PRESIDENT’S UPDATE Good afternoon — On Thursday morning EdSource ran a story interviewing former Governor Jerry Brown about the future of Calbright, and he had this to say about the immediate need California has when it comes to the kind of training we are designed to provide: “There’s more money now in higher education than […]
PRESIDENT’S UPDATE Good morning, Last week our Board of Trustees approved the roadmap for Calbright’s future, an ambitious yet achievable three-year Strategic Vision that outlines how we will measure the college’s success as we mature. This was an all-hands-on-deck process that involved many stakeholders and meetings both internal and external, and we’re proud to have completed it as it […]
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PRESIDENT’S UPDATE Good afternoon, The last few weeks at Calbright have been full of hope for the future, as we are in the midst of finalizing our three-year strategic vision in collaboration with our Board of Trustees and with input from statewide stakeholders. Last week, I spoke before the California Assembly Subcommittee on Education Finance […]
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Millions of working Californians are neglected by our higher education system, a glaring injustice that Governor Brown’s proposal to establish the 115th Community College seeks to correct.
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The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board has endorsed Governor Brown’s proposal to establish the 115th community college – a new fully online campus to serve 2.5 million working Californians who do not have access to current educational pathways. The Sacramento Bee encourages the Legislature to support Governor Brown’s proposal because it will:
In a video interview this week with The Chronicle of Higher Education – a series that explores various aspects of campus leadership across academia – California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley discussed the urgent need for the fully online college proposed in the Governor’s budget
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Governor Brown’s proposal to establish the 115th community college – a fully online campus to reach more than eight million stranded Californians across the state – addresses an urgent, unmet need to provide flexible and accessible learning
Across the state, millions of Californians cannot access the educational pathways they need to advance in today’s workforce. Juan Reynosa, a 36 year old man who works in medical billing in Los Angeles, works over 40 hours a week
Three years ago, Hector Mendez and his wife made a goal to finish school so they could create a better future for their young family. Hector, currently unemployed living in Covina, California, now finds himself “stranded”
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As policymakers engage in budget negotiations to fund the 115th community college, the Chancellor’s Office is conducting a transparent stakeholder process to further develop the fully online community college
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