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Our Current Crisis and Policy Solutions for the Future
April 02, 2020
How California Competes aims to support our state’s recovery and ensure that we’re better positioned to withstand the devastating effects of a future crisis.
New Brief Spotlights Innovative Degree Completion Strategies for Adults
February 27, 2020
Modifying traditional degree programs can improve college completion rates for working adults.
ICYMI: New California Competes Research Makes Headlines
February 07, 2020
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education covered Clarifying the True Cost of College for Student Parents, released this month by California Competes.
Clear College Cost Estimates Elude Student Parents
January 30, 2020
Despite good intentions, tools designed to help student parents calculate the cost of college fall short. Our latest brief details affordability challenges facing this population of nearly 500,000 Californians.
What Matters Most for the UC’s Next President
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.
Proposed 2020-21 Budget Continues to Invest in California’s Higher Education System and its Workers
January 14, 2020
Governor Newsom’s proposed budget recognizes higher education as a pathway for students to secure better-paying jobs and fuel the economy.
Looking Ahead to 2020
December 19, 2019
Now is the time to face head-on the growing divide between California’s haves and have nots. As California Competes approaches its tenth anniversary, Executive Director Dr. Su Jin Jez offers a preview of where we’ll focus our efforts in 2020.
A Message from Our Executive Director
October 16, 2019
As a first-generation college student, woman of color, daughter of an immigrant, and STEM major, I come to California Competes with a deep understanding of what it’s like to face systemic barriers while attempting to earn a degree.
How Higher Education Can Change the Future for Incarcerated Californians
September 11, 2019
California has launched successful partnerships between our higher education and criminal justice systems. However, even with this progress, too many incarcerated adults face significant barriers that keep them from accessing these in-prison educational opportunities.
California Competes Explores the New-Normal Student Population
September 05, 2019
California Competes is taking a closer at our state’s new-normal student population, which includes incarcerated Californians and student parents who must overcome steep obstacles to attain a degree.