Sara WeissmanDiverse ChampionsCalifornia Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley Is 2021 Diverse ChampionGrowing up in Southeast Los Angeles as the son of a U.S. citizen father educated in Mexico and a mother who was a Mexican immigrant, Eloy Ortiz Oakley says that he could not have imagined a journey that would take him to leading the largest higher education system in the U.S. However, Oakley says that it is the very struggles he overcame in his youth that inform his work as chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, which comprises 116 colleges serving more than 2.1 million students.April 2, 2021WomenWomen Studies Scholars Worry Their Programs Are at Risk for Being Cut Amid Tightening BudgetsWomen’s studies scholars worry programs like theirs will take a hit as the pandemic leads to adjunct faculty and staff layoffs, pay cuts, furloughs and slashed programs across higher education. But in the midst of all this, women’s studies scholars across the country are finding ways to celebrate Women’s History Month and emphasize the importance of their research.March 4, 2021HomeCampaign Pushes for Reauthorization of Higher Education ActOn Monday, the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers launched a national joint campaign, in collaboration with the Roosevelt Institute, called “A New Deal for Higher Education,” which advocates for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and large-scale federal investment in the higher education sector.February 10, 2021HBCUsScholars Reflect on HBCU Graduates Ascending into High Government RolesAs President-elect Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House, he’s joined by an influx of alumni from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) ascending into government positions.January 19, 20212021Facilitating Critical ConversationsJanuary 15, 20212021Listening and LearningJanuary 14, 20212021Standing in the GapJanuary 13, 2021Latest NewsNew Residency Program Aims to Fill Teacher Shortages in Rural CaliforniaThe Teacher Residency for Rural Education project, a new 18-month graduate program, aims to train 100 teachers over the next five years to fill shortages in California’s rural school districts.October 7, 20202020A Global WorldviewJanuary 17, 20202020Policing Police ViolenceJanuary 17, 2020Page 1 of 2Next Page
