Federation, and UNITE-LA on April 1, 2021.
Crisis Underscores Need for Coordination in Higher Education
October 20, 2020
Dr. Lande Ajose, senior policy advisor for higher education to Governor Gavin Newsom, and Peter Taylor, president of the ECMC Foundation and California State University (CSU) trustee, shed light on coordination in higher education during the Postsecondary to Prosperity webinar, which featured a discussion on how the state must respond during these uncertain times.
California Competes Leadership Discuss Their Vision for the UC’s Next President
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January 16, 2020
California Competes Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Gatlin Jez and Leadership Council member and former California Senator Carol Liu testified before the Regents Special Committee to Consider the Selection of a President as the University of California searches for the system’s next president.
California Competes Testifies at Key Bill Hearings
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April 04, 2019
California Competes provided witness testimony on three key bills being considered by the legislature. The proposed legislation would pave the way for a Statewide Longitudinal Student Database and provide for a higher education coordinating entity.
California Competes Testifies on Statewide Longitudinal Data System
March 08, 2019
California Competes Senior Research Analyst Dr. Valerie Lundy-Wagner testified about a centralized education and workforce data system before the Senate Budget Subcommittee 1 on Education.
Video: Conversations on the Future of Higher Education
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September 27, 2018
The event was livestreamed from the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco and featured California State Senator Dr. Ed Hernandez and Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis along with California Competes Executive Director Dr. Lande Ajose, College Futures Foundation President and CEO Monica Lozano, and Media Participant Felicia Mello of CALmatters.
Legislative Hearing on Closing California’s Credential Gap
February 07, 2018
California Competes Executive Director Lande Ajose testified on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 before the State Assembly Joint Hearing on Higher Education and Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance.
Higher Education and California’s Next Governor
January 25, 2018
As California’s election year kicks into high gear with the Latino Community Foundation’s Gubernatorial Forum this evening, we at California Competes are paying close attention to how the candidates for the state’s top office plan to approach the key topic of higher education.
Lande Ajose Testifies at Assembly Select Committee on the Master Plan Hearing
November 01, 2017
On Wednesday, November 1, 2017, Dr. Ajose testified at the second of five hearings convened by the Assembly Select Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education in California.
Innovation Awards Presented to Winning Institutions
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May 01, 2015
On Monday, April 27, 2015, the Committee on Awards for Innovation in Higher Education had its final meeting where the members unanimously approved the expenditure plans for the 14 winning colleges, which includes one UC, seven CSUs, and six community colleges.